Long Island, New York – Jonas Software (“Jonas”) is pleased to announce it has acquired Huntington Business Systems (“HBS”). HBS is a leading provider of Time and Attendance Management Software for small, medium, and large organizations across various industries.
HBS delivers a fully customizable cloud-based solution with the greatest performance and flexibility on the market today. The software can be tailored to meet the needs of complex payroll policies and other unique requirements to reduce organization costs and minimize risk.
“HBS is an excellent and welcomed addition to our Jonas family,” said Jeff McKee, CEO of Jonas Software ANZ. “We look forward to their fully scalable end-to-end software solutions ongoing growth across the region.”
Alison DeNicola, President and CEO of Huntington Business Systems, said, “We are delighted to become part of the Jonas family.
This acquisition provides HBS with an incredible opportunity to continue to expand our vision of handling complex payroll policies with customized solutions and superior customer support so that organizations can streamline and improve their payroll processes. We look forward to this next chapter and the opportunity to help our customers achieve their goals.”
Since its founding in 1992 HBS, and will continue to operate out of its headquarters based in Long Island, NY, servicing more than 1,500 clients across the United States, Canada and Europe.
The recent acquisition of HBS aligns with Jonas’s strategy to acquire and operate industry-specific software companies with a decentralized model. Having acquired over 130 companies, Jonas has long realized that its greatest asset is its employee base. Empowering its employees, who know the industry and products, translates into what is right for clients.
The HBS team has joined Jonas, and HBS will draw upon the added support and resources of the Jonas group. “Jonas has a buy-and-hold strategy,” says McKee. “We believe in retaining and growing the organizations we invest in over the long term.”
As of May 2025, HBS (Now referred to as "Ecotime") is managed under the Vertus Group portfolio.
About Huntington Business Systems (HBS)
HBS has been operating as the leading Time and Attendance Management Software solution for over 25 years. The custom-built software solutions for clients range from 50 employees to more than 250,000 employees in several major industries. HBS’s software, Ecotime®, is designed to seamlessly integrate with an organization’s payroll, human resources, or accounting system.
About Vertus Group
Vertus Group operates independently managed software brands across 8 distinct verticals, offering them market-leading strategic guidance and unlimited growth opportunities. As a portfolio of Jonas Software and Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU), Vertus Group employs the same buy-and-hold forever approach to acquisitions as its parent organizations.
The portfolio's goal is to acquire high-performing vertical market software businesses while preserving the culture and legacies that have helped make these companies successful to date.
