Acsys, Inc. Announces Strong First Quarter Outlook.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 1999--Acsys, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:ACSY), a leading provider of specialty professional staffing services, today announced that management is comfortable the Company will meet the consensus analyst estimate of $0.06 for its first quarter 1999 earnings per share, excluding the previously announced severance charges of up to $3.3 million relating to the elimination of certain permanent placement consultant positions, closing a nonperforming office and, where appropriate, changing management personnel.

Timothy Mann, Jr., Acsys's chief executive officer, said, "We are excited about the strength of our business in the first quarter. We are particularly pleased with our success in managing SG&A and that our permanent placement business is expected to exceed $8 million in revenues this quarter."

Acsys, Inc. is one of the leading specialty professional staffing firms in the U.S. Acsys currently operates over 40 offices, serving metropolitan markets across the U.S. with a more significant presence in the eastern and midwestern U.S.

Information contained in this press release, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking in nature and is subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on the Company's operating results, performance or financial condition are the Company's ability to achieve and manage growth; the Company's ability to successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions or integrate the acquired business into its operations; the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the Company's ability to develop new services; conditions in the specialty professional staffing industry; general economic conditions; and other factors discussed from time to time in Acsys's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.