Authoria Fifth Annual User Conference a Success.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2003 Customers, Partners and Thought Leaders Converge in Scottsdale to Discuss Strategic HR Plans, Best Practices and Recognize Accomplishments Authoria, Inc., the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication, today announced the successful completion of its fifth annual user conference in Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " . During the event, hundreds of senior HR and benefits executives, directors and managers attended over thirty presentations from Authoria customers, thought leaders and partners. "Our user conference once again has provided an ideal setting for customers and partners to discuss past, present and future plans to create and implement truly strategic HR initiatives," said Gary McNeil, Authoria's vice president of marketing. "As companies continue to face the challenges of shrinking budgets, rising healthcare costs and complicated employee communications issues, our customers and partners have come to rely on this event to learn from one another and to help plan for the road ahead." The keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. from Jenni Lehman, vice president of global product strategy for PeopleSoft's Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Management Systems (HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist ) described a strategy for leveraging technology to optimize the workforce. The presentation served as a launching point for the three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. that was filled with a series of interactive sessions on technical product development, customer case studies and implementation strategies. These included presentations from Authoria customers like Cinergy, CUNA Cuna Chibchan-speaking Indian people who once occupied the central region of what is now Panama and the neighbouring San Blas Islands and who still survive in marginal areas. In the 16th century they lived in federated villages under chiefs who wielded considerable power. Mutual Group, S.C. Johnson, Motorola and Capital One. Authoria technology partners exhibiting at the event included Accenture, Cedar, Deloitte & Touche, Mercer, PeopleSoft, SAP, Workbrain, Working Concepts, a Towers Perrin Towers Perrin is a global professional services firm. It was established 1 March 1934 as Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby. The umbrella name of Towers Perrin was adopted in 1987. Company, and Workscape. Authoria's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Tod Loofbourrow presented the fourth annual Authoria Legend Makers Award to Ted Orszak, vice president of corporate development and Kristine Alther, HRIS HRIS Human Resource Information System HRIS High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer HRIS Highway Research Information Service HRIS High Resolution Infrared Sounder manager of Zurich North America, a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider. Zurich used Authoria to support its eServices strategy and power its HR portal called answers@work. Partnering with Cedar, a leading global enterprise consulting organization, Zurich's implementation success was highlighted by a flawless open enrollment program where 10,000 employees enrolled online through SAP with virtually no technical problems. Next year's Authoria User Conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts May 16-19, 2004 at the Boston Long Wharf Marriot. About Authoria Authoria is the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication. Authoria HR 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 human resource 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 (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. 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. Note to editors: Authoria, Authoria eSPD, Authoria HR, Authoria Outsourcer, Authoria HR UK Benefits, Authoria HR UK Policies and "Personalized questions. Personalized answers" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Authoria, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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