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Texas Rangers / Dallas Stars Use UltiPro to Manage Multi- Jurisdictional Taxation, Complex Payroll, and Scaling Workforce

Weston, FL, June 9, 2004--Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of Web-based payroll and workforce management solutions, reports that its customer Southwest Sports Group, LLC, is using UltiPro to efficiently manage the complicated payroll processes required for its 11 sports-related organizations, including the Texas Rangers baseball team and Dallas Stars hockey team. The company started using UltiPro in 1997 to manage its intricate payroll process. The areas where UltiPro provides the most business value to Southwest Sports are its:

• ability to manage multi-state taxation • flexibility in adapting to the company’s unique payroll processing requirements • reporting tools

Management for sports teams must calculate the taxes for team members who work in many different locations throughout the season. For example, a ballplayer might pitch in Kansas City for three nights, play in Boston the next few days, and follow that with a series in New York. Not only could each state, county, or municipality where the player works have its own tax rate, but each rate could be calculated differently. With UltiPro, companies in that situation simply input the employees’ work location and duration of employment in that locale, and UltiPro calculates the taxes automatically. This is important to an organization like Southwest Sports that manages hundreds of players representing two professional sporting teams, eight minor league baseball teams, and one minor league hockey team.

“UltiPro dramatically reduces the amount of time my department spends processing payroll,” said Melissa Embry, controller for Southwest Sports. “I have only 1.5 full-time employees for a workforce of between 1,000 and 2,000, and I believe UltiPro has played an important role in keeping that administrative expense low.”

Not only can the solution handle complicated taxes, but it can also adapt to fit other specific business needs. For instance, the company establishes a daily pay rate for players by dividing the days in the playing season by their annual salary. After any bonuses are added or fines deducted, players are paid “as they go” with checks issued semimonthly during their season. In the event that a game gets rained out or rescheduled, Southwest Sports has the control it needs to make appropriate payroll adjustments to taxes so that employees are paid accurately and manage its business efficiently.

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“Our payroll is very different from and more complicated than most companies, and I can’t imagine managing it without UltiPro,” said Embry. “The solution allows us to monitor wages and watch those expenses carefully. For example, bringing up a player from the minor leagues to replace an injured player results in an increase in salaries paid out, so that’s something we really need to keep an eye on.”

Adding another prickle to Southwest Sports’ thorny payroll is its seasonal workforce. During peak season, the company employs almost 2,000 people, a number that drops to approximately 1,000 in off-season. About half of those employees are rehired every year.

“With UltiPro, the hourly employees we bring back season after season can be made active again without having to reenter their payroll information into the solution. Each year, this saves us significant time and effort,” said Embry.

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 430 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 www.ultimatesoftware.com.

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