Large Electrical Contractor Selects Ultimate Software's UltiPro

Large Electrical Contractor Selects Ultimate Software's UltiPro

WESTON, Fla., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ultimate Software (NASDAQ:ULTI), a leading provider of Web-based payroll and workforce management solutions, announced today that Industrial Specialty Contractors LLC (ISC) purchased Ultimate Software's UltiPro Workforce Management to assist the company in leveraging self-service for employees and managers, to enhance reporting capabilities, and to improve enterprise integration among the company's multiple solutions.

ISC employs approximately 1,000 associates in multiple locations throughout the United States and was recently recognized by ENR magazine as the second largest industrial/petrochemical electrical contractor in the nation. ISC has been using several different in-house solutions for its employee-related processes. The company assembled an enterprise team representing human resources, accounting, construction, and IT, and after months of due diligence, the group chose UltiPro in September 2004.

The electrical contractor selected the solution for its comprehensive standard and customizable reports, offering executives and managers immediate access to real-time metrics needed for day-to-day operations reporting, compliance reporting, and strategic business intelligence. ISC supervisors will have access to UltiPro functionality designed especially for managers so they can evaluate a staff member's compensation history, past performance review, internal job history, and skill assessments. The company will post reports for managers on the portal that contain more detailed information about employees, like open positions and paid-time-off balances.

According to ISC Manager of Finance and Benefits Steve McNeal, the company is looking forward to making UltiPro available to remote employees using kiosks so that the workforce has more control and responsibility for their own information.

"We plan to automate many HR and payroll processes, such as benefits enrollment, using UltiPro. By making employee-related forms and handbooks available on the UltiPro portal, we will not only save money, but also make information available to employees and managers at their convenience without calls or e-mails to administrative staff," said McNeal. "We look forward to managing our people as efficiently as possible."

In addition to gathering information for decision makers, ISC will pass data from UltiPro into its accounting software to assist with financial planning and budgeting. UltiPro will integrate with ISC's new back-office construction accounting and project management software, and will allow for exports and imports to benefit providers and time and attendance vendors.

"UltiPro's Web functionality, reporting tools, and enterprise integration made it a logical and cost-effective choice for us," said McNeal. "We are very excited about using it to streamline our workforce-related processes, and we anticipate a significant return on our investment."

"We are pleased that ISC plans to employ the wide range of features that UltiPro offers for overall business value," said Greg Swick, senior vice president of sales for Ultimate Software.

About Ultimate Software

Ultimate Software, a leading provider of Web-based payroll and workforce management solutions, markets award-winning UltiPro as licensed software, as a hosted application through Intersourcing, and as a co-branded offering to Business Service Providers (BSPs) under the "Powered by UltiPro" brand. The Company employs 450 professionals who are united in their commitment to developing trendsetting solutions and delivering quality service. Ultimate Software customers represent diverse industries and include such organizations as Benihana Restaurants, The Container Store, Elizabeth Arden, The Florida Marlins Baseball Team, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, Omni Hotels, Ruth's Chris Steak House, SkyWest Airlines, and Trammell Crow Residential. More information on Ultimate Software's products and services can be found at http://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.

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Phone: (800) 432-1729
Web site: http://www.ultimatesoftware.com/

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