BenefitsCONNECT® President/COO Wins Stevie® Award in 2012 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

Online, November 12, 2012 (Newswire.com) - benefitsCONNECT®, a leader in online benefits enrollment and administration, is pleased to announce that President/COO, Ja'Nene Kane, has been named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year category in the 9th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world's top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, and the organizations they run. All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to submit nominations - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2012 awards received entries from 17 nations and territories.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the awards were presented to winners during a dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

More than 1,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Company of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Communications Campaign of the Year, among others. benefitsCONNECT® President/COO, Ja'Nene Kane, won in the Female Executive of the Year category for Business Products with 11 to 2,500 Employees.

During her tenure as President, benefitsCONNECT® has seen a substantial top line revenue increase and a staggering increase to net income which has led benefitsCONNECT® to be named to the list of Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies in America. These results are indicative of the new product innovation, business development, and her role in securing lucrative strategic partnerships. She came in as finalist for the Stevie awards this past year and her success as a leader is undeniable.

"Ja'Nene's creativity and leadership have brought our company exponential growth and helped to establish benefitsCONNECT® as a formidable competitor in the benefits administration industry," said benefitsCONNECT® CEO, Troy R. Underwood. "She has and will surely continue to make an indelible mark on the industry."
Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 200 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

"I'm very pleased that we were able to conclude our tenth year of organizing Stevie Awards programs with a very successful Women in Business event," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. "This year's Stevie Award-winning women are the most accomplished, impressive group we've ever had. Their stories of success will be an inspiration to women around the globe who dream of starting and growing a business and making a difference in the world."

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

About benefitsCONNECT®
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. benefitsCONNECT®, a web-based benefits administration and enrollment system, provides easy-to-use HRIS functionality to insurance brokers, employers, and employees. benefitsCONNECT® enables employee benefits enrollment and management for both core and voluntary benefits, year-round eligibility tracking and reporting, supports payroll and vendor data integration, consolidated billing, COBRA and FSA/HRA tracking. Benefits communication tools such as benefit guides and statements, Summary Plan Descriptions, document library, and email communication capabilities are available at the click of a mouse.

Enrollment, eligibility, and payroll data is all exchanged electronically though an advanced, EDI-enabled, Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. Clients across the United States depend on benefitsCONNECT® products for secure, year-round benefits management. For additional information, visit www.benefitsCONNECT.net.

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