Human Resources: Universal Technical Institute Experiences Strategic Business Benefits with Intersourcing

WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2007--Ultimate Software
(Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human
resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today
that Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) is experiencing
improved service to employees, enhanced strategic reporting
capabilities, and efficiencies since implementing UltiPro.

    With approximately 2,500 employees in 50 states, UTI is a
nationwide provider of technical education training for students
seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair,
motorcycle, and marine technicians. Prior to UltiPro, UTI had been
using an outdated in-house solution that did not provide the
sophisticated technology and functionality necessary for growth. The
organization went "live" on Ultimate Software's UltiPro in January
2004. Since then, the company has experienced:

    -- Many positive responses from employees, accompanied by a
        reduction in requests to the payroll services and people
        services teams because of UltiPro's Web functionality,
        including employee self-service, manager self-service, and
        online recruitment

    -- Increased strategic business intelligence because of UltiPro's
        standard and customizable reports, allowing the company to
        better monitor and forecast workforce expenses

    -- Time savings due to the automation of many tasks that would
        need to be performed manually without UltiPro -- contributing
        to sustained payroll services headcount despite the addition
        of 32 percent more employees since the organization started
        using UltiPro

    "Our employees love UltiPro's self-service," said Molly Reed,
director of payroll services for UTI. "They enjoy the convenience and
flexibility of being able to retrieve their information over the Web
from home or office, during the week or on the weekends. A majority of
our employees use it on a regular basis. In fact, over 800 employees
just signed up to discontinue receiving paper direct deposit advices,
and use UltiPro to view their paychecks instead."

    With self-service, UTI's employees have rights to access and, when
appropriate, update their personal information such as home addresses,
phone numbers, and direct deposit selections. UTI's managers can also
review the earnings, merit, and job histories of their team members
without e-mails or phone calls to the People Services Department. UTI
is preparing to make UltiPro's reporting capabilities available to
leadership via the Web as well. Today, the People Services and Payroll
Services Departments regularly provide reports such as labor
distribution, headcount, and financial planning to the executive team
and managers.

    "Having access to UltiPro's reporting is helping my team function
more strategically," said Reed. "My group is able to create meaningful
analytics for company leadership that are specific to our own unique
talent management needs. UltiPro has afforded us both the analysis
tools and the time to spend on activities that have a greater impact
on the company than we've had previously."

    With UltiPro, mass salary adjustments including retroactive salary
increases can be calculated and imported at once, saving significant
manual data entry, paper handling, and filing time.

    "Combined with the efficiencies resulting from self-service,
UltiPro has allowed my staff to remain the same size, even though the
company has grown from approximately 1,900 to 2,500 employees in the
last several years," said Reed. "We have automated many tactical
processes, so my department is no longer heads down and paper pushing.
We believe we are now functioning more like a strategic business
partner at UTI and are contributing to improved organizational
effectiveness."

    "Over the past several years, UTI has introduced increasing
amounts of UltiPro's functionality, and as a result, its People
Services and Payroll teams have been able to extend the strategic
contribution they make to the organization," said Greg Swick, senior
vice president of sales for Ultimate Software. "They have not only
contributed to the bottom line by keeping a lid on operations
headcount even as UTI's general employee population has grown, they
have also made many more business reports readily available to
decision-makers and increased employee and manager satisfaction."

    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 licensed software and as
on-demand services through Intersourcing. Employing more than 600
professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality
products and services, Ultimate Software was positioned in the Leaders
quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s "Magic Quadrant for U.S. Midmarket Human
Resource Management Systems, 2006" and as a Leader in Forrester
Research Inc.'s 2006 U.S. Midmarket HR solutions Wave ranking.
Ultimate Software was also named the 2005 Payroll Provider of the Year
by the Human Resources Outsourcing Association and ranked #3 on the
2006 Top 25 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America list by
the Great Place to Work Institute. Also in 2006, Ultimate Software won
two customer service awards, one from American Business Awards as the
Best Customer Service Organization, and the other a first-place SSPA
STAR Award from Service & Support Professionals Association. 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.

    UltiPro and Intersourcing are registered trademarks of The
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the
property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Ultimate Software, Weston
Darlene Marcroft, 954-331-7444
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