ADP division builds new headquarters in Metro Atlanta; will serve large corporate clients across the country from new 200,000-square-foot building in Windward Business Center.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 1996--One of the newest, fastest-growing business units of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. Inc. (ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. ) -- the National Accounts Division -- is building a new national headquarters in Metro Atlanta. The National Accounts Division started construction today on a new 200,000-square-foot building in North Atlanta's Windward Business Center. ADP is the world leader in providing fully integrated human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , benefits and payroll solutions. The National Accounts Division serves the human resource and payroll needs of some of the largest companies in the U.S. The new facility will house approximately 500 associates of the National Accounts Division as well as a 12,000-square-foot computer center. The building is scheduled for occupancy in August 1997. Associates of other ADP business units will also occupy the building. In ceremonies this morning at the 21-acre site, Tim Lamb Timothy Michael Lamb (born Hartford, Cheshire, March 24 1953) was an English County Cricketer and Cricket Administrator, the first Chief Executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (1996-2004). , president of the National Accounts Division, said: "We chose Atlanta as our headquarters site because of our continuing success here attracting highly qualified and energetic associates who believe in our vision and are excited about the future of ADP and our human resources and payroll solutions to large companies." The National Accounts Division's neighbors in the corporate office park in the Georgia 400 highway corridor include AT&T, GE Capital Technology Management Services, State Farm Insurance and UPS. The four-story building will sit on a natural stone base with a pre-cast and glass facade. The building will have emergency diesel generator A diesel generator is the combination of a diesel engine with an electrical generator (often called an alternator) to generate electric energy. Diesel generators are used in places without connection to the power grid or as emergency power-supply if the grid fails. back-up to guarantee an uninterrupted power supply and 24-hour-a-day operation. Holder Construction of Atlanta will build the new building, designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback and Associates Inc. About ADP ADP provides human resources and payroll software, computerized transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , software and information services See Information Systems. to more than 350,000 clients in virtually every business and industry. The company, founded in 1949, has $3 billion in annual revenue. In addition to a complete line of employer services, ADP provides market data and back-office services to the brokerage and financial communities, industry-specific services to auto and truck dealerships, and automated car collision repair and estimating. ADP's Web site is www.adp.com. -0- Editors: Photos will be available from Angela Burkardt, 770/612-6727. ADP is a registered trademark of Automatic Processing Inc. CONTACT: ADP Angela Burkardt 770/612-6727 |
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