Authoria CEO Tod Loofbourrow Selected as Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Authoria, Inc., the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication, has announced that Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO, has been selected as a finalist in Ernst & Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Loofbourrow is a finalist for the New England region in the software category. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award program is the pre-eminent award that recognizes business achievements and efforts of leading entrepreneurs.

It is an honor to be selected as a finalist for this prestigious award, said Loofbourrow. Authoria HR gives employees the ability to obtain personalized information about benefits and HR policies from their companies HR departments and benefits systems through whatever means is easiest for them, be it the Internet, intranet or call center. We are delighted to be recognized for this innovative approach to the way businesses communicate.

Loofbourrow is now eligible for the National Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, which will be announced at an awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 23, 2002.

About Authoria
Authoria is the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication. Over one hundred organizations worldwide rely on Authoria to dramatically improve employee communication while streamlining costs. Authoria's knowledge applications manage and communicate complex information to millions of people at some of the world's largest companies, including Boeing, Motorola, Weyerhaeuser and Wells Fargo. Among Authoria's partners are industry-leaders PeopleSoft, Towers Perrin, PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 three times and the National Fast 500 twice. For more information, please visit www.authoria.com.