Ultimate Software Adds Winn-Dixie Supermarket Chain To Its Growing Client List

Business Wire, June 23, 1997

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1997--

New ULTIPRO(r) for Windows(r) system will provide Year 2000

compliance and serve human resource needs of more than

135,000 Winn-Dixie employees

The Ultimate Software Group Inc., a leading developer of visionary human resource management systems (HRMS), today announced that Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WIN) has selected Ultimates ULTIPRO for Windows as its new HRMS.

ULTIPRO for Windows is the first 32-bit, object-oriented client/server HRMS for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and Windows NT 4.0. Winn-Dixie employs more than 135,000 persons and operates 1,181 stores in 14 states and the Bahamas.

Winn-Dixie will use ULTIPRO for Windows to replace its existing mainframe-based HRMS to manage human resources, benefits, recruitment and staffing, payroll, employee self-service via Internet/Intranet, and other important HRMS functions. Winn-Dixie's implementation of the ULTIPRO for Windows system began this month with live processing scheduled for January 1998.

"ULTIPRO for Windows will provide Winn-Dixie with greater flexibility in cross-division reporting and significant improvement in ease of use," said Scott Scherr, president, founder and CEO of Ultimate.

"Another primary reason Winn-Dixie chose this new system was its ability to provide Year 2000 compliance, thus avoiding the expensive process of re-coding and re-engineering their existing mainframe system," Scherr added.

ULTIPRO for Windows provides users with greater speed, scalability and ease-of-use than competing software at its price point.

"In the HRMS market, Ultimate Software is using object technology to differentiate the ULTIPRO product for Windows on SQL Server(tm) 6.5. The performance provided by SQL Server is perfectly suited for payroll calculations, historical reporting, and other HR transaction processing," said Holly Henson, industry marketing manager for enterprise accounting and ERP at Microsoft. "We are excited to see customers like Winn-Dixie choosing ULTIPRO running on Microsoft BackOffice(tm) to replace their mainframe based HRMS applications."

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. is one of the nation's largest supermarket retailers with 1,181 stores in 14 states and the Bahamas.

Founded in 1990, Ultimate designs, markets, implements and supports the most functional human resource management systems available at a competitive price point in the middle market. Headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Ultimate employs 240 professionals nationwide and markets its ULTIPRO software systems through a direct sales force in 28 cities.

Since the introduction of ULTIPRO software in 1993, Ultimate has achieved consistently high growth rates and now provides software to 1,600 companies. Ultimate's clients include Ingram Entertainment, Bentley's Luggage, Cobb Theaters, Goodwill Industries, Benihana Corp., The Florida Marlins, and Weiser Lock. -0-

ULTIPRO is a registered trademark of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark and SQL and Windows NT Server are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between StanFLA and safari.net. There is an "underscore" between linda and miller@usgroup.com and there is an "at" symbol between linda_miller and usgroup.com. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems.

CONTACT: Schneider Communications

Stan Schneider

954/435-3310, StanFLA@safari.net

or

Ultimate Software Group

Linda Miller, Public Relations Mgr.

954/266-1083, linda_miller@usgroup.com