Authoria Webcast Shares Best Practices for Making HR Processes Routinely Compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements; Leading Independent Research Analyst Highlights Strategies to Leverage Technology for Repeatable SOX Compliance

Business Wire, April 17, 2006

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Authoria, Inc., the leader in strategic talent management solutions, today announced a complimentary Webcast in which Paul Hamerman, Vice President, Enterprise Applications at Forrester Research, will share how emerging best practices are helping businesses address Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance as a process, rather than a series of projects.

Also presenting will be Nina McIntyre, Senior Vice President of Strategic Talent Management Marketing at Authoria, and Allan Wood, Senior Product Manager for Authoria Salary(TM) and Authoria Incentive(TM). The event is the third in the Authoria Connections(TM) 2006 Webcast Series.

Webcast attendees will learn how technology can help their companies:

--Replace error-prone, unauditable spreadsheets with automated capture and analysis of SOX data,

--Ensure that core activities like performance management, compensation, and employee communications help maintain SOX compliance,

--Improve their compensation process and shorten compensation cycles, and

--Integrate SOX compliance into the way the company does business.

WHO:  Paul Hamerman, Vice President, Enterprise Applications at
          Forrester Research

    WHAT: "Sustainable Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley" Webcast

    WHEN: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at 2:00 PM EDT

    WHERE: Please visit
           http://www.authoria.com/Events.Webcasts.128.aspx to
           register for this online event.

About Authoria

Authoria(R) is the leading provider of strategic talent management solutions, helping employers increase the productivity of their workforce in driving their business strategy forward. In October 2005, Authoria beat three leading competitors at the HR Technology Conference Performance & Compensation Shootout. In addition, Authoria's products have been awarded Top Product of the Year by Human Resource Executive Magazine seven times, more than any vendor in the history of HR technology. Authoria(R) 2006 includes recruiting management, performance management, compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy communication, while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees. Authoria's award-winning solutions have proven successful for more than 300 large employers, representing more than 10 million employees. Customer companies include Boeing, Pfizer, Reuters and Unocal. For more information, visit www.authoria.com.

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