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PensionSoft sells software to actuarial firms and pension sponsors that simplifies pension administration. With our product, DB Precision, pension benefit calculations and election forms are completed in minutes and participant data reconciliation/production of benefit statements takes hours, not days. Plan sponsors and participants can even do their own calculations online.

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DB Precision

Our product DB Precision and companion web portal allow our customers to streamline their data process and also provide plan participants access to real-time pension benefit calculations and data.

our News

01/12/2012

New Version Released:
DB Precision version 2009.12.1.12 has been released. Click here to view the latest changes.

04/15/2011

Welcome to Our New Website
We have updated our website with simplified content and improved navigation.

11/09/2009

Pension Web Portal Goes Live:
Our website www.pensionben.com goes live allowing participants and pension sponsors to access their own benefit information online.

DB Precision

Looking for pension benefit calculation software that also allows you to offer real-time benefit calculations over the web? You have come to the right place.

Key System Features

• Employee Database: store employee data in a relational database with easy import/export of data. (data screenshots)

• Pension Benefit Calculator: calculate any pension benefit or detail and then export to produce election forms, estimates or benefit statements.

• Simple Interface: data and plan setup requires little or no programming experience and typically is completed in less than 25 hours. (plan screenshots)

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Pension Benefits Portal

Once a plan is setup on DB Precision, allowing participants and sponsors to access real-time data and calculations over the web is as easy as checking a box.

We maintain all of the hardware, software, and web security required for ths pension portal. Using encryption, all information is securely transfered between your network and the web user.

Customization

The site is configured to match your corporate identity. All portal content can be easily modified using our built-in content management system to meet the needs of each plan.

Web Portal Characteristics

  • • Secure
  • • No addl hardware/software
  • • Content Management System
  • • Customizable by sponsor
  • • Real-time calcs/ben forms
  • • No separate programming

Sales Support

get answers to your product questions

If you have any questions about our products or services, would like to schedule a product demonstration, or would like to try our web portal, email us as sales@pensionsoft.com or call us at 860.680.1375.

technical support

We never charge for technical support

If you have a question while using our products, first try using the help system. If you still need help, email us at support@pensionsoft.com or call us at 860.680.1375. We are always happy to help.

installation support

Installation support for DB Precision begins here

Product installation cannot begin until we send you a MARX Crypto-Box USB license key. This key plugs into a USB port on one of the computers on your network. It is used to store license information and is provided to you after you sign our Software License Agreement.

We will then provide you with copies of the DB Precision setup files as well as with 3 database backup files that can then be restored on your database server to enable you to run DB Precision.

Details

PensionSoft Pricing

DB Precision can be leased for as low as $10,000 per year

DB Precision is priced lower than other comparable benefit calculation and pension web portal software. Lease charges begin at $10,000 per year and are based upon the maximum number of individuals that can use DB Precision at the same time as well as the number of pension participants stored in its database. Usage of the web portal feature is an additional charge.

Special Offer

The first 3 months of DB Precision usage is free

For actuarial firms and pension administrators, the first 3 months of DB Precision usage (including web portal) is free. If you decide after these three months that you do not want to use DB Precision, no payment is ever due to PensionSoft.

Pricing Detail

The annual lease charge after the first three months of use equals the sum of the following charges:

• Basic Charge: $10,000 (includes license for 2 concurrent system users and up to 25,000 employees/participants on the database).

• User Charge: $2,500 per additional concurrent user over 2.

• Participant Charge: $1,000 for every 5,000 participants over 25,000.

• Optional Web Portal Charge: $10,000 (includes addtional web portal user license).

Becoming a Customer

• Demonstration: contact us to schedule a demonstration of our products. This is done using WebEx and takes about an hour.

• License Agreement: if you are interested in trying DB Precision, we will send you a software license agreement to sign.

• Installation: once we receive a signed license agreement, you will receive installation files to install DB Precision.

• Training: we will conduct training (one day for plan sponsors and two days for pension administrators and actuarial firms).

• 3-month Trial Period: if you are a pension administrator or actuarial firm, you will be able to use DB Precision for 3 months without charge. If you decide to continue using DB Precision after 3 months, you begin paying. Otherwise, nothing is ever paid to PensionSoft.

E-mail: sales@pensionsoft.com

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Screenshots

Use the following links to view screenshots of DB Precision.

Participant Data

Plan Setup

Ribbon Interface

Other System Screens

 

Sample Portal Login

If you are interested in trying out our portal, we will send you a User ID and password for a sample participant so that you too can experience this groundbreaking technology.

PensionSoft Corporation Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains what PensionSoft does with the information you provide via our web site. We have a policy for protecting this information as described below.

Site Statistics

When you visit the PensionSoft Web Portal, we automatically obtain information about the names of the internet service provider being used, the type of browser being used, the web site that most frequently referred visitors to the PensionSoft Web Portal, the pages visited and the length of each visit made to the web portal. By collecting this information we are able to generate statistics that will help us improve the overall usability of our site.

Personally-Identifiable Information

PensionSoft collects personal information such as User ID and Password as well as any other information that is voluntarily provided. Our website has security safeguards that are designed to protect any personal information that is provided via the Internet.

How Information is Used

We may use information collected through the PensionSoft Web Portal for a variety of purposes including the following:

  • Manage the portal
  • Authenticate registered users
  • Analyze site usage

 

General Information

If you experience technical problems with the operation of the PensionSoft Web Portal, please send an e-mail to web@pensionsoft.com.

