Authoria Hosts Third Annual User Conference Focused on the Future of Dynamic, Personalized Communication.

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2001

2001 Conference "The Future is Personalized" Will Provide

A Forum for Growing User Community to Collaborate

Authoria Inc., the world leader in personalized, dynamically generated, Web-based communication, today announced details of its third annual User Conference, the theme of which is " The Future is Personalized."

The conference will be held June 3 through June 6, 2001 at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The interactive symposium will be attended by hundreds of senior HR and benefits executives, preferred provider organizations and other health insurance providers whom share an interest in using Web-based communication to deliver information to employees and customers via Authoria's products, services and vision.

"The differentiating factor in Authoria's personalized communication goes beyond the power of our technology," said Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO of Authoria. "It is also a function of the successful partnerships we form with our customers. The Authoria user community grows larger -- and stronger -- every year, and our third User Conference will build on the successes and experiences of previous gatherings. Our Customer Advisory Council, and all of us at Authoria are confident that this year's forum for learning and discussion will be our most productive 'think tank' opportunity to date."

The 2001 User Conference general session will feature a keynote address given by Helen G. Drinan, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest human resource management association. Following the general session, concurrent breakout sessions will feature the collective expertise of partners and customers, as well as Authoria's leading engineers and content developers. The breakout sessions will be divided into four tracks: Authoria HR Technical, Authoria HR Content, HR Case Study, and Strategy & Operations. Among the scheduled topics are content maximization, business-to-employee portals, best practices in self-service strategies, PeopleSoft pre-integration, marketing self-service technology, and Authoria HR globalization.

Case studies will feature McDonald's, Alliant TechSystems, Aon Corporation, and American Family Insurance. Among the distinguished presenters at the breakout sessions will be Naomi Bloom, managing director of Bloom & Wallace, Row Henson, PeopleSoft Fellow, and David A. Link, vice president of eWorkplace, Cedar.

An array of social activities is also planned surrounding the conference. Festivities include a futuristically-themed reception and dinner and a golf tournament held at Disney's renowned Palm Course.

"The past year has been a big one for Authoria," said Loofbourrow. "We are proud to be serving more organizations than ever before, including sixteen of the Fortune 100. This conference will allow us to share with our users where we've been and what the future holds. We're very much looking forward to the event."

For more information on the Authoria 2001 User Conference, and to register online, visit www.authoria.com.

About Authoria Inc.

Authoria is the trusted world leader in personalized, dynamically generated, Web-based communication. Authoria's software allows employers and benefit providers to communicate vital information to their employees and customers via the Internet, intranet or call center -- anywhere, anytime. Millions of people rely on Authoria's products through leading outsourcers such as Buck Consultants, Inc. and Exult and Global 2000 industry leaders such as McDonald's Corporation, T. Rowe Price, Weyerhaeuser and Wells Fargo. With a unique blend of Internet technology and an unparalleled knowledgebase, Authoria HR(TM)3.0 and Authoria AnswerWise(TM) provide employers and benefit providers with an application to deliver intelligent, personalized, Web-based answers to thousands of benefit and HR policy questions. Authoria's products instantly and dynamically generate answers to employee and member questions based on their individual needs.

Incorporated in 1997, Authoria has been ranked twice by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies and by Deloitte & Touche in the New England Fast 50 and National Fast 500. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at or call 781-530-2000.

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