Authoria's Total Compensation Solution Communicates the Overall Value of Pay and Benefits Programs.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003

New Solution Helps Organizations Communicate the True Value of

Corporate Sponsored Financial Benefits

Authoria, Inc., a world leader in personalized Web-based human resource communication, today announced the availability of the Authoria Total Compensation solution, a new solution that allows employers to communicate the full value of the pay and benefits programs they offer to employees.

Studies show that U.S. employers are paying more than ever for employee benefits - $1.5 trillion each year. Yet it's proven that employees value those benefits at less than half their actual cost. Today, employees make a considerable contribution to share in the overall cost for benefits, especially health coverage. Studies show that the average worker now pays $2,088 per year in health care premiums, up from $1,656 in 2000.

"With health care costs on the rise, organizations are asking employees to share more of the burden," said Ron Hanscome, Senior Program Director, META Group. "And, as organizations strive to retain key employees, they are increasingly looking for better ways to communicate the overall value of what they're offering to employees."

"While most statements provide a compensation breakdown only, the Authoria Total Compensation solution adds relevant content that helps employees better understand the benefits they receive," said Tod Loofbourrow, President and CEO of Authoria. "By providing plan and policy detail, employers can go beyond merely providing financial values to truly educating employees on the overall value of the employment relationship allowing them to motivate and retain key employees."

About the Authoria Total Compensation Solution

The Authoria Total Compensation Solution allows organizations to offer a powerful combination of a total compensation statement that's enhanced with personalized plan and HR policy content. This powerful combination of financial information and supporting HR content helps employees gain an in-depth understanding of the full impact of their company-sponsored benefits.

Here are some selected highlights of the Authoria Total Compensation solution:

Ensure Better Appreciation of Benefits Value - Going beyond simply highlighting financials, the Authoria Total Compensation solution helps employers communicate the true value of the plans and policies they offer allowing employees to gain a greater appreciation of their pay and benefits packages.

Reduce Cost of Creation and Maintenance - Traditional total compensation statements require coding, logic, validation, and custom creation of text - all the things that Authoria does best. The solution transforms total compensation statements from a one-time investment to one that is aligned with an organization's overall HR communications.

Retain and Motivate Key Employees - By allowing employees to view their overall pay and benefits packages, they can understand the full financial impact of an organization's contributions. The Total Compensation solution becomes a powerful tool that organizations can use to motivate and its retain top performers.

Reduce Distribution Costs - By offering total compensation statements online, organizations can save time and money by reducing the need to distribute paper-based statements. Instead of issuing statements once or twice a year, organizations can offer total compensation statements as part of their overall HR communication strategy.

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for Authoria's Total Compensation solution is based on employee population size and is available immediately.

About Authoria

Authoria is a world leader in personalized human resource communication. Authoria HR(TM) is the Knowledge Application standard in the software industry. 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 and Wells Fargo. Among Authoria's partners are industry-leaders PeopleSoft, Towers Perrin, IBM BCS 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 four times and the National Fast 500 twice. For more information, please visit www.authoria.com.

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