ROSELAND, New Jersey --May 8, 2006 -- ADP® National Account Services, (NYSE: ADP) part of the Employer Services Division, a leading provider of payroll, benefits and Human Resources (HR) services, today announced that it has been selected by the City of Springfield, Mass. to provide payroll, HR, tax filing and time and labor management services to increase accuracy and improve efficiencies across the city's HR processes.

 

ADP's multi-service solution will modernize Springfield's technology infrastructure and provide the city's 6,500 employees and 3,000 retirees with a suite of services expected to eliminate processing errors and deliver significant cost savings.

 

The partnership with the City of Springfield reflects a growing desire by public sector organizations to achieve standard, best-practice processes in payroll and HR. ADP is meeting this need with a focus on the public sector marketplace, including a suite of customizable services for public entities.

 

"Public Sector organizations can realize tremendous benefits by working with service providers rich in domain expertise," said Glenn K. Davidson, president, EquaTerra Public Sector. EquaTerra is a leading sourcing advisory firm dedicated to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative and back-office functions for various sectors, including the government and other not-for-profit organizations. "Many local governments are burdened with outdated HR technology, tight budgets and limited resources. As a result, they are finding it difficult to establish internal quality standards or meet external compliance requirements," Davidson added. "Service providers that can deliver proven solutions that will lower costs and increase efficiencies are gaining significant ground in assisting public sector organizations with their short- and long-term goals."

 

"Before using ADP, we were manually keying in payroll and HR records, which consumed a great deal of time and often resulted in a number of errors. It was obvious that changes were necessary to bring us up-to-date with today's automated technology and standard HR programs," said John W. Allen, City of Springfield payroll director. "After an extensive vendor evaluation, we decided ADP was the best fit to meet our needs."

 

"ADP has a robust offering of HR and payroll services for the public sector market," said Regina Lee, president, ADP National Account Services. "We look forward to a long relationship with the city to help deliver efficient services that benefit its employees and taxpayers."

 

ADP National Account Services is the business unit of ADP that provides payroll, HR and benefit services to organizations with more than 1,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.nas.adp.com.

 

About ADP

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE: ADP), with over $8 billion in revenues and more than 600,000 clients worldwide, is one of the largest providers of a broad range of premier, mission-critical, cost-effective transaction processing and information-based business solutions. ADP Employer Services (ES), a division of ADP, Inc., offers the widest range of HR, payroll and benefit administration solutions from a single source, to meet the extensive needs of employers worldwide. Built with more than 50-years of industry experience, ADP ES' cost-effective, easy-to-use solutions provide superior value to organizations of all sizes. More than 536,000 organizations rely on ADP ES for unparalleled service and compliance expertise, allowing them to focus on other core activities. For more information about ADP ES or to contact a local ADP sales office, reach us at 1.800.225.5237 or visit the company's Web site at www.adp.com.