BenefitsCONNECT® Announces New President / COO

Online, November 18, 2010 (Newswire.com) - benefitsCONNECT® announced this month that Mrs. Ja'Nene R. Kane has been promoted to President / COO.

As President / COO, Mrs. Kane will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of benefitsCONNECT®. Over the last year, she has developed a strong service-oriented business model to maintain the high customer service standards at benefitsCONNECT®, as well as building a talented, dedicated support team. Enhancing the strategic partnerships of the company will be her first initiative in order to offer a broader range of services to our broker clients and reduce the overall cost of benefits administration. "I'm honored to lead the benefitsCONNECT® team as we take our software and service model to the next level. We look forward to new technologies next year such as interactive avatars to assist with employee enrollments, and iPad applications for enrollers. 2011 will be a banner year for benefitsCONNECT® and we're eager for the opportunities to come," says Mrs. Kane.

Mrs. Kane has worked for benefitsCONNECT® for five years, leading the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) team, assisting in the accounting department, building the Sales and Marketing team, and facilitating partnerships with carriers such as Colonial Life, HSA Bank, ING, and Unum. She served as the Director of Sales and Marketing for two years, and was the VP of Sales and Operations for the past six months working as a professional resource for benefits enrollment and administration technology for hundreds of brokers and carriers across the nation. "Her exceptional grasp of all aspects of the company's service model will ensure exponential growth for benefitsCONNECT® and continued delivery of exemplary customer service," says Troy R. Underwood, owner and CEO of benefitsCONNECT®.

About Transcend Technologies Group, Inc.

Founded in 2001, Transcend Technologies Group, Inc. (dba benefitsCONNECT®) is a privately held company that specializes in Internet-based software applications for the health insurance and benefits industry. Transcend licenses benefitsCONNECT® for benefits administration and online enrollment and benefitsCONNECT® agencyMANAGER for agency management functionality, and has established clients in 43 states who entrust their book of business to benefitsCONNECT® products. For additional information, visit www.benefitsCONNECT.net, or contact Sales at 916-421-4000 or [email protected].