WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that the Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball team based in Boston, MA, has selected UltiPro for human capital management (HCM), along with its performance management and recruitment feature-sets, all delivered through software-as-a-service (SaaS), in 2008.
The UltiPro solution delivers strategic HR and talent management tools, a key selling point for Red Sox Vice President of Human Resources Mary Sprong, as she and the organization considered how to address the goal of streamlining operations. Sports teams have complex payroll requirements, with the number of employees often tripling during baseball season. The Red Sox were eager to obtain a more robust payroll engine as part of a comprehensive solution that also provided scalability to meet evolving needs.
“Baseball players, coaches, and managers are subject to complex taxation that varies from state to state. On the other hand, we have employees like security staff, ushers, and marketing professionals who have different HR and payroll needs,” said Steve Fitch, chief financial officer for the Red Sox. “UltiPro can handle the uniqueness of our workforce efficiently.”
The Red Sox HR/payroll team learned about UltiPro through recommendations from other professional baseball teams that were already Ultimate customers.
“Months ago, we attended an HR/payroll conference hosted by Major League Baseball, and we had the opportunity to talk in depth with other UltiPro users,” said Erin Walsh, senior tax accountant for the Red Sox. “Those Ultimate customers impressed us with their positive comments on both UltiPro’s capabilities and the solid reputation of the company. Their highly favorable word-of-mouth endorsements made us eager to move forward and get UltiPro onboard in our own organization.”
“Sports teams have some of the most complex payroll requirements of any industry. With its payroll flexibility and integrated HR/payroll database, UltiPro is an excellent fit for the Red Sox, as well as businesses of every type and size that want a solution to meet their unique HCM needs,” said Greg Swick, chief sales officer for Ultimate Software. “The Red Sox join our roster of leading professional baseball organizations, including the New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, the Florida Marlins, the Los Angeles Anaheim Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago White Sox, the Texas Rangers, and the Houston Astros.”
About Ultimate Software
A leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, Ultimate markets its award-winning UltiPro products as on-demand services through software-as-a-service (SaaS) and as on-premise software. Based in Weston, FL, the Company employs more than 900 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services. In 2008, Ultimate was the first HR/payroll SaaS provider to be audited and awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification for security management, was named the #1 “Best Product Development Team” in the nation by the American Business Awards, and was ranked the #1 best medium-size company to work for in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute. Ultimate has more than 1,700 customers representing diverse industries, including such organizations as The Container Store, Elizabeth Arden, Major League Baseball, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, Nintendo of America, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, and Sony Music Entertainment. More information on Ultimate’s products and services can be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com.
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