Believing that its people are the company's most sustainable competitive advantage, Citrix Systems, Inc., a leading provider of virtualization, networking and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies, is implementing Authoria Talent Management Suite 10x. In order to maximize the potential of employees at all levels, Citrix Human Resources needed an integrated approach to compensation, performance management, employee development and succession planning. The Citrix team chose Authoria based on its flexibility, configurability, ease of use and SaaS model.

With a long history of developing and applying innovative technology to solve business problems, the company was looking to implement a Talent Management system capable of supporting a robust new Career Path program. A key requirement was that the Citrix HRIS team be able to directly configure the system to suit a wide variety of job families and talent management cycles, without having to deal with the complex coding, forward compatibility risk, or expense of customization.

In the last several months, Citrix has rolled out the performance management component of Authoria Talent Management^TM. In a recent survey of Citrix employees using Authoria Performance, 83 percent of those surveyed preferred Authoria over its previous system. In addition, 88 percent found the Authoria system easy to use, in particular, the self-evaluation and goals features. Respondents included employees across the full spectrum of the business, including product divisions, HR, sales and services, and consulting.

"We needed a talent management partner who would help us understand how our employees are contributing to our success, reward them for their efforts and help them grow their careers as part of the Citrix Systems team. Authoria's Employee Profile was especially appealing to us, as we were looking for ways to identify and cultivate future leaders, as well as to encourage our employees to take charge of their own development," said Brandy Fulton, VP of HR Operations for Citrix. "While we were definitely looking for a partner who understood the strategic value of talent management, we also needed a solution that would provide us with the usability and control to be as responsive as possible to our own internal customers. Authoria's ease-of-use and configurability have made a remarkable difference to us. Because we can make changes in house quickly and independently, Citrix employees see the HR team as more responsive to their needs than ever before. That said, when we need the Authoria team, they are there. As a SaaS vendor ourselves with Citrix Online Services, we place tremendous emphasis on the ‘last S' in software-as-a-service. Authoria's dedication to customer satisfaction makes this a true partnership."

Authoria Talent Management Suite 10x helps HR professionals to easily automate performance, compensation and succession planning, and align talent management with an organization's overall strategies. With Authoria, line-of-business managers can access tools they need to manage and develop their employees on a daily basis.

"Talent Management is not just a function of HR—it's a part of the whole organization," said Jim McDevitt, chief executive officer, Authoria. "Understanding how your employees work, where they want to grow and how they are being compensated, provides insight into how your organization is being run, where inefficiencies lie and what goals need to be set. An important part of that is making sure your Talent Management solution is easy to navigate and helpful for all users, not just those in the HR function. Citrix is a great example of an organization deriving value from our Talent Management solution."

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 talent management 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 Aetna, Alcon and Boeing.

As part of its commitment to bringing customers thought leadership within the Talent Management market, Authoria, Inc. has organized an educational event featuring insight from Jim McDevitt, CEO of Authoria, Jason Averbook, CEO of Knowledge Infusion and Jason Ryan, manager of executive compensation of Hyatt, a current Authoria customer. The discussion will provide insight on Talent Management from three convergent viewpoints. It is also one of many regional opportunities Authoria has developed to bring its customers together and to introduce those seeking the benefits of a talent management solution to the most current industry thinking from the user and visionary perspectives.

Event attendees will get an industry expert, a vendor and a practitioner's view of integrated Talent Management, thereby providing a well rounded view of the challenges facing HR professionals today. As part of its pledge to provide its customers with the highest level of service and education, Authoria organized the event to illustrate how forward-thinking HR professionals and Talent Managers are getting ahead of the curve by becoming architects of their organizations' future.

Authoria's CEO Jim McDevitt commented, "Our customer base is made up of large enterprise companies with sophisticated support needs and complex Talent Management requirements. As such, we make it a top priority to provide worldwide, around the clock customer support and educational resources that equip them with the resources they need to succeed. This breakfast is just one of many initiatives we have underway to support our customers."

• Who:
  Jason Ryan, Manager of Executive Compensation at Hyatt
  Jason Averbook, CEO at Knowledge Infusion
  Jim McDevitt, CEO at Authoria


• What: "Talent Management Today – Three Perspectives."
• Where: Park Hyatt, 800 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago
• When: Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

For more information, or to register, please visit www.authoria.com/talent-management/chicago

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 talent management 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 Aetna, Alcon and Boeing.

As part of its commitment to identifying and addressing the opportunities and challenges facing HR today, Authoria will be hosting a webinar on "The Future of Talent Management: Views from a Power Panel" on Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. Participants include noted experts in the field of Talent Management, including moderator Bill Kutik and analysts from IDC, Knowledge Infusion and Bersin & Associates.

The Power Panel brings together a team of leading industry experts to discuss the challenges of managing employees in a difficult economic environment and highlights ways in which organizations can best position themselves for growth during the economic recovery.

The discussion will give attendees actionable guidance on how to go beyond automating existing HR functions to effectively and efficiently manage talent and will identify the trends and issues that will face HR professionals as the economy rebounds. Using real customer examples, the Power Panelists will explain the successes and failures of Talent Management users and will provide their insights on the future.

Moderating the panel is Bill Kutik, independent HR analyst, technology columnist for Human Resource Executive and www.HREOnline.com, co-chair of HRE's Annual HR Technology Conference and host of The Bill Kutik Radio Show^sm. Kutik is considered the leading independent analyst of the HR technology marketplace with specialties in HCM, Recruiting, Outsourcing and the Talent Management Suite.

