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MENOMONEE FALLS, WI – August 31, 1999 – Strong Capital Management
Inc. has selected SwiftView from Northern Development Group, Inc. (NDG)
to facilitate automated daily publishing of 401(k) statements on Strong’s
NetDirect® 401(k) online inquiry and transaction tool.
SwiftView enables Strong Funds to automatically refresh 401(k) plan
information, giving plan participants 24-hour-a-day access to their statements.
Strong’s statement generator automatically populates the web server with
PCL format statements that users view with the SwiftView browser
plug-in. The statements retain the same format and appearance as their regular
paper statements, both online and when printed. The site is secured using a
two-way encrypted system between the user and Strong’s passwork-protected,
secure server.
“SwiftView makes it possible for us to use the HP LaserJet printer
output from our 401K statement generator, which is PCL data, to put statements
online without having to do file conversions or additional proofing,” said
Neal Owens, online 401(k) product manager for Strong Funds. “With
SwiftView, we can automatically publish 401(k) statements on the website,
assuring perfect online reproductions of what we put in the mail to customers
every quarter. Because they look the same online and on paper, customers who
access their statements online can immediately understand them.”
“Strong Funds has created a state-of-the-art application that makes
their publishing task both effortless and accurate,” said Randy Prakken,
president of Northern Development Group.
SwiftView transforms PCL and HPGL into powerful electronic publishing
formats by directly displaying them, eliminating the conversion and proofing
process required by HTML and PDF. Industry-standard print-stream formats PCL
and HPGL can be output from most Windows and Unix applications, such as MS
Office, AutoCAD, PeopleSoft, Oracle, etc. SwiftView lets users see
exactly what would otherwise print or plot, with all the formatting intact:
page breaks, numbers, headers, tables, etc.
Founded in 1985, NDG develops high tech information systems, including
graphics and imaging, for corporations and the government. Its products are in
use at over 500 companies and organizations worldwide, including Cisco Systems,
Hewlett-Packard, PAYCHEX, Raytheon, Oxford Health Plans, Stewart Title, NASA,
Pratt & Whitney, and others.
Strong Capital Management, Inc., is investment advisor to 48 Strong mutual
funds and five variable annuity funds, and one institutional fund. Strong also
manages investments for corporations, public employee retirement funds,
endowments, foundations and Taft-Hartley plans. Founded in 1974, Strong manages
over $32 billion in assets.
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