Boxwood Technology and the Reserve Officers Association Partner to Become a Powerful Force in the E-Recruiting Battle.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000

Boxwood Technology, Inc. (www.boxwoodtech.com), the premier provider of outsourced online recruiting technology for career sites, announced today the launch of the Reserve Officers Association's (ROA) Career Center (www.roa.org).

Designed and hosted by Boxwood, the Career Center provides ROA members with robust web-based tools for career advancement and development. ROA joins a rapidly growing number of commercial job boards, portals, associations, and community-based organizations that outsource the technology and operation of their career centers to Boxwood.

"ROA members are looking for association benefits that meet their 'real world' needs", said Mr. Jayson Spiegel, Executive Director of the Reserve Officers Association, himself a drilling reservist. "Whether coming off active duty and entering the civilian market for the first time, or making a career-enhancing move, the ROA Career Center allows our members to explore the possibilities throughout the country and in a great variety of fields, as well as posting their own resumes."

With almost 80,000 members, ROA has a constituency that is noted for education, training, and leadership. "ROA members are just what today's business and industry are looking for," commented Colonel Barton Campbell, ROA's Membership and Marketing Director. "In addition to having skills in engineering and computer programming, our members have specialty skills in such fields as advanced communications technology, personnel administration, and project supervision. And because of their military background, Reservists tend to be very motivated, disciplined, and goal-oriented."

One of ROA's long-term strategic objectives is to provide essential services to their members. Feedback from members told ROA that professional development was an important issue for their members, and they were quickly outgrowing the limited functionality that existed on their web site.

Common sense told them that their members would be much better served by a comprehensive, web-based solution that would serve both job seekers and posting companies.

According to Colonel Campbell, the decision to outsource Boxwood's career center technology was based on three factors; "their focused approach and expertise in the career management field, their private-label option, and their willingness to work with ROA to tailor a site that would meet the unique needs of the reserve officer."

Reaction to the ROA Career Center has been universally positive for job seekers and companies. Colonel Campbell shared a recent success experienced by a company "looking for applicants with a military background to fill a defense-related requirement. They posted a job at ROA in the hopes of tapping in to the training and competency that is the hallmark of our members. They received 13 resumes submitted by qualified individuals in less than sixty days." Job seekers are equally enthusiastic. "It's great to have these opportunities presented to us," said Captain Vicky Johnson, a member from Southern California.

John Bell, chairman and founder of Boxwood Technology adds, "In launching the CareerCenter, ROA is able to not only provide a valuable service for their members, but open doors for companies who wish to attract a unique demographic of job seeker. They fill an important role in the continuing battle to recruit talented employees who not only have the required skills, but also possess demonstrated leadership abilities."

About the Reserve Officers Association

With almost 80,000 members, the Reserve Officers Association's (www.roa.org) primary purpose is to support and promote the development and execution of a military policy for the United States that will provide adequate national security.

The only professional reserve association representing the five armed services plus NOAA and PHS, Reserve Officers Association is strategically situated on Capitol Hill to carry out its mission with Congress. Its members are drawn from all walks of civilian life, and represent such diverse talents as CEO's of major companies to local school teachers.

They represent a vital connection between our military and the "home town".

About Boxwood Technology

Founded in 1998, Boxwood Technology, Inc. develops, hosts and operates online recruiting technology for clients that include commercial job boards, niche portals, associations, newspapers, as well as radio and television services.

In addition to hosting the full-featured online recruiting technology, Boxwood also provides technical support, customer service, accounting, content management and ongoing product development. Boxwood's private-label career site technology integrates seamlessly with the client's web site design and other applications and offers an elegant interface to employers and job seekers.

Boxwood's unique Job Broadcast Manager distributes and cross-posts job listings to multiple career sites from a single job posting form. For more information about Boxwood's products and services, visit www.boxwoodtech.com or call Cynthia Johnson at 410/584-8700.