History

In 1992, Ceridian Corporation emerged as an information services company from the restructuring of its predecessor company, Control Data Corporation, a computer services and manufacturing company founded in 1957. 

Beginning in 1990, Ceridian's predecessor company narrowed its focus to three principal businesses—information services, defense electronics and computer products. As part of the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit against IBM, Control Data had acquired the Service Bureau Company (established in 1932), which became the forerunner of Ceridian's present-day employer services business. Mini Data, which has evolved into Powerpay.com (now HR/Payroll for Small Business), an Internet-based HR/payroll services for companies with 200 or fewer employees, was acquired by Control Data in 1991. 

Since its formation in 1992, Ceridian has made other significant investments in technology and customer service to further its leadership in information services. Highlights include:

	1993: Purchased Systems Tax Service Inc. (STS), which helps companies pay taxes associated with their employee payrolls.
	1995: Purchased Centrefile (now Ceridian in the UK), the largest outsourced payroll processing business in the United Kingdom. The transaction marked Ceridian's first acquisition of a human resources company outside the United States.
	1995. Acquired Comdata Corporation, a provider of transaction processing and information services to the transportation and gaming industries.
	1997: Sold the defense electronics business, Computing Devices International, to General Dynamics.
	1998: Established Ceridian Canada by purchasing, the payroll outsourcing operations of Toronto Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
	1998. Swapped Comdata's gaming services operations to First Data Corporation in exchange for their transportation services business, NTS, and cash.
	1998. Purchased the LifeWorks portion of Boston-based Work/Family Directions, making Ceridian the leader in the Employee Advisory Program (EAP) market.
	1999: Acquired a majority interest in Stored Value Systems (SVS), making Comdata the largest provider of stored value cards in the United States. Comdata acquired the remaining interest in SVS in March of 2000.
	1999. Purchased ABR Information Services, Inc., now Ceridian's benefits services organization, the largest third-party benefits administration company in the United States.
	2001: Spun off 100 percent of Ceridian's Arbitron business to shareholders in a reverse spin transaction.
	2002:  Acquired GLS Benefits Services, enhancing benefits administration domain expertise and gaining entrance into the Total Benefits Outsourcing market.
	2002:  Acquired HR Comply, a nationally pre-eminent compliance company.
	2002:  Acquired IBM Commercial Employee Service Center-becomes the operational center for Ceridian's third generation HRO solution.
	2002:  Comdata subsidiary SVS acquires minority interest in Salt Lake City-based Gift Card Solutions (GCS), an electronic cash card and check provider to restaurants and niche retailers.
	2003:  Comdata introduces BusinessLink, allowing businesses to integrate purchasing, fleet, fuel, T&E, payroll and authenticated identification on one employee card.
	2004:  Acquired Recruiting Solutions International, Inc. (RSI), a leading provider of Web-based recruiting and workforce management solutions.
	2004:  SVS acquires minority interest in ProfitPoint, a provider of integrated loyalty and gift card solutions to the small and mid-sized retailer and restaurant markets.
	2004:  Ceridian strengthened its international market presence in Human Resource services through the acquisition of ITS Information Technology Systems Ltd, a leading provider of HR software solutions in Ireland.
	2004:  Comdata acquires Princeton (N.J.)-based Datamark Technologies, Inc., a provider of integrated stored value and customer loyalty programs.
	2005:  First to offer Internet clocks for time and attendance tracking.
	2005:  Comdata acquires Tranvia, Inc., a merchant processor for credit, debit, pre-paid and e-commerce activities, significantly broadening Comdata's role as a leading issuer and process of business-to-business electronic payment services.
	2005:  First to offer employee assistance documents in audio format suitable for downloading.
	2006: Comdata purchases the remaining interest in SASH Management, LLC d/b/a Gift Card Solutions (GCS).
	2006: Comdata acquired Culver City, CA. based HQ Gift Cards, LLC. HQ provides management services mall, airport and casino gift card programs.
	2006: Ceridian acquired Leade Health, a leading health coaching firm specializing in the areas of weight management, stress management, tobacco cessation, and cardiovascular health.
	2007: Comdata acquired Inter-Tax, Inc., a leading provider of paperless fuel tax services
	2007: Ceridian is acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial. Ceridian common stock ceased trading on the NYSE before commencement of trading on November 9, 2007 and is delisted from the NYSE.

Over the last several years Ceridian's human resource solutions organization has concentrated on becoming a single-source provider of broad-based solutions covering the full range of human resource administration and management. Comdata has applied its expertise in moving money and information electronically to create new capabilities and profit opportunities for a growing number of non-transportation arenas, including payment distribution and retail financial transaction services.