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Rail Service Provider Genesee & Wyoming Selects UltiPro to Help Manage Global WorkforceUltimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions in the cloud, announced today that Genesee & Wyoming, the owner and lessor of more than 120 freight railroads worldwide, selected UltiPro as its comprehensive HCM solution to meet key business needs and enhance areas such as payroll, reporting, and talent acquisition. Genesee & Wyoming subsidiaries employ 7,500 people across North America, Australia, and Europe. The company recognized that a global HCM solution would supply managers with a new level of business intelligence and give employees an easy and accessible user experience. After completing a software review, Genesee & Wyoming evaluated and selected UltiPro in December 2015. "We selected UltiPro because the solution aligns with our needs as a global business," said Mary Ellen Russell, Genesee & Wyoming's Chief Human Resource Officer. "For instance, we can elevate the level of strategic planning in HR with enterprise-wide workforce analytics that help us project future hiring needs and enhance our worldwide talent management process." Genesee & Wyoming is eager not only to use UltiPro's workforce analytics but also the solution's unified suite of HCM functionality to improve HR operations and simplify HR transactions for both employees and the HR team. "With UltiPro, we will be able to manage our payroll and HR with speed and accuracy, having just one system of record for the employee data that spans our entire workforce," said Russell. "In addition, UltiPro Time and Attendance can help us manage the unique labor requirements of our business, including monitoring shifts and aviding coverage gaps." "UltiPro's HCM is ideal for a company like Genesee & Wyoming because it is accessible to employees regardless of location and can provide centralized reporting for strategic decision making," said Greg Swick, global chief sales officer at Ultimate. "We are glad to partner with Genesee & Wyoming and help the company achieve its people and business goals." About Ultimate Software Ultimate is a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions, with approximately 30 million people records in the cloud. Ultimate's award-winning UltiPro delivers HR, payroll, talent, and time and labor management solutions that connect people with the information they need to work more effectively. Founded in 1990, the company is headquartered in Weston, Florida, and employs more than 3,300 professionals. In 2016, Fortune ranked Ultimate #1 on its list of 10 Best Large Workplaces in Technology and #15 on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list, Ultimate's fifth consecutive year to be ranked in the top 25. Ultimate was also ranked #8 on Forbes magazine's list of the 100 Most Innovative Growth Companies and ranked #1 in customer satisfaction in G2 (News - Alert) Crowd's Summer 2016 Core HR Software Grid report, based on user reviews. In 2015, Ultimate was named among InformationWeek's Elite 100, honoring innovation in business technology, and recognized as a "Leader" in Nucleus Research's HCM Technology Value Matrix. Ultimate has more than 3,400 customers with employees in 160 countries, including Bloomin' Brands, Culligan International, Feeding America, Major League Baseball, Pep Boys, SUBWAY, Texas Roadhouse, and Yamaha (News - Alert) Corporation of America. More information on Ultimate's products and services for people management can be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com. UltiPro is a registered trademark of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. Follow Ultimate Software on Twitter (News - Alert): www.twitter.com/UltimateHCM and on LinkedIn (News - Alert): http://linkd.in/UltimateHCM
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