Ultimate Software Becomes First HR/Payroll SaaS Provider to Achieve ISO/IEC 27001 Certification
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Weston, FL, January 21, 2008 – Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, today announced it has received ISO/IEC 27001 certification. Ultimate Software joins the exclusive ranks of the few U.S. companies that have achieved this distinction and is the first human resources and payroll software-as-a-service provider to be awarded ISO/IEC 27001 certification. The ISO/IEC 27001 certification is achieved through a rigorous independent audit of a service organization’s technology, processes, and people. Ultimate Software received the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its on-demand HR/payroll software-as-a-service, Intersourcing.
“To date, less than 60 U.S. companies, mostly in the telecommunications, IT, finance, and healthcare industries, have attained ISO/IEC 27001 certification,” commented Bill Hicks, CIO and senior vice president of Shared Services, Ultimate Software. “We’re delighted to be the first human resources/payroll SaaS company that has been ISO/IEC 27001 certified. It underscores our commitment to best practices and the highest standards of excellence. It has always been our objective to create a secure, sophisticated IT infrastructure. The safety and integrity of our clients’ data is our highest priority. This certification allowed us to audit and validate our processes, so we’re very pleased.” ISO/IEC 27001 is a global industry standard created by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission that validates organizations that have implemented a sound and secure information security management system. The certification verifies an organization has a commitment to preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its information assets; has implemented adequate and proportionate security controls to protect its information assets; and is continually monitoring and improving the quality of its overall information
security management system.
“It’s critical to me that I partner with a human resources software provider who puts as strong a value on managing risk and protecting sensitive personnel data as First Horizon does,” said Karen Sones, senior vice president of human resource operations for First Horizon National Corp., one of the nation’s largest bank holding companies and an Ultimate Software Intersourcing customer. “In a time when so many companies are scrambling to keep up with security and compliance issues, we congratulate Ultimate Software for its forward-looking approach and commitment to protecting one of the most valuable customer assets – information.”
“By earning ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification, Ultimate Software is further demonstrating its commitment to information security,” said Gary Pearsons, president of BSI Management Systems. “To be among the first companies in North America to achieve this is a real achievement. By formalizing their management system and using ISO/IEC 27001:2005 as an extra set of eyes, Ultimate Software, will be able to improve security and continually assure customers that they are doing everything they can. The company’s employees are committed and use well-organized processes – ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification can only serve to improve an already top-of-the-line business.”
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