Human Resources: Ultimate Software To Deploy Intersourcing Service Model as Harvard Business School Publishing's Human Resources and Payroll Solution

WESTON, Fla., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ultimate Software

(Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of human resources, payroll, and workforce

management solutions, announced today that it would deploy its UltiPro

Workforce Management software, delivered through the Intersourcing service

model, to support Harvard Business School Publishing's (HBSP) human resources

and payroll management needs.

    HBSP is a not-for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University.

Its publishing lines include Harvard Business Review magazine and article

reprints, Harvard Business School Press books, Harvard Business School

Publishing Newsletters, Harvard Business School Publishing Conferences,

Harvard Business School Publishing Higher Education, and Harvard Business

School Publishing Corporate Learning.

    "When we saw the kind of flexibility we could have with UltiPro's

integrated human resources, benefits, and payroll functionality, we recognized

that UltiPro was a good fit for our software needs," said Laurie Leblanc,

assistant director of compensation and benefits for HBSP.

    HBSP will also use Intersourcing, Ultimate Software's hosted service

offering.  Companies that use Intersourcing do not need to redirect internal

IT resources or hardware to UltiPro because Ultimate Software manages the IT

responsibilities associated with the solution. Intersourcing is available with

a predictable per-employee-per-month cost and does not require the large

upfront investment that can be associated with licensed HR/payroll solutions.

    "Coming from a service bureau environment, we believe that Intersourcing

makes a lot of sense for us from a business standpoint," said Leblanc.  "With

Intersourcing, we can experience the control, flexibility, and functionality

of an in-house solution, without tapping into our internal resources for a new

workforce management solution."

    "If businesses that use standalone human resources, payroll, or workforce

management solutions switch to an integrated package, the human resource and

payroll departments can experience tremendous benefits with the powerful

cross-organizational reporting, efficiencies, and cost-savings that come with

a unified platform," said Greg Swick, Ultimate Software's senior vice

president of sales.  "We commend HBSP for doing its homework in the evaluation

process, and are pleased that the publisher selected Intersourcing."

About Ultimate Software

    Ultimate Software, a leading provider of human resources, payroll and

workforce management solutions, markets award-winning UltiPro Workforce

Management as licensed software and as a hosted service through Intersourcing.

Employing approximately 550 professionals who are focused on developing the

highest quality products and services, Ultimate Software was ranked third on

the 2006 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America list by the Great

Place to Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.  Also

in 2006, Ultimate Software's Customer Services team earned a first-place STAR

award from the Service and Support Professionals Association (SSPA) and a

first place in the Best Customer Service Organization category from the

American Business Awards. Ultimate Software customers represent diverse

industries and include 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 SkyWest Airlines.  More information on

Ultimate Software's products and services can be found at

www.ultimatesoftware.com

    UltiPro and Intersourcing are registered trademarks of The Ultimate

Software Group, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their

respective owners.

     For Sales Information:

     Ultimate Software

     Phone: (800) 432-1729

     Web site: www.ultimatesoftware.com