Authoria Announces Fifth Annual User Conference

Authoria, Inc., the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication, today announced its fifth annual user conference will take place from May 18-21, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. Senior HR and benefits executives, directors, managers, as well as business partners will attend the conference.  Among the sponsors are Mercer, PeopleSoft, SAP and Working Concepts, a Towers Perrin Company. The conference will include a wide range of in-depth tracks, one-on-one sessions with Authoria experts and partners, focused case studies and opportunities to exchange information with peers in the Authoria community.

Jenni Lehman, vice president of global product strategy for PeopleSoft's Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) product division, will deliver the keynote address, which will focus on how Human Resources can use technology to provide real strategic value to organizations.

"Authoria's annual user conference has traditionally been an excellent opportunity for us to provide our customers with insight into industry trends and Authoria products, services and vision in a fun-filled environment. In turn, feedback we get from attendees serves as a catalyst for developing new and exciting HR products and enhancements," said Tod Loofbourrow, Authoria's president and CEO. "Jenni Lehman's exceptional track record in HR product strategy and PeopleSoft's valuable partnership with Authoria make her the ideal choice as our keynote speaker."

Attendees will have the opportunity to choose from over 30 sessions among four tracks: Technical, Application & Content, HR Strategy & Operations and Case Study. The sessions are highlighted by presentations from Authoria customers and partners illustrating how Authoria's solutions have drastically decreased the cost of relaying personalized benefit and HR policy information to employees, while providing world-class HR service delivery. Interactive sessions spanning the three-day event will include presentations from Cinergy, CUNA Mutual Group, S.C. Johnson, Motorola, Darden Restaurants and Capital One, among others. For a full conference agenda, please visit: /authoriasite/auc2003/auc_agenda/agenda.aspx.

About Authoria 

Authoria is the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication. Authoria HR is the knowledge application standard in the software industry.  Over one hundred organizations worldwide rely on Authoria to dramatically improve employee communication while streamlining costs. Authoria's knowledge applications manage and communicate human resource information to millions of people at some of the world's largest companies, including Boeing, Motorola and Wells Fargo. Among Authoria's partners are industry-leaders PeopleSoft, Towers Perrin, IBM BCS and Accenture. Based in Waltham, MA, Authoria has been ranked three times by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies and has been recognized by Deloitte & Touche in the New England Fast 50 four times and the National Fast 500 twice. For more information, please visit www.authoria.com.

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David Fleming     
Authoria      
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David.Fleming@authoria.com   

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