Connextions, Inc. Included on the Inc. 5000 for a Fourth Consecutive Year

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ --Inc. magazine today ranked Connextions, Inc. No. 3,212 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. This is the fourth consecutive year that Connextions has been honored with inclusion on this list. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. "The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs."

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"Connextions is honored to be included in the Inc. 5000 again this year. This year-over-year growth in an extremely difficult economy is a testament to the continued value that we are providing our clients as we acquire, retain and serve their members, customers and providers." said Steven G. Auerbach, President of Connextions. Connextions is a technology-enabled business process outsourcer (BPO) that successfully drives higher sales and close ratios, improved customer retention rates, shortened sales cycles, enhanced operating efficiencies and reduced acquisition costs through its proprietary customer experience, marketing and Exchange platform, bConnected®. Long before the incredible consumer health insurance buying volumes emerging today, Connextions has been delivering high-value skills and resources to insurers through an integration of direct-to-consumer sales expertise, technology and analytics. "Our job is to drive ROI for healthcare organizations," Auerbach said. "We are successful because we understand why, what and how consumers buy; how to move them quickly to a sale; and how to get them into the right product the first time so that Carriers and other healthcare organizations don't experience churn."

"Connextions has already transitioned its technology and service offerings to meet the needs of the emerging consumer health insurance Exchange marketplace and is working with several private entities to manage their Exchanges," said Rob Panepinto, Connextions Exchange Managing Director. "bConnected is the engine that helps our highly trained agents close new business, drive retention, and win back lost accounts with outreach campaigns and workflows." This year's Inc. 5000 employ a record 1.4 million people, up from one million on last year's list. With unemployment remaining stubbornly high, policymakers and business leaders will do well to look to the Inc. 5000 companies for fresh ideas on achieving growth and creating jobs. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found on www.inc.com/5000.

About Connextions, Inc. Connextions has been cited in numerous industry research reports for its technology and professional and contact center strategies that drive revenue at every touch point for some of the nation's best companies, including major health plans, pharmacy benefits managers, health services organizations and commercial companies. Our U.S.-based contact center staff acquires, retains and services our clients' customers (both B2B and B2C) through calls, web interactions, chat, text and email. Connextions was recently named No. 1 in Best in Outsourced Customer Service in the 2010 Top Ranking Performers in the Contact Center Industry "Americas" competition hosted by contactcenterworld.com, and was a finalist in the Best Technology, Internal Solution and Best Contact Center, Large Outsourced categories. Connextions Inc. is a privately held company and part of the New Mountain Partners II, L.P. portfolio, a private equity fund sponsored and managed by Manhattan-based New Mountain Capital LLC. See www.connextions.com and www.newmountaincapital.com.

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