CDI Announces Agreement with ReviewNet to ImplementComprehensive Web-Based Testing of IT...

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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2000

Staffing and outsourcing leader CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) announced that it has signed a national contract with ReviewNet Corporation, a leading provider of Web-based testing and screening services, to enhance the recruitment of highly skilled information technology professionals.

Under the terms of the agreement, all CDI Information Technology Services offices in North America will utilize ReviewNet's Internet-based

The scores on the self-directed assessments will be communicated online to recruiters within minutes, speeding up the candidate selection process for CDI.

"CDI's mission is to provide its wide range of customers, from mid-sized businesses to Fortune 1,000 companies, with exceptional people. Having a uniform test of skills applied to our IT candidates will ensure that we provide a consistent quality of professional talent to our customers," said CDI Chief Operating Officer Robert Mannarino.

"Through its online offerings, ReviewNet offers us the flexibility to quickly screen and interview a candidate anywhere in the world and to offer superior positions to those who meet our stringent requirements."

"We are delighted to establish a national agreement with CDI Information Technology Services," said ReviewNet President Mark Garrison. "We are confident that our array of user-friendly assessments, efficiently delivered over the Internet and continuously updated by our network of technology experts, will enable CDI to meet the IT staffing and outsourcing needs of its customers today and into the future."

Company Information

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.

ReviewNet Corporation provides Internet-based tools to help companies attract, screen and retain IT specialists. ReviewNet's patented screening engine and KnowledgeBase delivers tailored assessments in over 100 IT technologies and topics over the Internet, and ReviewNet's WizardHunt(TM) contestware attracts candidates using real-time knowledge challenges over the Web.

All of ReviewNet's applications are powered by a KnowledgeBase of IT questions maintained and enhanced by a network of leading technology specialists. For more information about ReviewNet services or how to be considered for ReviewNet's expert panel, visit the ReviewNet web site at www.reviewnet.net.