Visteon Chooses Optate's online BENEFITcompanion

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 30 More than 10,000 Visteon
Corporation salaried active employees nationwide and hourly workers in
southeastern Michigan can now access their health care and benefit information
online with BENEFITcompanion, an innovative e-benefits portal from Optate, an
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company.
    Optate's best-of-breed solution enables Visteon employees to make informed
choices about their benefits and health care options.  Visteon employees can
use BENEFITcompanion to research benefit information and create tailored
comparison charts, based upon each employee's preferences, by several benefit
plans, find enrollment content, locate doctors and obtain valuable health and
wellness information.
    Working closely with Visteon officials, the Optate team customized
BENEFITcompanion with specialized information on the automotive supplier's
plan descriptions, options, frequently asked questions and other materials.
    "Many vendors supply only one or two pieces of the benefits puzzle.  We
provide all the right pieces to search out the best benefit solutions, combine
them in an easy-to-use e-benefits portal and tailor the service to meet the
individual needs of each company," said David Vinson, founder and CEO of
Optate.
    "The Optate solution gives Visteon employees a personalized benefits
program that they can easily access and customize," said Shirah Metzigian,
manager of Visteon Health and Welfare.
    Studies show that e-benefits are a growing trend for employers, who are
expected to spend more than $38 billion on online health benefit programs by
2003.  Optate's BENEFITcompanion allows employees to administer their own
health care choices in a secure environment, while also reducing health care
administration costs for companies.
    "Millions of people already use the Internet to find health care
information," said Vinson.  "We empower them to use the Internet in a way that
makes choosing health care options a productive experience."

    About Optate, Inc.
    Founded in 1999, Optate (http://www.optate.com ) provides online employee
benefits solutions to large and medium-sized companies.  Optate
BENEFITcompanion(TM) helps companies save money and build employee
satisfaction by enabling users to easily access their benefits and obtain
health care information.
    Optate is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Its name is taken from the Latin
root optare, which means "to choose."

    About Visteon
    Visteon Corporation (http://www.visteon.com ) is a leading full-service supplier
that delivers consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers
worldwide and through multiple channels within the global automotive
aftermarket.  Visteon has 82,000 employees and a global delivery system of
more than 130 technical, manufacturing, sales, and service facilities located
in 25 countries.

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