CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a leading cloud-based benefits management
platform and services provider, announced today that they have
joined Ultimate Software's UltiPro® Connect Partners program. The
new partnership makes it easier for mutual customers to exchange
data between the UltiPro human capital management (HCM) solution
and the Benefitfocus MarketPlace through an API integration, which
is now available in the UltiPro Connect Marketplace.
Benefitfocus MarketPlace goes beyond benefit administration and
enrollment. With insight-driven decision support, personalized
communication and convenient mobile access, it gives consumers what
they need to make educated, more confident benefit decisions to
ensure health and personal well-being and financial security at
every stage in life.
"Our goal is to provide unprecedented simplicity for the entire
benefits ecosystem to save customers time and money," said
Ray August, Benefitfocus President
& CEO. "As Ultimate's new Benefit Administration partner for
the enterprise space, we're co-delivering a single system of record
experience that reduces HR IT costs, helps the benefits
administrator to work more effectively and minimizes employee data
discrepancies."
The UltiPro Connect Partners program allows partners to build an
out-of-the-box integration to Ultimate's UltiPro platform and
provides them with information, resources and documentation to meet
Ultimate's standards and best practices. The UltiPro Connect
Partners program is designed to give customers access to seamless,
real-time integrations built in the cloud between UltiPro and an
ecosystem of best-in-class partners. To participate in Ultimate's
UltiPro Connect Partners program, partners are required to build an
integration adhering to Ultimate's standards for compliance,
architecture, development, privacy and security.
To learn more about Benefitfocus' partnership with Ultimate
Software, and how the Benefitfocus Platform helps extend the value
of UltiPro, visit the UltiPro Connect Marketplace at
www.ultimatesoftware.com/marketplace.
About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT) unifies the entire U.S. benefits
industry on a single technology platform to protect consumers'
health, wealth, property and lifestyle. Our powerful cloud-based
software, data-driven insights and thoughtfully-designed services,
enable employers, insurance brokers, carriers and suppliers to
simplify the complexity of benefits administration and deliver a
world-class benefits experience. Learn more at
www.benefitfocus.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Ultimate Software
Ultimate Software is a leading global provider of cloud-based
human capital management and employee experience solutions, with
more than 51 million people records in the cloud. Our award-winning
UltiPro delivers HR, payroll, talent, and time and labor
management, as well as HR service delivery solutions. Founded in
1990, Ultimate is headquartered in Weston, Florida, and employs more than 5,400
professionals. In 2019, Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work
ranked Ultimate #1 on their Best Workplaces in
Technology list, in the "Large Companies" category,
Ultimate's fourth consecutive year to top the list. Customer Sales
and Service World Awards recognized Ultimate's Services team as the
#1 Customer Service Department of the Year in 2018 for
companies with 2,500 employees or more across diverse industries.
Ultimate has more than 6,400 customers worldwide, including
Bloomin' Brands, Culligan International, Feeding America, First
Horizon National Corporation, Red
Roof, SUBWAY, Texas Roadhouse, and Yamaha Corporation of
America. More information on Ultimate's products and services can
be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com.
Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer
Except for historical information, all of the statements,
expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance might
differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially include: the need to innovate
and provide useful products and services; our ability to compete
effectively; management of growth; privacy; security and other
risks associated with our business; our ability to maintain our
culture and recruit and retain qualified personnel; the immature
and volatile nature of the market for our products and services;
risks related to changing healthcare and other applicable
regulations; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time
in our SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge
within the Investor Relations section of the Benefitfocus website
at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/sec-filings or upon
request from our investor relations department. Benefitfocus
assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these
forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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