Wasting Time?  Time is wasted when:- A group of people must wait for one person.- A Team cannot readily access the same document or data.- A Task must be redone due to insufficient supervision.
'Horizontal' Software may be called a Suite - or a Platform. - It is very flexible & made to Create new information.- Can be used to create Vertical (specific) Applications.- An example would be 'Adobe Creative Suite'or MS Office.Vertical Software is developed for a specific set of Tasks.
The Platform  is Broad & flexible by Design.- WYSIWYG Design tools for Novices autogenerates code.- Powerful Editors allow Experts to further customize.- Includes an underlying and thoroughly integrated database.- Robust, multiuser access without onerous fees.
Wasting Talent?  Talent is wasted when:- An Expert is assigned a task that is suitable for a Novice.- A Novice is assigned a Task that way over his/her head.- A Novice that is eager to learn new skills is denied access.- Team members are pigeonholed. Latent talent, undeveloped.
There is another 'Great Divide' and that is the one between the Haves and the Have Nots.  Younicycle is affordably priced for any business, not just the 'Fortunate 500'.  Available as a SaaS (online) or as a Server package.
'Vertical' Software is often called an 'Application'. - It is typically developed for a specific set of tasks.- Is 'powered by' the underlying Horizontal Platform.- An example would be 'Recruiting' or 'Benefit Enrollment'.
Wasting Money?  Money is wasted when:- Multiple software packages must be purchased.- Multiple licenses or 'seats' must be purchased for each.- Multiple user interfaces must be learned (extra training).
The Great Divide is Knowledge.  If you have the required depth of Knowledge, you can accomplish difficult tasks but without it, you will either 'give up', assign or pay an Expert or purchase yet another limited use software application.
Cost? 1) Server package for $400.  No limit on number of users.2) Online vsn (SaaS) = $480 per year (3 users).3) Custom programming from $25 to $75 per hour.
Many spokes. Younicycle's framework will allow you to create many types of Vertical Applications, defined only by your imagination.  An Actuary - or a Recruiter, a Benefit Consutant or Insurance Carrier can create compelling, plug-in Solutions.
Need an Edge? Many possibilities:1) Create Customer Solutions & give to them for Productivity.2) Create and sell as a suppemental source of revenue.3) Create, give it away - but charge for added customization.4) Become a Partner.  Sell Younicycle + your Solutions.
One wheel. We've designed the IT Vehicle so that:1) Experts can work side-by-side with Novices.2) WYSIWYG Tools auto generate complex code.3) Each 'mini-app' you create can be shared (or sold).
Getting there is the hard part ... but we've made the trip much easier.  We have spent many years 'blazing a trail' and building the IT vehicle that can get you there, safely & affordably.  Yes, it is easier - but Easy is a relative term.
Start here.  Get there. It's a given that you want to provide superior service for your customers and always keep a responsible. technological edge.  But how?  Younicycle can give you that edge - & be white-labeled for your identity.
It's coming. Like it or not, your competitors are standing outside your customers' front door and can be invited in with a few clicks of a mouse.  We have the high tech and you, the relationships.  Let's talk while the sun is still out.
Personalizing your Employee Communications is critical whenever personal Knowledege is required.  Use Retirement as an example.  Why would an employee care about John or Jane Doe's retirement security?  Meaningless, inaccurate information is not only irrelevant, it's dangerous.  Do it right.
The 3 Steps for effective Employee Communications:1)  Inform: Let them know it exists.  Where? When?2)  Educate Employees:  What is it?  How does it work?3)  Personalize the content.  John Doe is not real.
Employers: Collaborate internally, with us or other Vendors 1) We (or other Vendors) can provide Full service2) Do it yourself (DIY).  You can always ask for help.3) Initial full service -> then DIY in the future.
Your Employee Benefits may be very Cool - but will be ineffective if they remain Hidden.  Employee Benefit Statements help your Group understand & appreciate their Personal, Big Picture.  We have more than 20 years of experience and know all the possible pitfalls.

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Enhance Productivity.  Collaborate.No one Knows all or can Can Do all.
Why undertake the effort and expense of providing Employee benefits if there is no effort to communicate those benefits?  
You may have the most competitive Total Comp package in your industry, but it will be wasted if you do not use data driven communication.  
We have > 20 years of experience in providing Full Service Benefit Statements.Prefer DIY?  Look to the right.
A Knowledge Management System that allows many people to work together, each according to their own level and types of skills.  Online (SaaS) or on your own Server.
In addition, Younicycle is software that allows you to make specialized software and change it at will.  
This All in One approach is the Next Step in SaaS & Cloud Computing.
If you are an Employer, you can create software for employee use - or for the public.  If you are a supporting Vendor, you can do the same - or use it as a way to work with your Customers to provide superior service and Project Management.  Work together - or separately.  
It all starts with Younicycle.
Asking an employee to evaluate a dense Plan summary for one benefit and then make the correct decision is an unrealistic Employee Communications strategy.
Benefits and Compensation are very personal issues.  John Doe or Jane Doe examples will consistently fail to thoroughly inform, educate and by definition, personalize.
If you want each member of your Group to make informed decisions, then personalize the content. Data driven communications will drive your point home.  Each employee will say, "Ah, now I get it!"
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Our short story.HR Communications has been around for 20 + years, creating personalized content with a broad and expensive swath of desktop applications.  In fact at one point we counted > 100 of them.  Everything from database software to design programs, utilities to charting apps.
We got tired of it.- Cost, Multiple licenses, Cross platform challenges- Incompatible apps that had to work together- Redundant and/or infrequently used features.- Customers that had 'flavor A', but we had 'B'.When the day was done, we still needed to run to FedEx or send a solo-use (monstrous) PDF.  Then we'd sit & wait for feedback.  Wasted time for everyone.Then we had an idea.  The kind that won't let you sleep.
Eight years ago, we realized we needed a way for people to work together at the same time and be on the same page.  That idea is now named 'SaaS'.  We now feel we have the most powerful & flexible Knowledge Management System on the market.  
We need you.High Tech can augment & strengthen Relationships.We have the Tech and you, the Relationships.
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