Ceridian and Minnesota Sports & Entertainment Score With Winning Relationship; Web-Based Solutions Support Growing Business Enterprise That Includes History-Making Minnesota Wild.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2003

Ceridian, a leader in managed business solutions for human resource and employee effectiveness services, today announced that it will provide Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), a premier sports and entertainment organization, with its Web-enabled suite of solutions, including payroll and tax filing.

"We are delighted to be partnering with a local company that understands our organization and can deliver the same level of service that we strive for in our businesses," said Mike Nealy, vice president of finance and controller at MSE. "This agreement with Ceridian will allow us to take advantage of technology to streamline administrative processes and provide us with new features and functionalities that will save us time and money."

"Congratulations to MSE for its business successes. We look forward to a long-term relationship with the organization," said Pat Goepel, chief revenue officer at Ceridian's U.S. human resource solutions business. "We have a proven track record and take great pride in working with sports franchises to provide solutions that help alleviate administrative burdens so that they can focus on core business issues."

Ceridian's hosted solution allows companies to conserve valuable financial and IT resources, helps ensure compliance, and releases companies from the burden of manual upgrades while giving them continual access to the latest version. Customers will have 24/7 access from one point of entry, with industry-standard levels of data security and protection.

About Ceridian

Ceridian enables companies to be free to succeed in their core business through its suite of innovative managed business solutions for HRMS, payroll, tax filing, application outsourcing, time and labor management, benefits administration and employee effectiveness services. Ceridian Corporation (NYSE:CEN) is an information services company serving businesses and employees in the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information about Ceridian's comprehensive array of human resource solutions, visit www.ceridian.com/myceridian or call [phone].

About Minnesota Sports & Entertainment

Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is a premier sports and entertainment provider and has expanded into several different avenues of business operations. MSE was originally formed in 1997 by majority owner Bob Naegele, Jr., and a group of investors when they were awarded the rights to an expansion National Hockey League (NHL) franchise for the City of Saint Paul. The limited partnership owns the NHL's Minnesota Wild along with the Saint Paul Arena Company, which operates the Xcel Energy Center, Touchstone Energy Place and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Along with the Wild and the Saint Paul Arena Company, MSE has extended its business interests into the hospitality realm through its majority stake in Wildside Caterers. The limited partnership also owns and operates 317 on Rice Park, the former historic Minnesota Club, which has become one of the most intimate venues in the Twin Cities for receptions, business meetings and weddings. Each of these entities offers a broad collection of services and is committed to excellence and customer satisfaction.