Ultimate Software Hosts Sixth Annual Customer Advisory Board Meeting
Posted on: Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 09:00 CDT
WESTON, Fla., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customers of Ultimate Software , a leading provider of Web-based payroll and workforce management solutions, announced today that its 2005 Customer Advisory Board met from July 20-22, 2005.
Ultimate Software established its advisory board in 1999 to hear customer feedback on the company's future product direction, understand customer business issues, and hear about the UltiPro customer experience firsthand. Companies on the Board include: Chiquita Corp., Federal Signal, Freedom Communications, JELD-WEN, The Lane Company, National Gypsum, Nintendo of America, Praxair, Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Container Store, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Trammell Crow Residential, and UST Inc. (U.S. Smokeless Tobacco and International Wines and Spirits).
Some of the topics discussed at the 2005 gathering were Ultimate Software's plans for future product releases, a new Web site for opening call tickets and requesting customer support information, upcoming enhancements to business intelligence reporting, and details on Intersourcing, Ultimate Software's hosted service model of UltiPro Workforce Management. During the sessions, Ultimate Software facilitators solicited input from board members through interactive presentations.
"Customer feedback plays a vital role in our product direction, and every year we find that our Customer Advisory Board proves to be an excellent forum for an enlightening exchange of ideas. The format encourages open discussion and brings fresh insights into our customers' business processes and the strategic uses of UltiPro so that, when we improve our product, we are focusing on the areas that add the most value to the user," said Sharyle Doherty, Ultimate Software's vice president of product management.
The advisory board's charter is to provide guidance to Ultimate Software on product development, services, and trends in workforce management. In addition to customers representing a variety of industries and titles, the presidents of Ultimate Software's eight user groups are invited to serve on the Board each year and provide a link between the Board and a large number of Ultimate Software customers.
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. Employing approximately 500 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services, Ultimate Software was named the 2005 Payroll Provider of the Year by the Human Resources Outsourcing Association and listed among the 2005 Top 25 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America by the Great Place to Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. 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, 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.
For Sales Information: Ultimate Software Phone: (800) 432-1729 Web site: http://www.ultimatesoftware.com/
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Ultimate Software
CONTACT: Darlene Marcroft, Ultimate Software, +1-954-331-7444, ordarlene_marcroft@ultimatesoftware.com
Web site: http://www.ultimatesoftware.com/
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