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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., and WALTHAM, Mass., November 16, 2000—Spherion®, a leading provider of IT solutions for the new economy, and RSW Software, provider of best-in-class testing technologies and expertise for business-critical Web applications and a business unit of Empirix, Inc., announced today they have formed a strategic alliance to help clients ensure overall quality and minimize the risks associated with e-business applications.

Spherion has a 30-year history in providing software quality management services and geared their quality assurance methodology to e-businesses with an offering called eSQMSM, that provides end-to-end quality assurance solutions. By extending Spherion’s eSQM offerings to include RSW’s e-TESTTM suite, a leading full lifecycle Web application testing technology which includes load testing, functional and regression testing and performance monitoring, Spherion clients have access to these rigorous Web-testing solutions and can have additional confidence in the reliability, scalability and availability of their business-critical Web applications.

“RSW’s e-TEST suite is a valuable addition to our eSQM test automation service offerings, helping clients minimize the e-business risks associated with application downtime and Web performance problems,” said Stuart Emanuel, president, worldwide operations, Spherion’s Technology Business Solutions Group. “As we build our eSQM practice, the alliance with RSW affords us the tools and training we need to transfer the benefits of best-in-class Web testing to our clients.”

“Experts in software quality management, Spherion realizes the value of testing Web applications in early stages of development to ensure that clients are able to successfully launch their e-business initiatives,” said Steve Caplow, director of marketing and business development at RSW Software, a business unit of Empirix, Inc. “We are pleased to be able to provide our easy-to-use testing solution e-TEST suite to Spherion’s team of consultants. As a company committed to Web application quality, Spherion understands the value of automating the process of testing critical Internet and intranet applications throughout the application life cycle for companies whose bottom line depends on the quality and performance of their Web sites.”

About Spherion

Spherion’s technology business solutions leverage proven methodologies and a full-time complement of more than 5,000 IT professionals to assess and meet the needs of clients in e-business management, technology consulting and education. The Gartner Group has recognized Spherion’s technology business solutions team as a Professional Development Partner and the group was recently named to the 2000 VAR Business 500.

Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) is a $3.8 billion human capital management company with 1,000 offices in 13 countries. The Company, which was founded in 1946, and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , builds talent, technology and outsourcing solutions to help clients efficiently deploy human capital and improve their bottom line. Visit the Company’s web site at www.spherion.com/technology.

About RSW

RSW Software, a business unit of Empirix, provides organizations the fastest and most accurate e-business application testing solutions, allowing companies to optimize their e-business application performance. RSW Software's development-to-deployment approach to managing e-business application quality enables companies to maximize the reliability of their sites and their return on e-business investments. Comprised of hundreds of companies in financial services, communications, retail, and e-commerce, RSW's customer base includes companies such as American Airlines, British Telecom, People's Bank, Countrywide Home Loans, MCI Worldcom, Sprint PCS and a host of leading dot com entities.

About Empirix

Empirix, the only provider of testing and monitoring products for business-critical Web and voice applications, provides solutions that meet the rigorous quality demands set by the Internet and communications markets. Empirix is committed to developing and delivering industry-leading testing solutions for e-business and networked applications that assure the highest level of performance and scalability. Formed by the powerful combination of RSW Software, Hammer Technologies and SST and funded by Matrix Partners, Empirix provides products and services to more than 1,200 customers worldwide, including Fortune 1000 organizations, leading Bell operating companies, communications manufacturers and major dot.coms. Empirix is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts and has offices in Europe , Asia-Pacific and . For more information, visit Empirix on the Web at www.empirix.com.