Diverse Organizations Choose UltiPro® Workplace for Expert SaaS Delivery and Rapid Business Rewards

Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of unified human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions for global businesses, announced today that Industrial Finishes & Systems, Inc., Emerald Performance Materials, LLC, and Valley Fine Foods have selected UltiPro Workplace as their human capital management solution of choice because of the business benefits associated with Ultimate’s proven record as a SaaS provider.

Oregon-based Industrial Finishes & Systems provides finishing solutions to the automotive collision, recreation vehicle, panel, and cabinet markets in 33 states and Canada. The company had been working with a payroll service bureau for many years and found the level of customer service had been steadily declining. The company also became increasingly frustrated with the lack of flexibility the service bureau offered, especially considering its high cost.

In November 2010, Industrial Finishes & Systems turned to UltiPro Workplace—delivered in one single, consistent solution—for HR, payroll, time management, and recruitment. Ultimate’s outstanding reputation for product leadership in the HCM SaaS industry was the primary factor in the company’s decision.

"Based on our research, we found UltiPro to be the strongest SaaS-based product for HCM,” said Karen Grimes, manager of accounts payable and payroll for Industrial Finishes & Systems. "Our plan is to streamline time and attendance, benefits, payroll, and other HCM processes so our team can focus on strategic initiatives and best practices for managing performance. With UltiPro, we can put our complete focus on HR execution while Ultimate focuses on maintaining the technology solution.”

Ohio-based Emerald Performance Materials, LLC, a leading provider of advanced specialty chemicals, wanted an HCM partner with substantial industry tenure that offered an innovative, expandable platform, backed by responsive customer service at an affordable cost.

After evaluating a number of HCM offerings, the company selected UltiPro in November 2010. The UltiPro solution, including a full range of HCM capabilities that the company hadn’t previously had available, as well as the solution’s cloud-based delivery, were key considerations in Emerald’s decision.

"The primary results we plan to achieve with UltiPro include better, more responsive service, unified processes for payroll, benefits and HR, and hard- and soft-cost savings for our business,” said Tom Nelson, vice president of human resources for Emerald Performance Materials, LLC. "It was also important to us that Ultimate has a strong leadership position in its industry, which gives us confidence that UltiPro is capable of meeting our important HCM business objectives now and as we grow in the future.”

Delivering high quality, easy-to-prepare gourmet foods, California-based Valley Fine Foods wanted to migrate from using a payroll service bureau to leveraging a SaaS-based solution that unifies all employee information and delivers detailed metrics to managers and executives. The company selected UltiPro and went live in January 2011.

"Previously, we couldn’t capture critical data or generate reports as quickly and easily as we needed,” said Monique Boyer, human resources manager, SPHR, for Valley Fine Foods. "Too frequently, we incurred extra charges for reporting that was essential to our business. With UltiPro, we have all of our data in one single system-of-record that comes with the predictable, affordable pricing structure of SaaS.”

"In the HCM marketplace, Ultimate is a pioneer in cloud-based technology and services. But UltiPro’s SaaS solution delivery and dependability is only half the story,” said Chris Phenicie, senior vice president of UltiPro Workplace. "Today, we’re seeing more and more customers select UltiPro not just for the benefits of cloud delivery, but because UltiPro is a mature solution that delivers the depth of functionality and strategic tools they need to optimize HCM and achieve impactful business results. We’re very excited to have Industrial Finishes & Systems, Emerald Performance Materials, and Valley Fine Foods join the Ultimate family.”

About Ultimate

A leading provider of unified human capital management solutions for global businesses, Ultimate’s award-winning UltiPro solution is delivered via the convenience of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Based in Weston, FL, Ultimate employs approximately 1,100 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality solutions and services. In 2010, Ultimate was named an Optimas Award winner by Workforce Management magazine. In 2009, Ultimate was awarded first place in the People’s Choice Stevie® competition for Favorite New SaaS Product and was ranked the #1 best medium-sized company to work for in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute for the second consecutive year. In 2010, Ultimate’s security practices were recertified for ISO/IEC 27001, and Ultimate was the first HR SaaS vendor to be ISO/IEC 27001 certified in 2008. Ultimate has more than 2,100 customers representing diverse industries, including such organizations as Adobe Systems Incorporated, The Container Store, Culligan International, Elizabeth Arden, Major League Baseball, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, and Ruth’s Chris Steak House. More information on Ultimate’s products and services can be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com.

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