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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., October 24, 2000—Spherion®, formerly Interim Technology, a leading provider of IT solutions for the new economy, has selected Exodus Communications™ Performance Labs, formerly KeyLabs™, a leading e-commerce testing lab, to bring state-of-the-art testing capabilities for e-business applications to Spherion clients worldwide. Spherion has grown its Software Quality Management (SQM) Practice to reflect the industry demand for e-business quality assurance plans to minimize risks associated with e-business applications.

“Based on the complexities, time-to-market and additional business risks in e-business applications, effective and efficient testing of these applications is vital,” said Stuart Emanuel, president, Spherion’s Technology Business Solutions Group. “Through our relationship with Exodus® Performance Labs, Spherion has access to one of the largest e-commerce testing labs, bringing reduced business risk and significant cost savings to clients through broader, more flexible, and more comprehensive testing capabilities.”

Exodus Performance Labs has the capability to test software for compatibility with the industry’s installed base of products and independently verify and validate Web site optimization levels and e-business readiness through the use of real-world testing procedures.

Emanuel also commented, “As clear leaders in the provision of Software Quality Management services, Spherion always looks for ways we can improve quality assurance for our clients. By avoiding the delays and costs associated with increasing our infrastructure, we accomplish this goal. Our relationship with Exodus Performance Labs enables us to offer our customers comprehensive testing of applications, both e-business and otherwise, on a scale that is difficult to achieve in any other way. This new testing capability backed by our proven Web application testing methodology, 30 years of testing experience and a large base of certified consultants is a powerful combination and hard to beat.”

“We are pleased to offer e-commerce testing services to Spherion ,” said J.D. Brisk, managing director of Exodus Performance Labs. “Through our real-world testing services, we can help Spherion clients verify that their e-business solutions are reliable and capable of supporting their end-users.”

About Exodus

Exodus Communications is a leading provider of complex Internet hosting for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations. The Company offers sophisticated system and network management solutions, along with technology professional services to provide optimal performance for customers' Web sites. Exodus manages its network infrastructure via a worldwide network of Internet Data Centers (IDCs) located in North America , Europe and Asia Pacific. More information on Exodus can be found at www.exodus.net.

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.