Ceridian Employer Services Introduces New Source 500 Hr/payroll for Managing Payroll, Hr, Benefits and Recruiting.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1998--

First Fully Integrated Microsoft Certified Human

Resource/Payroll Solution

Ceridian Employer Services announces the latest addition to its line of Human Resource Management System (HRMS) tools. Ceridian Source 500 HR/Payroll(TM) for Microsoft is a comprehensive solution that combines front-office payroll, human resource, benefits and recruiting tools with outsourced payroll and tax filing in one fully integrated solution.

"Source 500 brings the first fully integrated Certified Microsoft(R) Compatible HR/payroll solution to the market," said Robert Digby, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Ceridian Employer Services. This means Source 500 looks and works like the applications that more than 85 percent of companies use today. Source 500 is also authorized to carry the Designed for Microsoft BackOffice(R) logo, which ensures that it is fully compatible with other BackOffice applications.

Optimized for Windows(R) 95 and Windows NT(R), Source 500 offers a modular configuration that allows companies to start with what meets their current business needs, and add more functionality as their needs change. Modules include payroll, HR/benefits, recruiting and employee self-service.

"Source 500 is also fully scalable, offering a seamless migration path from standalone PCs, to LANs, to multi-tier client-server with Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM), to thin-client, to distributed processing across a WAN, and even to the Internet or intranets. "Scalability is crucial in today's fast-paced business environment," Digby said. "Companies are constantly adding new services, employees and departments. With Source 500, they can invest in an HRMS today, knowing that it will continue to meet their needs -- no matter how they might change -- far into the future."

Patterned after the usability of Microsoft products, Source 500 features a user-focused interface with wizards, ToolTips, toolbars and prompts that guide users easily through system set-up, data entry and data retrieval. "When we designed Source 500, we knew flexibility and ease of use were imperative," Digby said. "Microsoft compatibility lets users use data across programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Seagate's Crystal Reports(R), making it very easy to perform sophisticated data analysis, create presentations and generate online or printed employee correspondence in familiar business applications."

"Employee self service is the ultimate HR/payroll tool," Digby said. "It empowers employees by enabling them to view and update their own information, and saves companies the time and resources previously spent tracking down and keying in employee information. Self service ensures that the person who knows the information best is the one responsible for it. And it provides companies with a means to significantly improve employee communications by offering company information online." Features of the self-service module include managing open enrollment, management tools and unmatched online reporting capabilities.

Source 500 is fully customizable, so companies can set up their HRIS in the way that works best for them. Users can create new fields, screens, tables, choice lists and wizards to improve workflow and ensure fast, easy and consistent data retrieval.

Another important benefit of Source 500 is its unmatched reporting capabilities. Users can access employee information quickly and easily using any of the more than 400 standard reports. Using Seagate's Crystal Reports, users can also create filters on the fly or create custom reports to meet their company's more unique information requirements.

The modular set-up of Source 500 allows maximum scalability, which is ideal for companies in transition. "Scalability is crucial because companies are constantly adding new services, employees and departments," Digby said. The modular construction of Source 500 lets companies add functionality as they grow. For example, if a company doesn't need an interactive employee self-service module when it starts using Source 500, it can bypass that option knowing that if it needs employee self-service functionality later, it can be added with minimal work and cost."

Source 500 helps HR/payroll managers gain better control over their recruiting process by generating position requisitions and tracking the status of open positions online. Users can scan and attach resumes, correspondence, applications, forms and photographs to employee records, eliminating wasted paper and time. It also has skill mapping capabilities, making applicant searches for open jobs easier than ever before.

About Ceridian Employer Services

Ceridian Employer Services is the source for leading outsourced and in-house HRMS, payroll and tax filing solutions. The Ceridian Source product suite includes HRIS, employee self service, payroll and tax filing services, and time and attendance solutions - available for Windows SQL Server and Oracle environments. Ceridian has formed strong customer partnerships with nearly 100,000 customers, including 40 percent of the Fortune 1,000 and 30 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. For more information about Ceridian Employer Services, visit http://ces.ceridian.com.

Ceridian Corporation (NYSE: CEN) is a leading information services company that serves the human resource, electronic media and transportation markets. Its information services businesses include Ceridian Employer Services, a leading provider of human resource management systems, as well as payroll, tax filing and other services; Comdata Corporation, which provides transaction processing and information services to the transportation industry; and marketing information businesses that include The Arbitron Company.

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