CDI Corporation to Offer 400 Web-Based Courses to 32,000 Employees To Boost Workforce Development, Recruitment and Retention.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000

Staffing and outsourcing leader CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) today announced that it is launching a "virtual university" later this month to provide its 32,000 employees with advanced web-based training opportunities.

CDI University will offer CDI employees a choice of 400 courses for professional development. The courses will cover a wide range of topics ranging from specialized information technology skills such as C++, CISCO, and SAP, and preparation courses for certification in MCSE, MOUS and A+, to end-user applications, such as Microsoft Word(R), Excel(R), Outlook(R), PowerPoint(R) and Access(R) desktop applications.

In addition, CDI University will offer courses focusing on business skills development, project management and planning, and customer service.

CDI University is designed with today's busy lifestyles in mind. The courses will be available through the Internet, CDI's company Intranet or via CD-ROM, making the offering cost-effective for CDI and easily accessible to employees.

"CDI University is a winning solution for our customers, our employees and for CDI. Our customers win because they want employees with the most up-to-date skills. Our employees win because CDI University is responsive to their desire for new training opportunities. And we at CDI win because we help to enhance our company as a service provider and as an employer. We believe ongoing training opportunities are an important ingredient in attracting employees to CDI. These new opportunities, taken in conjunction with our role as a leading service provider to many Fortune 1,000 companies, make CDI a very appealing employer," said CDI President and CEO Mitch Wienick.

"With an extremely tight labor market for highly skilled information technology and engineering professionals, recruitment and retention is more important than ever before. CDI's emphasis on virtual education will help us to continue to attract and to retain top performing professionals," said Marion Crawford, CDI Director of Learning and Performance Management.

"CDI University offers an excellent self-paced platform to IT professionals for furthering their career goals," said David Walrath, a LAN administrator and CDI employee, who has completed some of the on-line material. "Most of even the high-end courses are self-contained and require no additional software, making it easy for time-pressed IT professionals to hone their skills at their own pace."

CDI University's on-line courses are being licensed through MindLeaders.com (formerly called DPEC, Inc.), a leading provider of web-based training.

Microsoft, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

Company Information

Philadelphia-based CDI Corp., one of the world's largest staffing and outsourcing service providers, increases the productivity and competitiveness of its Fortune 1,000 customers through customized technical, information technology, professional and administrative staffing and outsourcing solutions delivered by CDI companies including Management Recruiters International and Todays Staffing.

CDI employs nearly 32,000 people and generated more than $1.6 billion in revenue in 1999. CDI Corp. is a founding member of the Philadelphia-based Business/Academic Partnership for the Information Technology Workforce. For more information about CDI services and employment opportunities, visit the CDI Corp. web site at www.cdicorp.com.

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