Canterbury Completes Acquisition of Usertech; Pro Forma Revenues Increase By 50%.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

MEDFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2001

Canterbury Consulting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CITI) announced today that it had completed the acquisition on September 28, 2001 of 100% of the stock of User Technology Services, Inc. (Usertech), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceridian Corporation (NYSE: CEN). The consideration for the acquisition was a combination of cash and promissory notes. Canterbury has renamed its newest subsidiary Usertech/Canterbury Corp.

Kevin J. McAndrew, Canterbury's President, was quoted as saying, "We are very pleased to welcome Usertech to the Canterbury family of companies. Their expertise will enhance our business plan and add a further dimension to what we can offer to our current customer base. Since its founding in 1979, Usertech has focused on business processes and user's needs and has established a solid reputation for dependability and results-oriented training and support solutions. Usertech has been on the leading edge of employee support offering database design and development, needs analysis, online learning, individually designed training and web-based training. Usertech focuses on people and how their jobs are affected by technology."

"Usertech is a successful company with revenues for its last fiscal year of approximately $15,000,000. We believe we can help expand Usertech's profitability well beyond current levels. The addition of Usertech and its more than 80 talented employees goes a long way toward helping us achieve our corporate goal of building a profitable $100,000,000 company in the near future."

Usertech's President, Mr. Paul Cooke, added, "We are very pleased and excited to be part of Canterbury. By combining our capabilities with those of the Canterbury companies, we are expanding our ability to offer additional products and services to our current and future customers. In addition, the proximity of our facilities and the markets that Usertech and Canterbury serve are extremely compatible."

The Canterbury Companies provide a wide variety of information technology consulting services, products, staffing and training to Fortune 1000 companies and government organizations nationwide.

-- USC/Canterbury Corp. provides enterprise solutions, network development and
design and technical consulting, and is a premier value added reseller of
hardware and software.

-- CALC/Canterbury Corp. offers technical and applications computer training,
technical services and consulting and portal development services. It is a
Microsoft Solutions Provider and a Microsoft Certified Technical Education
Center (CTEC), as well as a Lotus Authorized Education Center (LAEC). CALC Web
University, an online training portal, developed and hosted by CALC/Canterbury,
focuses on design and delivery of online training in both Internet and intranet
environments.

-- ATM/Canterbury Corp. is a software consulting and development company that
specializes in document imaging, tracking and retrieval for records and asset
management.

-- DMI/Canterbury Corp. is a management and systems consulting company that
provides technical staffing augmentation solutions and consulting services.

-- MSI/Canterbury Corp. offers executive coaching, sales and management
training.

-- Usertech/Canterbury Corp. offers database design and development, needs
analysis, online learning, individually designed training and web-based
training.

In addition to historical facts or statements of current condition, this press release may contain forward-looking statements. The Company's performance and financial results could differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements due to general financial, economic, regulatory and political conditions or additional factors unknown to the Company at this time, as well as more specific risks and uncertainties such as those set forth in documents filed by the Company with the SEC (including, but not limited to, its most recent reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, copies of which are available upon request or over the Internet at www.sec.gov). Given these risks and uncertainties, any or all of these forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Therefore, current or prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the Company has no intent, and disclaims any obligation, to update any such factors or forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.

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