Donnelly Selects Authoria HR for Personalized, Web-based Benefits Communication.

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002

Authoria HR(TM) 3.0 pre-integrated with PeopleSoft 8 eBenefits To

Power Donnelly's First Paperless Open Enrollment

Authoria Inc., the trusted world leader in personalized, Web-based communication, today announced that Donnelly, a leading global supplier to the automotive industry, has selected Authoria HR 3.1 as a strategic part of its enterprise employee self-service system. Authoria HR, pre-integrated with PeopleSoft 8 eBenefits, will allow Donnelly's 2,600 Michigan-based employees to generate personalized answers to vital questions about their health and welfare benefits, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Authoria will also power Donnelly's first employee self-service (ESS), paperless open enrollment option later this year.

Each fall, Donnelly's HR department is faced with the daunting task of administering benefits open enrollment. Thousands of information packets are sent out to employees, manually filled out, then mailed back for processing. From November to December, without fail, HR staffers are consumed by paperwork, leaving scant time to focus on more strategic HR objectives. By implementing Authoria HR, Donnelly will streamline the open enrollment process and reduce administrative costs, while significantly improving service to employees and managers alike. Authoria HR will also become a vital part of Donnelly's employee portal, allowing for secure access from home via the Internet, from workplace PCs via the company's Intranet, or from on-site kiosks.

"Authoria HR provides many compelling benefits - it allows us to reduce printing and transaction costs, make better use of existing resources, improve employee communication, and execute on our strategic goal of enterprise-wide employee self-service," said Sean Dwyer, manager of Organizational Development and Human Resource Information Systems at Donnelly. "As a PeopleSoft shop, Authoria's tight integration with eBenefits was another key selling point for us, as was Authoria's outstanding ability to deliver fast, accurate, personalized, Web-based information tailored to the needs of each individual employee."

"The rapid adoption of Authoria HR by Donnelly and other global, forward-thinking companies underscores the strategic importance of improving employee communication and HR service delivery within the enterprise," said Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO of Authoria. "Done properly, it not only adds significantly to a company's bottom-line, but boosts competitiveness by helping to retain the best and brightest employees."

About Authoria HR and PeopleSoft Pre-Integration

Authoria HR 3.1 is a Web-based application designed for the personalized communication of benefit plan and HR policies to employees. Authoria HR provides dynamically generated, personalized answers to vital questions for employees. By enabling businesses to deliver consistent, timely and accurate benefits information online to their employees, Authoria provides the means to improve employee communication, reduce administrative costs, and increase HR's strategic contribution to the business.

Donnelly selected Authoria HR 3.1 pre-integrated with PeopleSoft's eBenefits Collaborative Application in PeopleSoft 8. The Authoria/PeopleSoft pre-integration allows Authoria HR and PeopleSoft 8 to share information by placing strategic links within the eBenefits application that enable employees to access personalized content. The synthesized technology provides employees with self-service and one-stop shopping for individualized benefit and policy related information and transactions.

About Donnelly

Donnelly is a technology-driven, customer-focused automotive supplier that has been based in Holland, Michigan, since 1905. Through its various product lines, Donnelly serves every major automotive manufacturer in the world. The company has more than 6,000 employees in 14 countries worldwide. Donnelly has been named by the Society of Automotive Engineers as a model company in lean manufacturing practices and has been recognized by Automotive Industries magazine as one of the "Best of the Best" suppliers of lighting systems, electronic systems and interior systems. In addition, Donnelly is nationally recognized as a leader in the application of participative management principles and systems. More information on Donnelly is available at the company's site on the World Wide Web, at http://www.donnelly.com.

About Authoria

Authoria is the trusted world leader in personalized, Web-based communication. Authoria's software allows employers and healthcare insurance 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 Towers Perrin Administrative Solutions (TPAS) 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), Authoria eSPD(TM) and Authoria AnswerWise(TM), provide employers and healthcare insurance providers with applications 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 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 three times and National Fast 500 twice. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.authoria.com.

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