Enterprise Communications, a Division of ACT-1 Group, Signs Long-Term Contract with Toyota Motor Sales USA for On-Site Services; Design Unit Extends Relationship with Toyota

    TORRANCE, Calif.--July 16, 2002--ACT-1 Group, an industry leader in managed services and quality human resource solutions, announced today that its Enterprise Communications Division has signed a multi-year contract with Toyota Motor Sales USA, a longtime ACT-1 Group managed services client, to provide on-site design and print services.
    The new contract extends the Toyota/Enterprise Communications relationship an additional three years. Toyota and Enterprise Communications have been partners since 1998 and have continually improved their relationship by working together to develop new, mutually beneficial services.
    "Enterprise Communications offers us the best of all worlds -- innovative design and economical print services, translated into high quality products, great customer service and value," said Barry Williams, National Administrative Services Manager, Toyota Motor Sales USA. "This agreement enables Toyota to focus on our core business while minimizing costs and keeping our operations lean."
    Enterprise Communications, a division of ACT-1 Group, provides on-site management of creative and print purchasing services as a business partner to its clients. The unit's service portfolio includes creative design, graphic design, Web and multimedia design, internal communications services, specialty products and print purchasing.
    "Our continued partnership with Toyota in the design arena is testament to our two companies' superb working relationship, and to ACT-1's ability to create value-added services that meet client needs and exceed client expectations," said Janice Bryant Howroyd, chairman, CEO and founder of ACT-1 Group. "A vast operation like Toyota has choices, so the decision to solidify and extend our work relationship speaks directly to Enterprise Communications' ability to deliver solutions that are rooted in quality and cost-effectiveness."

    About ACT-1 Group

    ACT-1 Group services employer needs throughout California and in the metropolitan areas of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. from a network of more than 70 strategically positioned offices. According to Working Woman magazine, ACT-1 is the largest woman minority-owned employment agency in the United States, with major clients including Sempra Energy, the Ford Motor Company, Health Net and The Gap. ACT-1 employs in excess of 55,000 temporary "stars" and 300 full-time employees throughout the United States. Supplying the demands of growth, ACT-1 Personnel is ISO 9002 Certified. With proprietary software and technology-based systems, ACT-1 has grown from a WMBE leader to an industry leader in managed services and quality human resource solutions, and strives to "keep the humanity in human resources."