Stone-partners Selects Authoria to Provide Intuitive Employee Communications

Authoria, Inc., the trusted world leader in personalized, Web-based communication, today announced that Stone-Partners, Inc., a provider of outsourced human resource management and administrative services, has purchased Authoria HR US Benefits and Authoria HR US Policies, to provide employee benefit and HR policy information to its clients. The Authoria HR product suite provides a comprehensive and unmatched knowledge repository of critical life events and corresponding HR policy questions. Incorporating Authorias knowledge applications will allow Stone-Partners to quickly and easily build robust HR business process solutions for their customers.

Stone-Partners develops unique human resource business process solutions for small, medium and larger employers. The company works with companies to develop Internet-enabled HR tools that result in managerial freedom, employee empowerment and improved corporate communications. Using a unique blend of Internet technology and an unparalleled knowledgebase, Authoria HR provides employers with the ability to deliver intelligent, personalized answers to thousands of benefit and HR policy questions. Whether deployed via the Web, through HR intranets for employee self-service (ESS), or within call centers, Authoria HR instantly generates answers to employee questions based on their individual needs.

Authoria HR is the most powerful corporate communications tool we have ever encountered, said Rodger Everett, Principal, Stone-Partners. When our clients need benefit information, using Authoria, Stone Partners can integrate company specific policies and procedures with their HR benefit information. The result is a concurrent, ongoing method of communication between our clients and their employees that educates, personalizes and delivers online information immediately.

The Authoria HR product suite delivers applications that provide intelligent, personalized, Web-based answers to thousands of benefit and HR policy questions. Authoria HR complements existing HR management systems and allows HR professionals to concentrate on developing and implementing long term, strategic HR objectives.

Outsourcers such as Stone-Partners are clearly realizing the benefits of incorporating comprehensive HR knowledge applications into their product offering, said Authoria president and CEO Tod Loofbourrow. The immediate benefits for their customers will be tremendous, as Stone-Partners can now combine Authorias vast HR industry expertise with their unique blend of services.

About Authoria
Authoria is the trusted world leader in personalized, Web-based communication. Authorias knowledge applications enable organizations to manage and communicate complex information. Authorias software allows employers and outsourcers to communicate vital information to their employees and customers via the Internet, Intranet or call center - anywhere, anytime. Millions of people rely on Authorias products through leading outsourcers such as Towers Perrin Administrative Solutions (TPAS) and Exult and Global 2000 industry leaders such as McDonalds Corporation, Weyerhaeuser, and Wells Fargo. With a unique blend of Internet technology and an unparalleled knowledgebase, Authoria HR and Authoria eSPD provide employers and outsourcers with applications to deliver intelligent, personalized, Web-based answers to thousands of benefit and HR policy questions. Authorias products instantly and dynamically generate answers to employee questions based on their individual needs.

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