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HR Consulting Group Inc.
1202 E. Dover Drive, Provo,
Utah 84604; 801-765-4417;
fax: 801-765-4418
Interactive benefit systems since: 1981.
Software products:
HR Voice Response.
System type/cost: Purchased: $7,000. $500 per month lease.
System requirements: PC system, single user or network; operates in Windows or OS/2. Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1989.
Total installations: 21.
Benefits communicated: Health plans, flexible benefits, flexible spending accounts. Options available for savings plans, job postings, COBRA, applicant tracking, eligibility, materials requests.
Features: Standard system provides plan descriptions; personal information; direct enrollment; modeling/projections; employee specific recommendations; option selection/adjustment; health claims status; reports via computer diskette, electronic mail, printer, fax and mail. Options available to add details on investment alternatives; transfers among investment funds.
Accessed through: Telephone.
Web Taxdemo Software.
System type/cost: Purchased: $15,000. $1,500 per month lease.
System requirements: PC system. Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1996.
Total installations: Three.
Benefits communicated: Savings plans, health plans, flexible benefits, flexible spending accounts. Options available for pension plans, workers comp benefits.
Features: Standard system provides plan descriptions; personal information; direct enrollment; modeling/projections; employee specific recommendations; option selection/adjustment; health claims status; details on investment alternatives; transfers among investment funds; reports via computer diskette, electronic mail, printer and mail.
Accessed through: Kiosk, employee's PC, benefit department kiosk, intranet, Internet.
Interactive Video Taxdemo.
System type/cost: Purchased: $15,000. $2,000 per month lease.
System requirements: PC system, single user or network; operates in DOS or Windows. Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1990.
Total installations: Six.
Benefits communicated: Savings plans, health plans, flexible benefits, flexible spending accounts. Options available for pension plans, workers comp benefits.
Features: Standard system provides plan descriptions; personal information; direct enrollment; modeling/projections; option selection/adjustment; transfers among investment funds; reports via computer diskette, electronic mail, printer and mail. Options available to add employee specific recommendations; health claims status; details on investment alternatives.
Accessed through: Kiosk, employee's PC, benefit department kiosk, intranet, Internet, interactive video.
Touchscreen Taxdemo Software.
System type/cost: Purchased: $10,000. $1,000 per month lease.
System requirements: PC system, network; operates in DOS or Windows. Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1990.
Total installations: Six.
Benefits communicated: Savings plans, health plans, workers comp benefits, flexible benefits, flexible spending accounts. Options available for pension plans.
Features: Standard system provides plan descriptions; personal information; direct enrollment; modeling/projections; employee specific recommendations; option selection/adjustment; details on investment alternatives; transfers among investment funds; reports via computer diskette, electronic mail, printer, fax and mail. Options available to add health claims status.
Accessed through: Kiosk, employee's PC, benefit department kiosk.
Taxdemo Enrollment Software.
System type/cost: Purchased: $3,500. $200 per month lease.
System requirements: PC system, single user or network; operates in Windows.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1981.
Total installations: 5,623.
Benefits communicated: Savings plans, health plans, flexible benefits, flexible spending accounts. Options available for pension plans, workers comp benefits.
Features: Standard system provides plan descriptions; personal information; direct enrollment; modeling/projections; employee specific recommendations; option selection/adjustment; details on investment alternatives; transfers among investment funds; reports via computer diskette, printer and mail. Options available to add health claims status.
Accessed through: Telephone, kiosk, employee's PC, benefit department kiosk, diskette, intranet, Internet.
Flex Enroll.
System type/cost: Purchased: $1,200. $100 per month lease.
System requirements: PC system, single user or network; operates in Windows. Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1981.
Total installations: 450.
Benefits communicated: Savings plans, health plans, flexible benefits, flexible spending accounts.
Features: Standard system provides personal information; direct enrollment; modeling/projections; option selection/adjustment; transfers among investment funds; reports via computer diskette, printer and mail. Options available to add plan descriptions; employee specific recommendations.
Accessed through: Kiosk, employee's PC, benefit department kiosk, diskette.
User support: User groups/meetings*, onsite training*, telephone assistance 10 hours per day*, online modem hook-up*, user/written documentation*.
Staff: 25 total, 20 professionals.
Clients: 250 total, including 21 new clients and 7 who added additional features to their interactive benefit communication system in 1996.
Branch offices: Birmingham, Ala.; Los Angeles; Palm Coast, Fla.; Salt Lake City.
1996 gross revenues: 80% software sales, 5% hardware sales, 10% software services, 5% user support.
Officers: Richard Pelton, president; Rob J. Thurston, vp-marketing; E. Richard Packham, vp-sales; Ken Hostetter, marketing support; R. Dudley, MIS/systems.
Contact: Rob J. Thurston.
*Included in system price.
Hewitt Associates L.L.C.
100 Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, Ill. 60069; 847-295-5000; fax: 847-883-9019
Interactive benefit systems since: 1988.
Software products:
FutureSaver.
System type/cost: Purchased: $25,000 (licensed).
System requirements: PC system, single user or network; operates in Windows.
Customized system.
First installation: 1988.
Total installations: 49.
Benefits communicated: Savings plans. Options available for pension plans, stock options, non-qualified plans.
Features: Standard system provides modeling/projections, details on investment alternatives, reports via printer. Options available to add plan descriptions, personal information.
Accessed through: Kiosk, employee's PC, benefit department kiosk, home PC, intranet, Internet.
User support: Onsite training.
Staff: 12 total, 10 professionals.
Clients: 49 total, including 13 new clients and 15 who added additional features to their interactive benefit communication system in 1996.
Branch offices: 29 locations nationwide.
1996 gross revenues: $568 million total.
Officers: Dale L. Gifford, CEO; Gerald I. Wilson, chairman; James R. Rushin, director-business development; Christine A. Seltz, director-public relations; Michael L. Trahan, director-PC automated participant services.
Contact: Mike Trahan or George Wilmes.