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Authoria Rated “Positive” in MarketScope Report on Employee Performance Management

Waltham, MA – June 11, 2007 – 

Authoria, Inc., the leader in integrated talent management (ITM) solutions, today announced that it has received a “Positive” rating in Gartner’s “MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007.”(1)  Authoria was one of 28 vendors evaluated in the report.

According to Gartner, “During the previous six months, we started to see customers selecting EPM solutions that were more integrated with compensation and succession management. Based on that feedback, we expanded the scope of this MarketScope to include all three areas.” The Gartner report further notes that “EPM is an important linchpin in an emerging broader suite of talent management applications.”

“We’re pleased with this evaluation by Gartner, which we believe validates Authoria’s vision and delivery of solutions that weave together the essential functions of talent management,” said Tod Loofbourrow, Authoria’s Chairman and CEO. “By integrating these formerly isolated functions, our solutions enable employers to better leverage talent for bottom-line business results, through cross-functional initiatives such as pay for performance, performance-based hiring, and leadership development.”

Authoria’s on-demand solutions span the talent-management lifecycle, from finding and attracting the best-fit employees, to developing them, compensating them, engaging them, and making them part of succession plans. Almost 40 of the company’s 300-plus enterprise customers use three or more Authoria solutions for critical talent-management functions such as recruiting, performance management, compensation, and succession planning – an industry high for integrated talent management.

The MarketScope assessed vendors on the following criteria: marketing strategy, product strategy, business model, product/service, overall viability, sales execution/pricing, and customer experience.

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About Authoria
Authoria® helps the world’s most competitive employers achieve superior business results, by optimizing the way they recruit, develop, compensate, retain, and engage top talent. Designed for business managers as well as HR professionals, the company’s integrated talent management (ITM) solutions enable more effective recruiting, performance management, compensation management, and succession planning across an organization. Authoria serves more than 300 large organizations and 4 million managers and employees with our on-demand Internet-based solutions. Customer companies include Boeing, Pfizer, and Reuters.


(1) Gartner “MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007” by Jim Holincheck, May 2007.