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Healthcare Services Organization Selects UltiPro to Manage HCM for 40+ Locations

Providing consulting, training, and management services for the Medical Clinic of North Texas P.A., Impel Management has been relying on a payroll service bureau that offered very little functionality for reporting or human resource management and that required the HR team to manage vacation requests, third-party data transfers, direct deposit changes, and nearly all employee events manually with spreadsheets and paper forms.

Sandra Dehu, HR director for Impel Management, joined the company two years ago and, along with members of the finance, operations, and payroll teams, immediately began investigating alternative solutions as a top priority. Dehu had experienced the range of challenges with traditional service bureaus, so she knew she wanted better control of her employee information, processes, and payroll schedule to transform HR operations at Impel Management. However, she didn't want the responsibilities and costs that can be associated with maintaining a typical on-premise business application. With more than 40 medical clinics throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Impel Management chose UltiPro in March 2010 after considering a wide variety of solutions.

"Our previous methods were so vanilla," said Dehu. "The ability for managers to see details on their staff was practically non-existent. Employee self-service was limited at best, and reporting was very poor. It was really a nightmare. Ultimate offers us the broad spectrum of HCM features that our company will benefit from for years to come."

Although functional attributes were important to Dehu and the decision team, Ultimate's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery was a key decision driver.

"We expect to reap hard- and soft-cost returns with Ultimate, and we like the per-employee-per-month pricing available with SaaS. We're also glad to have our data stored securely in Ultimate's data center, where we don't have to worry about the added responsibility of protecting our data," said Dehu. "This peace of mind is an invaluable benefit."

"Business efficiencies and advanced technology are key reasons that companies select UltiPro, and the additional value derived from our SaaS model is exponential. SaaS delivery can save our customers thousands of man hours in enhancement and maintenance costs," said Greg Swick, chief sales officer for Ultimate. "With our focus on end-to-end HCM combined with our innovative leadership in the SaaS industry, we are well equipped to help improve HCM operations and deliver tangible business impact to Impel and other organizations."

About Ultimate

The leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, Ultimate markets its award-winning UltiPro solution as an on-demand service through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Based in Weston, FL, Ultimate employs approximately 1,000 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services. In 2009, Ultimate was awarded first place in the People's Choice Stevie competition for Favorite New SaaS Product and was ranked the #1 best medium-sized company to work for in America by the Great Place to Work Institute for the second consecutive year. In 2008, Ultimate was the first HR/payroll SaaS provider to be audited and awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification for security management and was recognized for having the #1 "Best Product Development Team" in the nation by the American Business Awards. Ultimate has more than 1,900 customers representing diverse industries, including such organizations as Adobe Systems Incorporated, The Container Store, Culligan International, Elizabeth Arden, Major League Baseball, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, and Ruth's Chris Steak House. More information on Ultimate's products and services can be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com.

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