Human Resources: Engineering Firm Improves Human Capital Management with UltiPro

WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2007--Ultimate Software
(Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human
resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today
that TBE Group Inc., which provides engineering solutions in civil,
environmental, transportation, construction services, right-of-way
services and subsurface utility engineering (SUE), has used Ultimate
Software's UltiPro delivered through its Intersourcing service model
to automate administrative HR processes, lessen its dependence on
paper for environmental and financial benefits, and help its HR staff
focus on more strategic, value-added initiatives.

With employees in 47 locations, TBE Group needed more than a
payroll service bureau and separate in-house HR system could deliver,
so the TBE team sought an integrated solution with
recruitment-through-retirement functionality. It selected UltiPro and
went "live" in September 2005, rolling out UltiPro's Web-based
recruitment, open enrollment, and self-service for managers and
employees. As a result, they have:

   -- unified their HR functions into a holistic human capital
        management solution

   -- streamlined critical HR processes, like recruitment and
        benefits enrollment, that used to be paper-intensive and
        time-consuming

   -- empowered managers and employees with access to their personal
        HR and payroll details so HR has more time to focus on
        strategic projects

   -- reduced HR headcount

Using UltiPro Recruitment, the Florida-based engineering firm
sends open positions to online job boards and collects resumes through
the UltiPro career portal located on TBE Group's Web site. The company
has also given its search firms the ability to submit candidates
through the portal, so all applicant data is centralized in a single
repository that can be searched and sorted. Once information is
entered into UltiPro, the Human Resources team can forward applicants
resumes to hiring managers and monitor the time-to-hire process
electronically.

"As a professional engineering services firm, recruiting and
retaining good associates is critical to our business, and UltiPro
Recruitment is helping us manage hiring more effectively so that we
can ensure we are identifying the best people quickly," said Gwen
MacArtan, human resources director for TBE Group. "With UltiPro's
sophisticated Internet capabilities, we are entering a new era of
efficiency and productivity."

TBE Group leverages the Web to let employees make their benefits
choices from home or office. This means the company can rely on online
benefits instructions and forms, dramatically reducing the use of
paper and the need for data entry. Insurance and retirement plan
selections can be electronically transferred to providers for more
time savings. In addition to cutting the paper from recruitment and
open enrollment, TBE Group has discontinued printing items such as pay
stubs, direct deposit advices, company handbooks, and W-2 forms.

With UltiPro, TBE Group has also been tracking professional
certifications in the system rather than in file cabinets, so HR can
generate reports easily and stay on top of licensing requirements.

"Our top-level management team and our employees are very pleased
with UltiPro and find it easy to use, so our transition to paperless
HR and payroll has been smooth. UltiPro is good for us and good for
the environment," said MacArtan. "Because UltiPro has helped us
automate tactical activities, we have been able to reduce headcount
through attrition and have more time to focus on programs that ensure
TBE Group is developing talent and planning for the future."

"By using technology to automate routine and administratively
intensive activities, businesses like TBE Group can re-distribute HR
resources to more strategic activities without adding staff or they
can reduce headcount," said Greg Swick, senior vice president of
Ultimate Software. "We are very pleased that TBE Group is realizing
the business value that comes with upgrading from a basic payroll
service bureau and HR product to a holistic human capital solution for
broader scope employee and talent management."

About Ultimate Software

A leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources,
payroll, and talent management solutions, Ultimate Software markets
its award-winning UltiPro products as on-demand services through its
software-as-a-service offering, Intersourcing, and as licensed
software. Based in Weston, FL, Ultimate Software employs more than 700
professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality
products and services. Ultimate Software's IT team won a first place
award for its management of Intersourcing, from the American Business
Awards in 2007, and its customer service team won two first-place
awards for service excellence in 2006, one from the Service & Support
Professionals Association and another from the American Business
Awards. Ultimate Software was named a "Leader" in Forrester Research
Inc.'s 2006 U.S. Midmarket HR solutions Wave ranking and ranked #3 on
the 2006 and 2007 lists of the Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work For
in America by the Great Place to Work Institute. Ultimate Software
customers represent diverse industries and include such organizations
as The Container Store, Elizabeth Arden, The Florida Marlins Baseball
Team, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, Nintendo of America, Ruth's
Chris Steak House, and SkyWest Airlines. More information on Ultimate
Software's products and services can be found at
www.ultimatesoftware.com.

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