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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2002

Spherion(R) Technology Services, an IT services provider and core business group of Spherion Corporation, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Artis as senior vice president of National Solutions. Artis reports to Wayne Mincey, president of Spherion Technology Services.

Artis is responsible for the management and development of Spherion's portfolio of services - including Help Desk, Desktop Support, Application Development, Software Quality Testing and Network Professional Services. In this newly created role, he will work to better leverage the company's solutions and intellectual capital to ensure effective and consistent client service delivery. In addition, he will be responsible for the coordination of Spherion's alliance and partnership strategy.

"We are thrilled to have someone with Jeff's impressive background in services and business development on our team," stated Mincey. "We believe his leadership and industry-specific expertise will be instrumental in helping us grow the business and strengthen our position in the technology services industry."

Artis joins Spherion with more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and consulting for various organizations within the technology services industry. Prior to joining Spherion, Artis was a regional vice president for Thrupoint, a provider of network integration and consulting services. He also spent a number of years with IBM Global Services in solutions development, sales management and marketing roles. In addition, he has held positions as vice president, Enterprise Services for Getronics and vice president of marketing for Vanstar.

Artis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and English from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

About Spherion

For more than 30 years, Spherion Technology Services has helped clients realize, enhance and sustain the value of their IT application and infrastructure investments. Through an integrated IT consulting, managed services and staffing business model, Spherion Technology Services has the ability to manage an entire IT initiative or supplement a team with specialists to assist during specific stages of a project. Visit our Web site at http://www.spheriontechnology.com.

Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) provides Recruitment, Outsourcing and Technology services. Founded in 1946, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, Spherion helps companies efficiently plan, acquire and optimize talent to improve their bottom line. Visit the Company's Web site at http://www.spherion.com.

This release contains statements that are forward looking in nature and, accordingly, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause future results to differ from current expectations include risks associated with: Competition-our business operates in highly competitive markets with low barriers to entry; Economic conditions-a significant economic downturn could result in our clients using fewer temporary employees or the loss of a significant client; Changing market conditions-our business is dependent upon the availability of qualified personnel; Corporate strategy-we may not achieve the intended effect of our Business Transformation Strategy; Litigation-we are a defendant in a variety of litigation and other actions from time to time and we may be exposed to employment-related claims and costs; Other-government regulation may increase our costs; business risks associated with international operations could make those operations more costly; our liquidity may be affected if we are not able to renegotiate our Revolving Loan Facility; failure or inability to complete our outsourcing projects could result in damage to our reputation and give rise to legal claims, and certain contracts contain termination provisions and pricing risks. These and additional factors discussed in this release and in Spherion's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from any projections contained in this release.