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SunGard Public Sector Ranked Number Seven in the Orlando Sentinel’s 2009 “Top 100 Companies for Working Families”
August 24, 2009 — Lake Mary, FL
For the second consecutive year, SunGard Public Sector’s headquarters in Lake Mary, Florida has been named one of the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families, this year ranking number seven among companies with 250 employees or more. Judged by an independent panel of local human resources experts, the annual awards recognize Central Florida companies that make family a top priority in the workplace through exceptional employee benefits and work / life balance programs.
“At SunGard Public Sector, we value employee wellness and fully support a proper balance between work and family life,” said Gil Santos, chief executive officer, SunGard Public Sector. “Our HR team has always been a true business partner focused on improving the health and well-being of our employees. We consider this to be a top honor and are glad to be able to make a positive contribution to the Central Florida community through our policies and charitable efforts. ”
Earlier this year, SunGard Public Sector employees gave back to the Orlando community by helping to break ground at a new Habitat for Humanity home located in nearby Kissimmee, FL. SunGard Public Sector employees also reach out to local charity efforts through yearly participation in Relay for Life, the First Harvest Food Drive and a holiday “Angels” program to purchase gifts for foster children.
“Education and continuous learning are also core priorities,” said Mr. Santos. “Through education and continuous learning, we grow as individuals and collectively as a company. This helps sustain our competitiveness.”
The emphasis on continuous learning is demonstrated through programs such as book and education fairs, tuition reimbursement, and Public Sector University, a week-long learning event where employees are encouraged to participate in developing and attending seminar-style courses designed around public sector products and general business topics.
To promote health and well-being, SunGard Public Sector provides employees with on-site flu vaccinations and health screenings, nutrition classes, discounted gym memberships and an annual Wellness Fair, where local health vendors are invited to provide information about their products and services. SunGard Public Sector provides a pre-tax flexible spending account for out-of-pocket health care costs and a preventive care coverage program that covers well-child check-ups, immunizations and annual physicals for employees and family members. SunGard Public Sector also offers a highly competitive paid-time off (PTO) policy that recognizes each employee’s need for a healthy work / life balance.
About SunGard Public Sector
SunGard Public Sector serves a wide range of customers—city and county governments; public safety, justice, and security agencies; school districts; not-for-profit organizations; and state and central governments. SunGard Public Sector products include public administration, public safety and justice, and K-12 education software applications, as well as performance management and managed services. These solutions impact more than 140 million citizens in North America and 40 million citizens in the UK. Visit SunGard Public Sector at www.sungardps.com.
About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and IT services companies. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including the world’s 25 largest financial services companies.
SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.
With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and services company on the Forbes list of private businesses. Based on information compiled by Datamonitor*, SunGard is the third largest provider of business applications software after Oracle and SAP. Continuity, Insurance & Risk has recognized SunGard as service provider of the year an unprecedented six times. For more information, please visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.
*January 2009 Technology Vendors Financial Database Tracker http://www.datamonitor.com
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