Ascende^SM can implement a solution that produces maximum business value.

The Ascende^SM Co-Sourcing^TM Team delivers a set of practical business processes to the challenges presented in benefits administration. This solution was developed to address the needs of resource-constrained Human Resources Departments to remain compliant and provide more options and improved services to employees. Co-Sourcing^TM is a solution that represents the sharing of administrative tasks. Clients who co-source administrative tasks with Ascende^SM achieve the following results:

• Redeploys HR staff to deliver higher value and support to the organization.
• Maximizes the clients Return on Investment (ROI) in HR programs.
• Reduces paperwork.
• Creates a single web-based database that acts as a hub for distributing roster enrollment data electronically to vendors.
• Defines the cost of administrative resources.
• Improves service levels to employees who may access their record on-line for enrollment and lifestyle changes.
• Eliminates the need for an expensive investment in enterprise systems or modules provided by vendors like PeopleSoft, SAP, ADP, and JD Edwards.

With Co-Sourcing^TM, Ascende^SM and clients share administration and transaction tasks using a single, efficient web-based platform.