Thursday, September 23, 2004

TEKsystems Selected as Tier One Vendor for Quixtar Inc.

HANOVER, MD, September 5, 2004 — TEKsystems®, Inc. (www.teksystems.com), the nation’s largest Information Technology and Communications (IT&C) staffing company and a leading IT&C services company, was recently selected as a Tier One vendor for Quixtar Inc. (www.quixtar.com). Quixtar is the leading online Health & Beauty company, according to a recent Internet Retailer ranking. Quixtar launched in 1999, introducing its innovative I-commerce business model combining the Internet, the Individual, a full-service Infrastructure, and a proven Independent Business Ownership Plan.

TEKsystems’ relationship with Quixtar’s parent company began in 1995 and has grown to be one of the largest customer accounts for TEKsystems’ Grand Rapids, Mich. office. In that time, TEKsystems has provided Quixtar and its sister companies with a diverse group of IT professionals, including project managers, technical writers, application developers, application engineers, helpdesk and desktop support technicians, and database and network administrators. TEKsystems has also exercised its training capabilities to deliver onsite applications training to Quixtar employees.

President of TEKsystems, Keith Bozeman, comments on the newly announced partnership, “We are pleased to be selected as a Tier One vendor for such a large and reputable company. Our Grand Rapids office has worked hard over the years to build a solid relationship with Quixtar and its sister companies, and to consistently provide the high quality customer service and responsiveness that TEKsystems prides itself on.”

“TEKsystems has supported Quixtar with quality IT candidates for several years. They are a valuable resource of IT expertise and their contributions have helped Quixtar sustain five consecutive years of growth since we launched,” says Heather Anderson, Director of Information Technology for Quixtar.

About TEKsystems
TEKsystems is a leading provider of strategic Information Technology and Communications Services.
TEKsystems has grown to become a billion-dollar, financially sound company leveraging its core competencies to offer a wide array of applications, infrastructure, and communications services. Partnering with companies of all sizes, TEKsystems helps optimize the business value of IT by adapting its ability to match talented professionals with companies in need of services or technical expertise. TEKsystems’ technical workforce, located in over 90 offices throughout the United States and Canada, includes more than 13,000 IT professionals supporting over 2,500 clients. Visit TEKsystems at http://www.teksystems.com.

About Quixtar
Quixtar’s business model rewards IBOs for sales to those they register at www.Quixtar.com as new Independent Business Owners (IBOs), Members, or Clients. In Quixtar’s first four years, IBOs generated $3.1 billion in sales for Quixtar plus more than $250 million for Partner Stores, earning $998 million in bonuses and incentives. Based near Grand Rapids, Mich., Quixtar currently supports independent businesses in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and various trust territories and independent island nations in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and Caribbean Sea. Quixtar Canada Corp. headquarters are located in London, Ont., Canada.

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