WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of unified human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions for global businesses, announced today that Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, a hotel management and development company with a portfolio that includes more than 80 hotels in 20 states in the U.S. and two provinces in Canada, has selected the UltiPro platform to achieve long-term strategies for its business.

With more than 3,500 employees, Concord operates its hotels and resorts under such well-known brands as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood, and Choice Hotels. Concord’s properties feature several of the most awarded hotels in the U.S., having won nearly 30 honors in the past two years, including Marriott’s Hotel of the Year, Developer of the Year, and Partnership Circle Award.

After 17 years with the award-winning hotel company, Debra Punke moved into the role of vice president of human resources in 2007 and saw many opportunities to make strategic contributions, improve companywide accountability, and boost business agility and efficiency with the right technology. Determined to elevate HCM for Concord Hospitality, Punke and the decision-making team selected UltiPro in December 2010 after an extensive investigation into HCM providers.

“Previously, our company had a slow-moving manual machine for our HR-related operations as well as a decentralized approach with nearly 80 individual business units that were processing payroll. As we researched a range of applications, we discovered many systems were undercut by integration issues and a lack of sophisticated capabilities. Because Concord has a vision of aggressive growth, we realized our business needed an agile, centralized technology platform for people management, and if we were going to accomplish our objectives without adding resources and expenses, we needed the best possible HCM solution,” said Punke.

“After we completed our analysis of companies that could provide the right functionality and flexibility for our business models in the U.S. and Canada, it became very clear that UltiPro provides the right HCM technology to drive our results. We are very impressed with UltiPro, and Ultimate confirmed its reputation as a forward-thinking company—progressive, nimble, and very responsive. We are a fast-paced company, and Ultimate’s teams are always testing, validating, and thinking ahead for adjustments that will be best for our business. Our selection team noticed immediately that for years Ultimate has been delivering the technology that other providers were promising to do in the future. Plus, Ultimate’s culture felt very similar to our own—innovative and cutting-edge. We’re so excited to be part of the Ultimate family.”

With one single solution that delivers a consolidated view of all key HR information, Punke is clearing the path for unprecedented growth—leveraging UltiPro’s ease-of-use, rapid speed-to-deployment, robust reporting, and integration capabilities.

“Our business and our industry are constantly changing, so we need technologies that help us stay ahead of rapid changes and evolutions. The dynamics of generational diversity are pushing us to become more sustainable in our approach to business, and we chose technology that will grow with us and deliver more strategic ways to manage the lifecycles of our associates,” said Punke. “We are very pleased to have found better accountability and a single, unified platform with UltiPro.”

“Business technology today is about providing value and results, with solutions that easily integrate with existing systems, deliver tangible business impact rapidly, as well as improve overall business operations,” said Greg Swick, chief sales officer for Ultimate. “We are honored to have Concord Hospitality as our business partner, and we’re looking forward to helping this dynamic company achieve peak business performance with enhanced human capital management.”

About Ultimate

Ultimate is a leading provider of unified human capital management (HCM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for global businesses. Ultimate’s award-winning UltiPro^® solutions deliver the functionality businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. Based in Weston, FL, Ultimate employs more than 1,100 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality solutions and services. In 2010, Ultimate was named an Optimas Award winner by Workforce Management magazine. 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 2010, Ultimate’s security practices were recertified for ISO/IEC 27001, and Ultimate was the first HR SaaS vendor to be ISO/IEC 27001 certified in 2008. Ultimate has approximately 2,200 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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