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, Authoria, Inc. the leader in
integrated strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced
significant functionality and enhancements to new versions of its Authoria
Advisor(TM) Series.

Manager Advisor Now Included in Performance Advisor and Compensation
Advisor
In version 7."

About Authoria

Authoria is the leading provider of integrated strategic human capital
management (HCM) solutions helping employers increase the business value of
their workforce.

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"So we are not only more deeply integrating Manager
Advisor's just -in-time knowledge and coaching, but we are actually including
Manager Advisor as part of Performance Advisor and Compensation Advisor.

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* More than 50 key legislative updates delivering Authoria customers the
latest content and compliance-related information.

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----A survey conducted
in conjunction with the April 19, 2005 executive forum, "Achieving
World-Class Performance Through Workforce Management," sponsored by
CyberShift, Inc. The enterprise-class workforce management suite reduces
costs and improves processes for a variety of industries, including
retail, manufacturing, financial services, media and entertainment,
transportation, healthcare and the public sector.2.
* Industry leading security (verified by third-party applications)
assuring the highest level of security across all Advisor Series
solutions.

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Nearly all of the retailers responding to the survey sought
improved employee productivity through the better allocation of time
and work skills while participants from the financial service sector
were most concerned with reducing costs by improving labor
efficiencies.0.

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Authoria Adds New Capabilities Across Entire Solution Suite

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PARSIPPANY, N. Capable of driving new levels of
efficiency and effectiveness across the enterprise, workforce
management solutions have migrated from a tactical to strategic
technology .

0.3, in addition to the new functionality, Manager Advisor
will now be included in the Performance Advisor and Compensation Advisor
solutions. For more information, visit
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Overall, survey participants responded that increasing
the allocation of employee time to revenue -generating activities
should lead their efforts.cybershift. Authoria's award-
winning solutions have proven successful for more than 200 large employers,
representing more than 7.

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"Workforce
management solutions help organizations achieve world-class
performance by effectively deploying available workforce assets for
greater bottom-line benefits.

About CyberShift

CyberShift Inc.
* Embedded organizational charting capability allowing managers to see
complex information in a visual and easy to understand format.

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* The addition of more than 30 new, out-of-the box reports and analytics
that allow HR professionals to view data across their Advisor Series
solutions and throughout their organizations.

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"Organizations are increasingly looking to workforce management
systems to address demanding operational complexities and simplify
business processes ," said Robert Farina, CEO of CyberShift. CyberShift's rules-based platform delivers a fully integrated
solution for the management of all aspects of time and attendance,
scheduling, self-service functions and workforce reporting and
analytics. The new versions are Performance Advisor(TM) and
Compensation Advisor(TM) 7. in the United States and other countries.

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committed to an ongoing investment in our technology to deliver the most
robust HCM solutions in the industry.com

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Both findings support The Hackett Group's definition of a
world-class organization where workforce assets are closely aligned to
business strategy."
When asked what the most significant business opportunity relative
to workforce management in 2005, respondents representing several
industry segments including financial services and insurance, retail,
manufacturing, healthcare and the public sector answered as follows:

35 percent chose increasing allocation of employee time to
revenue-producing activity;

28 percent claimed improving employee productivity through
better allocation of time and work skills;

20 percent selected reducing labor costs by improving labor
efficiencies; and

17 percent stated increasing customer satisfaction through
better employee training and scheduling. Through Authoria Choice, applications are delivered as a fully
managed on-demand service, or as an on-premise deployment.5 million employees .authoria.

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Web-based workforce management systems like the CyberShift
Workforce Management 3G(TM ) product suite, leverages a world-class
performance strategy by optimizing the single greatest influencer of
business performance: the workforce.3.

Highlights of the new functionality include:
* Deeper integration of Manager Advisor's just-in-time knowledge and
coaching capability within both Performance Advisor and Compensation
Advisor delivering manager support in context , during the transaction
process, when managers need information and guidance the most.

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CyberShift is the
workforce management solution provider of choice for more than 100
major organizations throughout the United States and Canada.

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"Our experience with customers has taught us that for any performance or
compensation management implementation to succeed, the application must be
easy to use and engage employees and managers; it must track compliance; and
it must address change management ," said Paul Baier, Authoria's senior vice
president of products."
"As we advance our solutions ," said Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO,
Authoria, "Authoria continues to have three overarching goals: to provide a
higher level of integration both within the Advisor Series and with customers '
existing systems; to make our solutions even easier to use and deploy; and to
broaden our solution to address more of our customers' requirements.com/news35
Note to editors: Authoria, Authoria Choice, Authoria Advisor Series,
Authoria Compensation Advisor, Authoria Employee Advisor, Authoria Manager
Advisor and Authoria Performance Advisor are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Authoria , Inc.

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, a leading provider of workforce management software
and services, and featuring research from The Hackett Group, a leading
business process advisory firm, revealed the ability to better
allocate employee time to revenue-producing activities as the most
significant business opportunity relative to workforce management
within their organizations in 2005, followed closely by a need to
improve employee productivity through better allocation of time and
work skills. 229
jmiller@sparksource .

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CyberShift and The Hackett Group Examine World-Class Performance and Workforce Management; The Need to Allocate Employee Time to Revenue-Generating Activities

Customer companies include
Boeing, Pfizer , and Unocal.

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The Web-based forum presented select data and analysis from The
Hackett Group's Book of Numbers(C) Research Series, discussed key
performance metrics of world-class HR organizations and reviewed
enabling best practices of leading organizations and how to drive more
value at lower costs.com) is a leading provider of
workforce management software and services focused on helping large,
complex organizations optimize and manage the deployment of their
people., Manager Advisor (TM) 1.1 and Employee
Advisor(TM) 4. All
other product names and references contained herein remain the service marks,
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Jeff Miller, SparkSource
781-530-2024 781-274-6061 ext.

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The Authoria Advisor Series includes performance and
compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy
communication while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers
and employees.

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Featuring Tighter Integration, New Reports and Analytics Capabilities, and
Enhanced Security

WALTHAM, Mass.

Contacts:
David Fleming , Authoria, Inc.