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Authoria and JohnsonDiversey to Co-Present at The Conference Board's 2006 Talent Management Strategies Conference

Tod Loofbourrow, CEO of Authoria, and Debra Lake, VP of Organizational Effectiveness at JohnsonDiversey, to Speak on Deep Succession Planning and Career Development throughout the Enterprise

Waltham, MA – March 16, 2006 – 

Authoria, Inc., the leader in strategic talent management solutions, today announced that President and CEO Tod Loofbourrow will co-present with Debra Lake, vice president of organizational effectiveness at JohnsonDiversey Inc., at The Conference Board's 2006 Talent Management Strategies Conference.

The presentation, titled "Creating Internal Labor Markets: Opening the Door to Career Paths and Strengthening Succession," will be held at the Hilton Hotel, New York, on March 21, 2006. This session will focus on how to identify talent, feed a succession management process, and clearly communicate expectations and development paths to employees. Lake will discuss her organization's strategic use of Authoria Succession(TM) to drive its innovative program encompassing competency assessment, performance management, and succession planning.

"There has never been a greater need for executives to create succession plans that cover the entire organization, and communicate well-thought-out career paths to all their employees," said Loofbourrow. "Employees are the life-blood of an enterprise, and management should leverage succession planning as a competitive advantage."

WHO: Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO at Authoria, Inc. and Debra Lake, vice president of organizational effectiveness at JohnsonDiversey Inc.

WHAT: "Creating Internal Labor Markets: Opening the Door to Career Paths and Strengthening Succession" -- This presentation will discuss how corporate leaders can create systems that identify talent, feed a succession management process, and clearly communicate expectations and development paths to employees.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 21, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Conference Board's 2006 Talent Management Strategies Conference will be held at the Hilton New York in New York City, March 21-22, 2006.

The Conference Board is the world's leading business membership organization, with a global network of nearly 2000 enterprises in 61 countries. This two-day conference will analyze how organizations are meeting the challenges of how to source, develop, and deploy talent to the organization's greatest advantage by focusing on their businesses first, then adapting and integrating the key elements of Talent Management to meet their needs. Additional information on the conference can be found at: http://www.conference-board.org/.

About Authoria
Authoria (R) is the leading provider of strategic talent management solutions, helping employers increase the productivity of their workforce in driving their business strategy forward. In October 2005, Authoria beat three leading competitors at the HR Technology Conference Performance & Compensation Shootout. In addition, Authoria's products have been awarded Top Product of the Year by Human Resource Executive Magazine six times, more than any vendor in the history of HR technology. Authoria® 2006 includes recruiting management, performance management, compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy communication, while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees. Authoria's award-winning solutions have proven successful for more than 300 large employers, representing more than 10 million employees. Customer companies include Boeing, Pfizer, Reuters and Unocal.

About JohnsonDiversey
With sales in more than 140 countries, JohnsonDiversey is a leading global provider of cleaning and hygiene solutions to the institutional and industrial marketplace, serving customers in the lodging, food service, retail, healthcare, food & beverage sectors as well as building service contractors worldwide. JohnsonDiversey was formed in May 2002 when Racine, Wisconsin-based Johnson Wax Professional acquired DiverseyLever from global food conglomerate Unilever Plc. JohnsonDiversey employs more than 12,000 people worldwide. To learn more, visit http://www.johnsondiversey.com.