CDI Corp. IT Services Unit Signs a New $30 MillionOutsourcing Contract with a Global IT...

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000

Staffing and outsourcing leader CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI) today announced that it has signed a new contract to provide information technology outsourcing services to a major, global provider of IT services.

The initial outsourcing contract is a three-year agreement worth approximately $30 million. The agreement also includes two, two-year contract extension opportunities. Under the terms of

"This outsourcing agreement demonstrates our ability to provide large-scale, long-term, distributed solutions to solve our customers' business challenges. It also demonstrates CDI's commitment to becoming a best-of-breed IT solutions provider," said CDI Information Technology Services President Joe Benaroya.

Company Information

CDI Information Technology Services is a $332 million division of CDI Corporation.

Philadelphia-based CDI Corp., one of the world's largest staffing and outsourcing service providers, increases the productivity and competitiveness of its Fortune 1,000 customers through customized technical, information technology, professional and administrative staffing and outsourcing solutions delivered by CDI companies including Management Recruiters International and Todays Staffing.

CDI employs nearly 32,000 people and generated more than $1.6 billion in revenue in 1999. CDI Corp. is a founding member of the Philadelphia-based Business/Academic Partnership for the Information Technology Workforce. For more information about CDI services and employment opportunities, visit the CDI Corp. web site at www.cdicorp.com.

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