Insurance Company Selects UltiPro® Workplace for Unified HCM Business Intelligence

WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), the leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, announced today that Access Insurance, a leading provider of auto insurance that has twice been named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation by Inc. magazine, selected UltiPro Workplace for comprehensive HCM—including HR, payroll, recruitment, performance management, salary planning, and time management—in April 2010.

With employees in 10 states and growing all the time, Access Insurance had been using a solution that was acquired by a payroll service bureau. After the acquisition, David Hughes, vice president of human resources for Access Insurance, became concerned about the future direction of the solution and decided to review other vendors in the marketplace. To ensure that IT could stay focused on mission-critical objectives, Hughes focused on solutions that required minimal support from internal IT resources. He also wanted a recruitment-through-retirement HCM solution that included talent management functionality and deep analytical capabilities so he could easily evaluate metrics such as best source of hire, open requisitions by job, or total compensation.

“We knew we didn’t want a mainframe solution with a Web interface or a disparate application that was pieced together,” said Hughes. “We are a high-growth company, and in order to manage expansion efficiently, we needed a truly unified solutionthat could deliver powerful ad-hoc reports, which is why we selected UltiPro. With UltiPro’s strategic business intelligence that allows me to slice-and-dice workforce information across HR specialties that have been siloed, my team will be able to plan and operate more strategically and cost effectively.”

“Smart organizations like Access Insurance realize that the right technology is the best and fastest way to optimize their talent, especially with talent management technology that is unified with other aspects of HCM,” said Chris Phenicie, senior vice president of UltiPro Workplace. “UltiPro’s unified HCM design enables Access Insurance to achieve truly holistic business intelligence on the entire workforce for more meaningful business decision making every day.”

About Ultimate

The leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, Ultimate markets its award-winning UltiPro solution as an on-demand service through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Based in Weston, FL, Ultimate employs approximately 1,000 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services. 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 2008, Ultimate was the first HR/payroll SaaS provider to be audited and awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification for security management and was recognized for having the #1 “Best Product Development Team” in the nation by the American Business Awards. Ultimate has more than 1,900 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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