The O'Neill Associates Announces Alliance with Empliant

CHAPEL HILL, NC - December 1, 2005 - The O'Neill Associates, Inc. and Empliant, Inc. announced today an alliance between the two organizations. The O'Neill Associates will provide their change management expertise for the small to mid-sized employer seeking to promote employee self-reliance through Empliant's Online Benefits Enrollment and Administration technology on a case-by-case basis. Kathy Meekhof, President and Owner of The O'Neill Associates, is excited about the opportunity to recommend Empliant technology and assist with implementing the change to employee self-reliance. "Our relationship with Empliant emphasizes our strategy of helping our clients to decrease operational costs while increasing efficiency and effectiveness. O'Neill Associates only recommends vendors that we truly believe in. After much discussion and research we feel confident that Empliant can save many of our clients time and money."

"By combining Empliant's online benefits enrollment/administration and/or knowledgebase technology with The O'Neill Associate's value added customer-focused philosophy, new, high-quality, value-oriented services can be delivered to selected customers," said Debbie Mangum, Business Manager and Associate.

The O'Neill Associates serves a wide range of organizations, from sole practitioners to those with more than 500 employees. They understand change management requires an implementation process that provides a practical, useful, and usable approach on a daily basis. The O'Neill Associates works with the client organizations to assure that their input is sustainable. Founded in 1987, The O'Neill Associates has worked with over 200 senior administrators and executives in regular, weekly coaching sessions. Their work has delivered consistent results, often increasing revenues by 50-100%, while decreasing cost of operations by 30% or more.

"Empliant is pleased to announce this alliance, as we believe that The O'Neill Associates also serves their customers on a strategic level. We are pleased to support their customers, and look forward to promoting their services in a strategic fashion," says Mike Owen, Empliant's VP of Sales and Business Development.

About The O'Neill Associates
The O'Neill Associates, located in Durham, NC, was founded in 1987 by Kathy Meekhof. The O'Neill Associates represent over 18 years of experience in the business-consulting field. Their work takes organizations to the next level in producing uncommon results in leadership, productivity and profitability. From developing and delivering specialized programs, streamlining processes, to bridging communications gaps, The O'Neill Associates consistently meet and exceed their client's goals.

About Empliant, Inc.
Empliant, Inc., located in Chapel Hill, N.C., provides web-native, employee self-reliant solutions that reduce administration costs, increase employee satisfaction, and enhance operational efficiency. Empliant's technology applications include tools for on-line benefits enrollment and administration; personalized employee benefits statements, a fully searchable content management knowledgebase for benefit plan information, company policies, or management practices; and interactive transactions for stock options processing, all of which are accessed through a standard web browser. Empliant's hosted solution reduces capitalization costs and enables employers to provide employees with self-service capabilities to manage their own data in a secure, private environment. Empliant offers small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) the rich functionality found in expensive applications without the consulting costs, long implementation period, and reliance on customer support and product maintenance. For more information about Empliant's employee self-reliant solutions visit: www.empliant.com