AGILE•1 LAUNCHES TO STREAMLINE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS WITH COLLABORATIVE, BEST-OF BREED SOLUTION

TORRANCE, Calif. (Nov. 19, 2002) – In a bid to help companies deploy technology to streamline and automate the staffing process, Agile•1 launches today as a professional services and technology organization with a robust, collaborative human capital management solution. Agile•1 offers a vendor-neutral approach that enables its clients to leverage volume, consolidate billing and recruit talent using a variety of resources.

Agile•1 is a division of ACT•1 Personnel Services, the largest certified woman minority-owned staffing service in the U.S. Based in Torrance, Calf. ACT•1 has serviced employer needs across the nation and in Canada since 1978. Unique in the marketplace, Agile•1 was formed by an organization with core competencies in – and a fundamental understanding of -- both human resources and technology, together with a track record of deploying effective, high tech/high touch solutions throughout the enterprise.

Because most staffing decisions take place at the departmental level, larger companies commonly use numerous staffing vendors to service their workforce needs. Reliance on multiple vendors often results in a significant misuse of time, money and resources. Agile•1 provides an efficient, simple and easy-to-use solution as an alternative to the antiquated, costly and time-consuming process of securing contract staff.

               Agile•1 integrates processes and technology that enable hiring managers, vendors, and temporary staff to quickly and easily manage the entire contingent staffing process. With Agile•1, clients can maximize the value of existing supplier relationships through rapid and reliable access to the broadest talent pool.

When implemented across an entire enterprise, the Agile•1 solution delivers a fully auditable system that allows managers to track usage, performance, and trends on temporary staffing practices. Agile•1 relies on a highly intuitive and powerful system that enables all parties involved to spend less time administering the contingent staff management process and more time focusing on the business itself. The company's vendor-neutral approach allows for effective vendor management, promoting faster time-to-fill and ensuring accurate candidate matching.

"Incorporating a generation's worth of real-world experience gleaned from ACT•1, Agile•1 launches as an established company with innovative ideas," said David Burcham, President, Agile•1. "Our end-to-end solution enables hiring managers, contingent employees and vendors to efficiently communicate and flow through the entire staffing requisition and management process.

"We're committed to consistently developing and growing our solutions to meet the labor procurement and management needs of our clients," Burcham said. "We offer a carefully engineered, integrated managed staffing process, along with a Web-based solution, for companies to manage all phases of the temporary staffing cycle. With just a computer system, an Internet connection and a browser, users can initiate transactions, track the status of job orders and manage the billing and invoicing process. Our experienced staffing managers can help clients streamline the entire staffing process by managing invoicing and billing processes, as well as filling staffing needs."

Agile•1 provides a network of trained professionals who can work on- or off-site and manage the entire contingent staffing requisition needs. The company's solution is flexible and customizable to any workflow process. Agile•1 helps to enhance talent management for all parties involved in the workforce supply chain. From submitting job orders, timecard management and invoicing, the Agile•1 solution enables hiring managers, contingent employees and vendors to efficiently communicate and flow through the entire staffing requisition and management process.

Putting Proprietary Technology to Work

With Agile•1, organizations have access to robust technology and efficient processes that work together to create one simple solution for managing the contingent staffing process.

               Agile•1 saves time, cuts costs, and significantly reduces the margin of error within the contingent staffing management process. In addition to providing a cost-effective way to manage the process of securing and maintaining a contingent workforce, Agile•1 offers value-added benefits, such as online management reports, vendor management and consolidated invoicing and billing. Online management reports enable managers to control labor costs and manage budgets through a quick and easy generation of trending, usage and performance reports.

About Agile•1

Agile•1 is a leading professional services and technology organization dedicated to streamlining and automating the human capital management process. Agile•1 has carefully engineered a robust and collaborative solution to help companies gain process control and to strategically manage staffing initiatives. The company leverages its sophisticated technology to facilitate the staffing process. Agile•1 provides a network of trained professionals who can work on- or off-site and manage all contingent staffing requisition needs. The Agile•1 solution is flexible and customizable to any workflow process.

An established company with innovative ideas, Agile•1 is a division of ACT•1 Personnel Services, the largest certified woman minority-owned staffing service in the U.S.



About ACT-1 Group

ACT•1 Group services employer needs throughout California and in the metropolitan areas of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. from a network of more than 70 strategically positioned offices. According to Working Woman magazine, ACT•1 is the largest woman minority-owned employment agency in the United States, with major clients including Sempra Energy, the Ford Motor Company, HealthNet and the Gap. ACT•1 employs in excess of 55,000 temporary "stars" and 300 full-time employees throughout the United States. Supplying the demands of growth, ACT•1 Personnel is ISO 9002 Certified. With proprietary software and technology-based systems, ACT•1 has grown from a WMBE leader to an industry leader in managed services and quality human resource solutions, and strives to "keep the humanity in human resources."



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