CYBER NEWS

MANULIFE UPGRADES SITE

Manulife Financial (Boston) has added new online tools for its pension clients. 401(k) plan participants will be able to download transaction information into Intuit's Quicken or Microsoft Money.

CLAIMSNET/DAKOTA PACT

Dakota Imaging (Columbia, MD) and Claimsnet.com (Dallas) have partnered to provide e-transaction volume capability for the healthcare market.

NEW METLIFE EXTRANET

MetLife/New England Financial Independent Distribution Network (New York) has launched a new extranet extension, developed by G2X (New York), that will enhance MetLife's relationships with its producers.

HARTFORD LIFE LAUNCH

Hartford Life, Inc. (Simsbury, CT), has launched an Net-based annuity sales platform, powered by AnnuityNet, Inc., (Leesburg, VA).

ONLINE ENROLLMENT

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Pittsburgh) has partnered with ASP Simpata (Folsom, CA) to offer mid-size businesses in western Pennsylvania access to Web-based tools that will streamline enrollment and benefits administration.

PACIFICARE/VIGNETTE

PacifiCare Health Systems (Santa Ana, CA) has selected Vignette (Austin, TX) applications to power Internet, intranet and extranet sites.