Human Resources: Medline Industries Effectively Manages Growth with Core UltiPro

WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2007--Ultimate Software
(Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human
resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today
that Medline Industries, Inc., the number one provider of healthcare
supplies and equipment to the long-term care market, is using core
UltiPro to effectively handle business expansion, hold down
administrative costs, and improve efficiencies.

When Medline became an Ultimate Software customer in 1999, it had
approximately 2,000 employees. Over the years, the company has grown
exponentially to nearly 5,000 employees working in almost every state
in the country. According to Dave Bernier, director of payroll
operations, UltiPro has allowed him to:

   -- manage multiple acquisitions without intensive data entry or
       adding head count

   -- speed processes and save time with decreased paper flow and
       fewer manual tasks

   -- cut overall costs

"Following the acquisition of a company with approximately 1,200
employees, I was able to hire, through UltiPro and without additional
administrative help, the new associates within a period of only 48
hours," said Bernier. "The process included adding their deductions,
tax exemptions, benefits choices, and history into the system. I was
recognized by management for a job well done, and I couldn't have done
it without UltiPro. I've used the solution many times to adapt
smoothly to business changes."

UltiPro's Web-based self-service has reduced the time that
Bernier's team spends on tactical activities since Medline's employees
can use the UltiPro workforce portal to enroll in the healthcare
supplier's flexible spending account program and to keep personal
information current. Employees can also view paycheck details online
and opt to discontinue printing of their paychecks. By moving to a
paperless payroll with UltiPro, the company is on track to achieve
significant savings.

"By migrating to an electronic payroll with UltiPro, I believe we
are cutting costs annually equivalent to one or two salaries. Being
able to go paperless with paychecks is an important enhancement for
the company, my team, and the employees," said Bernier. "We are
pleased that UltiPro is helping us be more eco-friendly by cutting
back our need for paper."

UltiPro's Open Enrollment, another feature that alleviates
printing, handling, and distributing forms, is allowing Medline's HR
department to manage the formerly paper-intensive benefits-enrollment
process online. The organization is using UltiPro to let its
distributed workforce select benefits at their convenience from home
or office without sorting through forms. With UltiPro, the HR team can
track the status of enrollment in the various plans before the process
is complete. They can monitor trends and remind employees, if
necessary, to complete their enrollment. Rather than devoting time to
managing paper and entering benefits changes for health insurers and
plan providers, the HR/payroll team can now re-direct their efforts to
high-value projects, such as determining other methods to improve
employee productivity and manage talent.

"UltiPro has cut our data entry tremendously and reduced the
errors that typically occur when interpreting handwritten documents,"
said Bernier. "Despite doubling in size, we have added only one
part-time person in the eight years since we purchased UltiPro because
we have automated so many processes that used to be manual."

Not only has the payroll staff remained roughly the same size, but
Bernier has also taken on new responsibilities over the past few
years. Using UltiPro's enterprise integration tools, businesses can
move information in and out of UltiPro electronically without needing
internal IT resources.

"I transfer information between UltiPro and about a dozen other
internal systems regularly, including a global enterprise resource
planning solution that we use for our General Ledger," said Bernier.
"It's fairly simple, hassle-free process for me with UltiPro since the
integration tools are built into UltiPro."

"UltiPro includes many built-in tools for facilitating the many
people-management tasks associated with mergers and acquisitions. We
often hear from our customers in growth mode, like Medline, that they
are able to manage the increase in scale and complexity very
efficiently with UltiPro and can keep their administrative teams
lean," said Greg Swick, senior vice president of sales for Ultimate
Software. "We are pleased to see Medline's business expansion and the
success the HR and payroll teams have had maximizing the value they
bring to the process."

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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