Authoria Rated “Positive” in MarketScope Report
<p><strong>Waltham, Mass. — June 13</strong><br />Authoria Inc., a provider of integrated talent management (ITM) solutions, has received a “Positive” rating in Gartner’s “MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007.” </p><p>Authoria was one of 28 vendors evaluated in the report.<br /><br />“During the previous six months, we started to see customers selecting EPM solutions that were more integrated with compensation and succession management," the report stated. "Based on that feedback, we expanded the scope of this MarketScope to include all three areas. EPM is an important linchpin in an emerging broader suite of talent management applications.”<br /><br />“We’re pleased with this evaluation by Gartner, which we believe validates Authoria’s vision and delivery of solutions that weave together the essential functions of talent management,” said Tod Loofbourrow, Authoria chairman and CEO. “By integrating these formerly isolated functions, our solutions enable employers to better leverage talent for bottom-line business results through cross-functional initiatives, such as pay for performance, performance-based hiring and leadership development.”<br /><br />Authoria’s on-demand solutions span the talent-management life cycle, from finding and attracting the best-fit employees to developing them, compensating them, engaging them and making them part of succession plans. </p><p>Almost 40 of the company’s 300-plus enterprise customers use three or more Authoria solutions for critical talent-management functions such as recruiting, performance management, compensation and succession planning — an industry high for integrated talent management.<br /><br />The MarketScope assessed vendors on the following criteria: marketing strategy, product strategy, business model, product/service, overall viability, sales execution/pricing and customer experience.</p>
