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United Fire Group Insures HR Excellence with
PDS’ Vista HR, Payroll & Benefits Solution

Blue Bell, Pa., October 23, 2006 – PDS, an award-winning developer of web-based human resource and payroll systems, today announced that United Fire Group, a property, casualty and life insurance company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa., has completed the implementation of its Vista HRMS (Human Resource Management System) to further streamline and automate the insurance company’s human resource, payroll and benefits administration processes.

With more than 670 employees, United Fire Group includes United Fire & Casualty Company (NASDAQ: UFCS) and five other wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries. Vista’s fully-integrated HR, benefits administration and payroll system will enable United Fire Group to minimize the time invested in administrative HR and payroll activities and focus more on strategic initiatives.

“We were in search of a solution that provided online benefits enrollment, employee self service and that was more compliant with the Sarbanes Oxley Act than what we had in place,” said Zondra Hopkins, Payroll/HRIS Manager at United Fire Group. “We thoroughly evaluated many of the products on the market and the positive reviews that PDS’ technical support received from its existing customers really stood out.”

“United Fire Group is a progressive company striving for increased productivity in all areas of its business,” said George Brady, vice president of Sales at PDS. “By leveraging Vista’s self-service capabilities, United Fire Group will be able to reduce the administrative burden on its HR and payroll departments and better serve its employees.”

About PDS
In the software development business for more than 30 years, PDS is a provider of a web-based, feature-rich, completely integrated human resource, benefits administration and payroll software application that enables organizations to focus on more strategic issues and less on administrative HR and payroll activities. PDS offers a full range of professional services to a wide variety of industries in the U.S. and in Canada. Founded in 1974, PDS is a privately-held company headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa. For more information on PDS visit www.pdssoftware.com.

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