Crystal Decisions Selects Personnel Group of America's Venturi Technology Partners as Exclusive Certified Training Provider for California's Bay Area.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002

Personnel Group of America, Inc. (NYSE:PGA) today announced that its Venturi Technology Partners unit has been selected by Crystal Decisions, Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, as its exclusive certified Bay Area training provider. Despite an industry-wide slowdown in Information Technology consulting, Venturi has continued to grow market share within its Crystal Decisions training practice, opening seven new public training centers over the past 18 months. Training site locations now include the Bay Area (California), Las Vegas, Seattle, Boise, Portland, Olympia, Reno, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Spokane, San Jose and Honolulu.

Venturi Technology Partners was selected through a competitive bidding process. Beginning October 1, 2002, Venturi began offering certified Crystal Decisions training in San Francisco, San Jose, and Pleasanton, California. "We are thrilled that Venturi is our Certified Training Partner in the Bay Area," said Steve Ryujin, Director Worldwide Training. "Not only do they have several Certified Trainers on staff, they also have a wealth of instructional and consulting experience."

Venturi Technology Partners has been a public training provider of certified Crystal Decisions training since 1998. In 2001, Venturi won the prestigious "Certified Training Partner of the Year" award from Crystal Decisions for its excellence in training delivery.

About Crystal Decisions

Crystal Decisions, a privately held company, is one of the world's leading information management software companies with more than 12 million licenses shipped. Since 1984, Crystal Decisions has powered winning organizations with one of the fastest ways for employees, partners and customers to access the information they need to make the best decisions and, ultimately, reduce costs and increase productivity. The Crystal brand is among the most trusted names in enterprise reporting and more than 300 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) have standardized on Crystal Decisions' solutions. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Crystal Decisions has more than 20 offices worldwide and can be found on the Internet at www.crystaldecisions.com.

About PGA

Personnel Group of America, Inc. is a nationwide provider of information technology consulting and custom software development services; high-end clerical, accounting and other specialty professional staffing services; and technology systems for human capital management. The Company's IT Services operations operate under the name "Venturi Technology Partners" and its Commercial Staffing operations operate as "Venturi Staffing Partners." PGA's Venturi operations may be found on the world wide web at www.venturipartners.com.

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