Events
On Point Technology exhibits at NASWA 2005 UI Technology Connection Conference
June 28, 2005
On Point Technology recently returned from an energizing exhibition at the 2005 UI Technology Connection Conference, held June 12–16 in Wilmington, North Carolina, and sponsored by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). Representatives Mike Lorsbach, Mike Marshman, Ron Burkhart and Bob Yokavonus had the opportunity to join some 250 unemployment insurance program practitioners and information technology specialists for several days of intense exploration and discussion of unemployment insurance issues, solutions and emerging developments.
The emphasis the US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) is currently placing on fraud detection and identity theft, and the funding that is now being provided to combat these problems, created an excellent venue for On Point Technology to present its very relevant software applications. The team demonstrated Barts and Aware, the company's two unemployment insurance fraud detection and overpayment management programs, to the majority of those in attendance, and the applications were very well received. Several attendees mentioned that their agencies are in the process of requesting supplemental funding to procure software to identify, manage and combat both fraud and non-fraud overpayments, as well as identity theft leading to organized criminal fraud schemes. Also, SUTA dumping continued to be an especially pertinent topic of discussion, not only at formal sessions, but also in casual conversations during meals and breaks.
On Point Technology was also excited to announce for the first time its upcoming product, GuidePoint, a new Web-based unemployment insurance benefits solution that is built on the General Unemployment Insurance Development Effort (GUIDE) principles already found in numerous state agencies. Many attendees remarked that some agencies' current familiarity with GUIDE would make for easy training as On Point Technology begins to implement GuidePoint in the coming months.
On Point Technology is especially grateful to the North Carolina Employment Security Commission staff for such a successful conference. From the program and presenters to the food, entertainment and arrangements, everything was first class and reflected the hard work and long hours that went into planning and executing the conference.