Joining Kutik on the Power Panel are Jason Corsello, Vice President, Knowledge Infusion Center of Excellence; Leighanne Levensaler, Director of Talent Management Research, Bersin & Associates; and Lisa Rowan, Program Director of HR, Learning and Talent Strategies, IDC.

"In this economy, many HR organizations are forced to reevaluate the ways in which they manage talent. We know that 'the old way of doing things' is not necessarily going to have the best results for companies operating in this dynamic new environment of fast-paced global and financial change. By bringing together these impressive industry visionaries, we are providing opportunities for our customers and other HR executives to continually educate themselves and refine their strategies within the Talent Management arena," said Jim McDevitt, CEO, Authoria. "This panel of experts will provide real world examples and strategies that can be employed immediately to make a difference. As the economy recovers, organizations will be confronted with a new set of challenges, and we've designed this event to equip HR professionals with the knowledge and insight they need to make the most informed and strategic decisions about their businesses in the coming months."

Kutik says, "This will be the 80th panel I have organized and moderated in the last dozen years, and it promises to be the best. The panelists are truly three of only a handful of the country's leading experts on Talent Management."

• WHAT: Webinar: "The Future of Talent Management: Views from a Power Panel"
• WHEN: Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
• WHERE: Please follow this link to register for the webinar

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 talent management 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 Aetna, Alcon and Boeing.

Authoria, Inc., the market leader in comprehensive talent management software solutions, today announced the appointment of Joseph Kaddis, Jr. as vice president sales. With 18 years of enterprise software industry sales experience, the majority of which has been spent in high-growth companies including Microsoft and Hyperion, Mr. Kaddis brings a range of business development and corporate sales experience to this senior management post. He joins Authoria with a proven track record of success in developing product strategies, providing business solutions into a range of vertical markets, and building effective sales teams focused on account support and building demonstrable ROI. Mr. Kaddis will report directly to Authoria CEO and President Jim McDevitt.

In this position, Mr. Kaddis will work with Mr. McDevitt to develop compelling go-to-market strategies leveraging Authoria's industry leading Talent Management platform and Mr. Kaddis' experiences developing successful sales strategies targeting C-level executives at large enterprise customers.

"Obviously, these skills will be essential as we position Authoria to take advantage of the burgeoning Talent Management market," said Mr. McDevitt. "Most important, however, is Joe's deep understanding of the value proposition for customers in our segment. He has specific expertise in selling to the CFO and in presenting technology solutions as business solutions. He is experienced in gaining senior level buy-in and in elevating the decision-making within departments to the most strategic level."

Mr. Kaddis was most recently vice president of North American Sales and Business Development for Panorama Software where he was responsible for the overall management, strategic direction and growth of the company’s direct, technical and consulting sales teams. Prior to his time at Panorama Software, Mr. Kaddis served as director of financial services for North America at Hyperion (which was acquired by Oracle in April of 2007), where he managed revenues of more than $50 million. Among Mr. Kaddis' achievements at Hyperion was the conception, development and execution of a vertical go-to-market selling strategy and he earned the distinction of being both the top sales manager and the top worldwide sales director in revenue attainment. Mr. Kaddis began his career at Microsoft as a sales representative managing major accounts, including GE, Pepsi and GTE, among others, and was identified as North American Education Sales Representative of the year in 1992.

"With version 10 of its strong Talent Management Suite in place, with the operational expertise of Jim McDevitt and with the recent infusion of $8 million in new working capital from Bedford Funding, Authoria is well positioned to meet the increasing demands of the fast-growing Talent Management market," said Mr. Kaddis. "This is an exciting time to be joining the company, and I look forward to building our business by addressing the strategic requirements of our customers."

Mr. Kaddis received both a BA and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

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 talent management 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 Aetna, Alcon and Boeing.

Authoria, Inc., the leader in comprehensive talent management solutions, today announced a free webcast that will explore innovative approaches employers can use to meet the workforce challenges of the coming year.

In this live event, Authoria Chairman Tod Loofbourrow and Bersin & Associates President Josh Bersin will explain how tough economic times require employers to adopt new strategies for their management of people. In particular, they will detail how "talent discovery" – the intersection of talent profiles, succession management, and employee development – provides a powerful new mechanism for:

• finding the best-fit candidates for high-impact positions;
• identifying and developing top talent within the organization; and
• gaining visibility into the broadest possible pool of successors.

Webcast attendees will learn:

• How to assess the health of your "leadership pipeline," and what you can do to improve it;
• Which new tools and techniques empower employees to make their talent visible, throughout the organization;
• How to apply these new ideas in your 2009 strategic planning; and
• How to evaluate the ROI of talent management.

WHO:
Tod Loofbourrow, Founder and Chairman, Authoria, Inc.;
Josh Bersin, President, Bersin & Associates;
Nina McIntyre, Senior Vice President of Strategic Talent Management Marketing, Authoria, Inc.

WHAT: Webcast: "Talent Discovery: Surviving and Thriving in 2009"

WHEN: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 2:00 PM EST

WHERE: Register here for this free online event.

This event is the fourth in the Authoria 2008 Talent Management Webcast Series, which has examined best practices and trends in strategic talent management. All attendees will receive a copy of AMR Research's case study Integrated, Global Strategic HCM at PepsiAmericas: A Generation Ahead.

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 talent management 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 Aetna, Alcon and Boeing.