Workday: One of the Best Places to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area


WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - May 5, 2008) - Workday, Inc. has ranked #5 on the San Francisco Business Times' list of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for 2008. The award honors companies for their work environment and corporate culture, based on results of an independent, third-party employee survey.

Founded in 2005, Workday is delivering a suite of on-demand business services to help organizations of all sizes manage their human resources and financial operations. The company's on-demand human resources solution was recently honored by Human Resources Executive Magazine as a 2007 product of the year.

Workday's customers span from medium sized businesses up to the Fortune 500. The company employs more than 225 people at its headquarters in Walnut Creek, California and its Dublin, Ireland research and development facility.

Comments on the news

"At Workday, we're building a company culture based on the collective energy, positive attitude and commitment of the special group of people who work here," said Dave Duffield, Workday CEO and chief customer advocate. "Our belief in a unique set of core values drives the way we work with each other, our customers, and our partners. I am delighted to see Workday recognized as one of the best places to work in the Bay Area."

"As a family owned business with a focus on people, Dudum Sports and Entertainment shares Workday's passion for customers and commitment to building a great company," said Jeff Dudum, president and CEO of Dudum Sports and Entertainment, Workday customer #3. "We experience Workday's positive culture in each of our regular interactions with the company. Workday is a great place, and its employees make it easy to do our job right."

About Workday

Workday is delivering the first on-demand alternative to ERP, with a new generation of solutions designed to meet the needs of today's dynamic and global businesses. Built on a completely new model, Workday Human Capital Management and Workday Financials use the most modern, standards-based technologies to provide an unparalleled level of agility, ease-of-use, and integration capability. For more information about Workday, please visit www.workday.com.

© 2008. Workday, Inc. All rights reserved. Workday and the Workday logo are registered trademarks of Workday, Inc. Workday Enterprise Business Services, Workday Human Capital Management, Workday Financial Management, Workday Resource Management and Workday Revenue Management are all trademarks of Workday, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Workday CEO and chief customer advocate, Dave Duffield Workday customer #3, Jeff Dudum, president and CEO Dudum Sports and Entertainment.