Complete Solution for pension administration

Our product DB Precision automates the administration of Defined Benefit Pension plans. Once setup on DB Precision, the check of a box allows participants and sponsors to to complete their own real-time benefit calculations over the web. Here is a more detailed list of product features:

• Robust Relational Database: DB Precision includes its own database for permanent storage of pension data. All database transactions are logged, providing you a complete picture of the data and history. See data related DB Precision screenshots for yourself by clicking here.

• Web Portal with No Additional Hardware/Software: to put your plan that is in DB Precision on the web, simply check a box. There is no web server to purchase, no security standards to learn, no software to buy. We handle that for you.

• Streamlined Valuation Process: load all of the data during the year or once as part of the valuation data submission. "Snapshot" the database and you have a file to import into your liability software. Produce benefit statements with a single button press.

• Combines Processes Under Single System: produce benefit estimates, statements, election forms, projections, and web calculations using one system.

• Paperless Document Storage: all plan and participant correspondence (calculation requests/results, SPDs, pension documents, QDRO correspondence, etc.) can scanned or saved as a pdf and then get stored directly inside the DB Precision database for easy retrieval and backup. What's more is that these same documents can be made viewable by participants and sponsors over the web through the pension portal.

• Simple Interface: setup is quick and easy. No coding is required. If you can write a formula in Excel you can setup a plan in DB Precision. See DB Precision screenshots for yourself by clicking here.

• Flexible enough to handle any plan design: hundreds of plan have already been setup in DB Precision. Whether your plan has employee contributions, cash balance accounts, Social Security PIA offsets, or level income options, there is nothing that DB Precision cannot handle.

Installation Requirements

Hardware Requirements: the target machine should have at least 4GB of RM and needs at least 50MB of free hard drive space.

Software Prerequisites: the target machine should have the following software installed prior to installation

    Supported Operating Systems: DB Precision may be installed on machines running all version of the following: Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit versions), Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit versions), Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003.

    .NET Framework 4.0: install on each machine running DB Precision.

    SQL Server 2008 Native Client Driver: To download the latest version from Microsoft, click here for the 32-bit version (click here for the 64-bit version or here for the 64-bit Itanium version). Please note that this driver does not need to be installed on the database server housing the DB Precision database.

    Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008: if DB Precision is being installed on a single machine, you can use the Express edition of SQL Server. This can be downloaded from Microsoft for free here. If you are using Express edition, you will also need to install SQL Server Management Studio Express. This can be downloaded here. If you are installing on a network with multiple users, it is recommended that you purchase the full version of SQL Server. To learn more about SQL Server, click here.

    MARX Crypto-Box Driver Files: click here for the latest MARX driver files. These driver files must be installed on the machine that houses the MARX USB key described earlier.

    CBIOSServer: if DB Precision is being installed on a network, you will need to download this zip file, extract to the machine that houses the MARX USB security key, and then start either CBIOSSrv.exe (32-bit) or CBIOSSrv64.exe (64-bit) as a service. This program broadcasts PensionSoft license information to other machines within your network.

    Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010: DB Precision integrates with Microsoft Office to generate certain forms and listings. Micosoft Excel and Microsoft Word (2003 or higher) should be installed on each machine running DB Precision. If you are using DB Precision to produce benefits calculations over the web, at least one machine should have Office 2007 installed. In addition, for Office 2007, you will need to download the following add-in here to save word documents files as pdf files for publishing over the web.

    Click here for detailed instructions

Installation Steps

Once the prerequisites for DB Precision are installed, do the following:

    1) Database Creation: open SQL Server Management Studio or Management Studio Express (if running the Express version of SQL Server) and create the following 3 databases. Please note that all 3 databases may be located on the same server or each may reside on separate servers: PSCommon, PSPrecision, PSArchive.

    2) Database Restore: right-click each newly created database (under the Databases tab) and select Tasks - Restore - Database from the resulting menu. Under Source for restore, select the From device option and then navigate to the install backup file for each database (provided to you by PensionSoft). Each backup file will correspond to each of the 3 databases named above. For example, for PSPrecision, you will want to restore the database PSPrecision using the file PSPrecision.bak. Repeat this process for all 3 databases.

    3) Create SQL Login: Create a new SQL Login by expanding the Security tab in Object Explorer of Management Studio and right-clicking Logins. Select New Login... from the resulting menu and then provide the name PSUser for login name. Select SQL Server authentication and uncheck Enforce password policy. Under User Mapping, check the Map box for PSCommon, PSPrecision and PSArchive. Make sure that db_owner and public are checked for each database under Database role membership.

    4) Install DB Precision: run setup.exe provided to you by PensionSoft.

    5) Create ODBC File DSNs: each machine running DB Precision requires a file DSN for each database created in step 1. These 3 files named PSCommon.dsn, PSPrecision.dsn and PSArchive.dsn are created using the ODBC Data Source Administrator (in Windows Control Panel). Select the file DSN tab of this tool and the press the add button. Create a data source by selecting SQL Server Native Client 10.0 (SQL Server 2008). For the name of the datasource, enter PSCommon. For the Server name, enter the full name of the SQL Server. Select SQL Server authentication and then for Login ID, type PSUser (we will provide you with the password). Select "Change the Default Database to" and select PSCommon from the dropdown list. Press Next and then Finish. Repeat these steps for PSPrecision and PSArchive (changing the name and default database to correspond to the database name). Copy these three files to the following folder:
    XP: Program Files\Common Files\ODBC\Data Sources
    Vista/Windows 7: Users\[User Name]\Documents

    6) Launch DB Precision: open DB Precision and log in using a User ID of ADMIN1 and admin for password.

    7) Configure DB Precision Settings: Select Tools - License Information from the main ribbon in DB Precision. For License Server Name, enter the machine name of the computer housing the MARX USB security key. For Database Server Name, enter the full name of the database server.

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