Authoria Advisor Series to be Unveiled at WorldatWork Conference; Immediately following the AIM acquisition, Authoria demonstrates new integrated solutions.

Business Editors

WorldatWork Conference

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2004

Authoria, Inc., a leader in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM), announced today it will be showing for the first time publicly, the new Authoria Advisor(TM) Series, at WorldatWork, Boston, May 23-26, 2004 at booth #501.

Recently, Authoria announced the acquisition of Advanced Information Management, Inc. (AIM), a leading provider of enterprise performance, compensation and talent management software. The Authoria Advisor Series blends AIM's powerful suite of enterprise pay-for-performance solutions with Authoria's just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees.

"The WorldatWork conference is dedicated to total rewards professionals, and it is a perfect opportunity for us to unveil our integrated solution," said Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO of Authoria. "Authoria's powerful suite of strategic HCM solutions optimize communication, compliance, compensation and performance, and is a perfect fit for organizations looking to drive returns on their human capital investment."

The Authoria Advisor Series drives business value by aligning people with corporate objectives, enabling managers to do their jobs more effectively, and educating employees about the corporation's benefits and HR policies. Meanwhile, the Authoria Advisor Series also promotes system usage, tracks and measures effectiveness and fosters corporate policy compliance.

The Authoria Advisor Series consists of:

-- Authoria Compensation Advisor - a complete compensation

management solution, encompassing salary, incentive, equity

and long term plan design, calculation, manager recommendation

and employee communication.

-- Authoria Performance Advisor - provides an integrated

framework to identify, assess, develop, compensate and plan

for key talent.

-- Authoria Manager Advisor - saves managers time with a single

access point to information, provides just-in-time coaching,

includes personalized, context-sensitive information, directs

managers to relevant training and content, captures analytics,

trends and manager behavior, and tracks and drives manager

compliance.

-- Authoria Employee Advisor - delivers a strategic approach to

effective employee communication including benefits, total

compensation statements, and human resource policy

information.

The Authoria Advisor Series is available immediately through a series of flexible delivery options.

About Authoria

Authoria's strategic human capital management (HCM) solutions help employers support enterprise-wide pay-for-performance initiatives and reach their high-level business objectives through their people. Authoria combines compensation and performance management with just-in-time knowledge and coaching for employees and managers, driving shareholder value at over 200 leading organizations, including Boeing, Pfizer, and Unocal. Authoria provides a strategic approach to effective communication, empowering employees to better understand and use benefit, policy and total compensation information. Visit www.authoria.com/news9 or www.aimworld.com

Note to editors: Authoria is a registered trademark and the Authoria logo and Authoria Advisor Series are trademarks of Authoria, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. All other names are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. The software is protected by U.S. Patent Nos. 6,505,183, 6,633,859, 6,640,216 and other patents pending.