AUTHORISZOR INC.
                        Announces Placing

Contact:                                                     Richard A. Langevin
Alison R. S. Simard                                          President & CEO
Stern & Co.                                                  Authoriszor Inc.
Tel: 212-888-0044                                            Tel: 508-650-3916
asimard@sternco.com

         Boston,   Massachusetts,   February   11,  2000  -   Authoriszor   Inc.
(OTC:BB:AUOR) today announced the placement of 2,727,273 shares of common stock,
par value $.01 per share, at $11.00 per share. The offering is expected to close
on Wednesday,  February 16, 2000. This placement was made pursuant to Regulation
S under the Securities Act, in the United Kingdom and Europe. The gross proceeds
of the placement will be $30,000,003.

         Authoriszor Inc. has agreed to grant certain registration rights to the
purchasers of the shares.  The current  offering of such securities has not been
registered under the Securities Act pursuant to Regulation S, and the shares may
not be offered,  sold, or delivered in the current offering in the United States
or to or for the account or benefit of any United  States  Person (as such terms
are defined in Regulation S). Such  securities may not be reoffered or resold in
the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an
applicable exemption from such registration  requirements.  Hedging transactions
in the  common  stock  may not be  engaged  in  unless  in  compliance  with the
Securities Act.