SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 30, 1999
AVERT, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-239052 84-1028716
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(State of other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
301 Remington, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
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(Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 970-484-7722
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301 Remington Fort Collins, CO 80524
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5 Other Events
a) Avert and AtYourBusiness.com Partner to Offer Pre-employment Screening
Solutions Online.
Item 7 Financial Statements and Exhibits
c) Exhibits
20 Press release dated November 30, 1999
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AVERT, INC.
November 30, 1999 By: /s/ Dean A. Suposs
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Date Dean A. Suposs
President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Page
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20 Press Release, dated 5
November 30, 1999
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EXHIBIT 20
Avert and AtYourBusiness.com Partner to Offer
Pre-employment Screening Solutions Online
Easy Access to Avert's Services Helps
Small Business Owners Save Time and Money
Fort Collins, CO. November 30, 1999 - Avert, Inc. (Nasdaq National Market:AVRT),
the leading provider of Internet pre-employment screening solutions, today
announced a partnership with AtYourBusiness.com, Inc. (AYB), to offer its
services to AtYourBusiness' growing user base. The partnership will allow both
companies to provide small business owners with a fast, high-quality employee
screening solution, leaving employers more time to concentrate on their core
business.
Under the terms of the agreement, AtYourBusiness.com, the Web's first employer
services hub that integrates an interactive HR management application with a
series of business services, will offer customers direct access to Avert for
employee background checks. Avert is a complementary expansion of the business
services from top-tier providers already offered by AtYourBusiness.com, which
include payroll processing from Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE: AUD),
workers compensation from Wausau Insurance, a business unit of the Liberty
Mutual Group, and OSHA compliance. At the hub of the AtYourBusiness.com services
is the HR ManagerSM, which enables business owners to instantly manage all
employee information and stay in compliance with government regulations. Using
the HR Manager, customers can perform a wide variety of tasks typically done by
hand inside their own private, secure site, including the updating of benefits
information, creation of job descriptions, review of management reports and
screening of new job applicants.
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Avert and AtYourBusiness.com Partner... Page 2
"Our partnership with AtYourBusiness.com will allow us to join forces with other
technological resources and expand our role in the small business market," said
Dean Suposs, President and Chairman of Avert, Inc. "Small business owners can
now easily perform background checks on potential employees to ensure they are
hiring safe and honest employees."
Avert's decision to partner with AtYourBusiness.com demonstrates its efforts to
expand its distribution opportunities online through cooperative arrangements
with other human resource service providers.
"Our decision to partner with Avert demonstrates our commitment to provide our
clients with the same type of HR resources and tools accessible to larger
companies," said Michael Shulman, Chairman and CEO of AYB. "Small business
owners often do not have time to search for these resources on their own. Avert
is a terrific example of the type of top-tier services we offer our customers to
help them manage their human resources needs efficiently and effectively so they
can focus on running their company."
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Avert, Inc.
Avert is the leading provider of Internet pre-employment screening solutions
linked through AVERTnet (Y2K Compliant), a secure network of Internet background
checking services. Avert uses Internet technology to create solutions that
streamline the hiring process. More than 10,000 companies nationwide utilize
Avert and the Web-based background checking system which incorporates criminal
court records, driving records, reference checks, workers' compensation
histories, credit histories, education and credential verification and Social
Security Number validations. AVERTnet is customized to meet the unique concerns,
policies and procedures of companies nationwide. Additional information about
Avert background checking solutions and the Company's SEC filings is available
on the Internet at www.avert.com.
AtYourBusiness.com
AtYourBusiness.com is a Web-based site and service that enables business owners
to manage their employees, stay in compliance with government regulations and
quickly access a wide range of business services from top-tier providers. The
Company was founded in November 1998 by Phil Gross, a former CFO of America
Online (NYSE:AOL), and Michael Shulman, an entrepreneur and business development
consultant to XOOM.com (NASDAQ:XMCM). AtYourBusiness.com is headquartered in
Rockville, Maryland.
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