Authoria Teams with Compass Group to Highlight Benefits of Proactive Recruiting Model at IHRIM 2006; Showcases Technology as Solution for Growing and Managing Talent Pool Proactively.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Authoria, Inc., the leader in strategic talent management solutions, today announced that its customer, Compass Group, The Americas - the world's 12th largest employer - will present its success with Authoria Recruiting(TM)at the IHRIM 2006 Conference & Exposition, April 9-12. Joining Compass Group Vice President, Human Resource Information Systems, Danielle Larocca will be Authoria Senior Vice President of Strategic Talent Management, Nina McIntyre. The details are as follows:

WHO: Nina McIntyre, SVP, Strategic Talent Management at Authoria,
    Inc.; and Danielle Larocca, Vice President, Human Resource
    Information Systems at Compass Group, The Americas

WHAT: "How Technology Redesigned the Recruitment Model at the World's
    12th Largest Employer," Session # 359. Part of the IHRIM 2006
    Conference & Exposition.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 11, 2006, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. ET

WHERE: Hilton Washington, Washington, DC

Recruitment is a critical issue for companies, as they face the realities of a potentially enormous gap in talent with the retirement of baby boomers. By 2011 available jobs could outnumber workers by 4.3 million, according to the Employment Policy Foundation. Additionally, while employers only expect 14 percent of their workforces to leave over the next year, data from the 2005 Spherion Emerging Workforce Study shows that 40 percent of U.S. workers intend to find a new job in the next 12 months. Organizations are beginning to recognize that a proactive, not reactive, approach to this crisis in the making will be vital to corporate competitiveness and market success.

The case-study presentation will review Compass Group's approach to keeping pace with the demand for talent due to rapid growth via acquisitions, an issue which was compounded by new hiring-practice legal requirements and the ongoing "war for talent." To solve this challenge, Compass Group turned to Authoria Recruiting, a collaborative application that optimizes the process of finding, recruiting, and retaining the "best-fit" talent for an organization. By seeking a proactive recruitment solution, the organization was able to increase its talent pool by 32,000 applicants, in the first year after deployment.

In addition to co-presenting session #359, Authoria is a sponsor of the 2006 IHRIM Conference & Exposition and will demo its Authoria(R) 2006 talent management solution at booth # 303.

For additional information on the conference, visit: http://www.ihrim.org/events/2006spring/index.asp. Members of the media interested in speaking with Authoria at IHRIM 2006 should contact Alyson Goodrow at CHEN PR at 781-672-3142 or [e-mail].

About Compass Group

Charlotte-based Compass Group, The Americas Division is the largest contract foodservice company, with $7.5 billion in revenues and more than 152,000 associates throughout the US, Canada and Latin America. Its parent company, UK-based Compass Group PLC, was ranked the 12th largest employer by Fortune magazine in 2005. It has worldwide revenues of $21 billion with over 400,000 associates working in more than 90 countries. For more information about Compass Group, The Americas Division, visit http://www.cgnad.com.

About Authoria

Authoria(R) is the leading provider of strategic talent management solutions, helping employers increase the productivity of their workforce in driving their business strategy forward. In October 2005, Authoria beat three leading competitors at the HR Technology Conference Performance & Compensation Shootout. In addition, Authoria's products have been awarded Top Product of the Year by Human Resource Executive Magazine seven times, more than any vendor in the history of HR technology. Authoria 2006 includes recruiting management, performance management, compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy communication, while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees. Authoria's award-winning solutions have proven successful for more than 300 large employers, representing more than 10 million employees. Customer companies include Boeing, Pfizer, Reuters and Unocal. For more information, visit www.authoria.com.

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