ADP Retirement Services Partners with SmartMoney To Provide Award-Winning Financial Planning Tools and Content for Retirement Plan Participants.

Business Editors

ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2003

Enhances Plan Participant Web site with Content from SmartMoney

ADP(R) Retirement Services, part of the Employer Services division, a leading provider of integrated outsourced payroll and human resource services, today announced a partnership with SmartMoney Custom Solutions to enhance its retirement plan participant site. Along with retirement planning, the participant site will include educational content and interactive worksheets for 401(k)'s, IRAs, asset-allocation, budgeting, estate-planning and more.

A leading distributor of tax-advantaged savings programs, ADP Retirement Services' goal is to provide participants with educational tools and content for accumulating and effectively managing their retirement and financial future. This comprehensive offering will assist participants in addressing many of the financial issues they face while planning for a secure retirement.

"Our partnership with SmartMoney is consistent with ADP Retirement Services' strategy of enabling working Americans to provide a better life for themselves and their families," said Mark Phillips, Senior Vice President, General Manager, ADP Retirement Services. "Incorporating SmartMoney.com's award-winning tools and content into the site strengthens ADP's position as a resource in educating and empowering retirement plan participants in achieving their goals."

Andrew Seibert, General Manager and Editorial Director of SmartMoney Custom Solutions, commented, "We're excited to be partnering with ADP Retirement Services - a highly respected, leading provider of integrated business solutions. ADP Retirement Services is recognized for its service and commitment to its defined contribution customers."

Added Sheridan, "The quality of SmartMoney.com's content and interactive tools - along with the credibility and recognition of the brand among participants - enables us to deliver on our commitment to the customer and enhance the overall participant experience."

SmartMoney.com continues to receive many accolades, most recently, a 2003 "Best of the Web" from Forbes magazine.

About ADP/ADP Employer Services

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE:ADP) is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world, with $7 billion in revenue and 500,000 clients. ADP Employer Services (ES), a division of ADP, Inc., is a leading provider of integrated business administrative solutions that help its over 450,000 clients efficiently manage their internal processes, allowing them to focus on core competencies. ADP Employer Services' offerings include both traditional and Internet-based outsourcing products and services, giving clients the ability to select from ADP's comprehensive range of world class service solutions. Services include: payroll, tax regulatory management, HRMS, benefits administration, time and labor management, retirement plan services, online recruiting, PEO services, and employment screening and selection. For more information about ADP Employer Services, or to contact a local ADP sales office, reach us at 800-225-5237 or visit the company's Web site at www.adp.com. For more information about ADP Retirement Services, visit our Web site at www.adp401k.com.

About SmartMoney Custom Solutions

SmartMoney Custom Solutions is a leading provider of custom communications programs to the financial services industry, delivering content, insight and tools to help consumers make informed decisions, financial or otherwise, in their personal and professional lives. As a full-service outsource partner, SmartMoney Custom Solutions has a proven editorial process that ensures quality in the development and execution of a company's communications.