Authoria Receives Positive Results in META Group Study; Authoria and AIM Both Receive Strong `Vendor Attraction' Ratings.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Authoria, Inc., a leader in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced the company and Advanced Information Management, Inc. (AIM, subject of the May 10, 2004 acquisition announcement) received high marks from META Group in its recently completed "The State of Workforce Management Solutions 2004, A Multiclient Study" addressing Workforce Management (WFM.) The study examined 13 categories of WFM and assessed user perceptions of the vendors and service providers in this market.

"The placement of both companies as leaders in their respective 'Attraction Indexes' further demonstrates that this was a merging of two leaders," said Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO of Authoria. "The combination of Authoria and AIM delivers a powerful, integrated suite of enterprise pay-for-performance solutions helping companies achieve their business goals."

When asked to indicate which vendors they would consider for Performance Management, AIM's solution (now Authoria Performance Advisor) was being considered more often than other non-core HRMS vendors by the respondents in the Performance Management sub-segment(1). In addition, Authoria received a similar placement of its Authoria Employee Advisor in the Knowledge Management Solutions Attraction Index. The study cites Authoria's robust product and blue-chip customer reference list as well as noting that the firm is diversifying.

In addition, the results of the study support other major Authoria initiatives. The META Group study points out that while in-house installed and managed implementation is the most common approach for current WFM deployments there is growing interest in alternative system management approaches. For example, Authoria Choice, announced in February 2004, offers several alternatives for the purchase of Authoria solutions, including subscription licensing, application management, and hosted production services. Authoria Choice is designed to provide Authoria's customers with a wide range of purchase options to fit customer requirements while leveraging Authoria's domain expertise and resources.

META Group's Market Research Standards

META Group provides industry-leading market assessment, validation, benchmarking and business impact measurement services, derived from quantitative research studies conducted with thousands of qualified senior-level IT buyers from META Group's research panels and other third-party validated lists. Research efforts, which adhere to META Group's commitment to objectivity, are based upon industry best-practice research methodologies, conducted independently and subject to the highest levels of review by META Group's research community. For more information about META Group's independent market study offerings, contact META Group Consulting at 800-945-META.

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/news14.

(1)Source: META Group Inc., "The State of Workforce Management Solutions 2004, A Multiclient Study."

(C)2004 META Group Inc., Stamford, CT-USA, [phone], www.metagroup.com.