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Corporate Profile for TAO Partners, dated October 16, 1998 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. 
  Published Date:   Oct. 16, 1998
  Company Name:     TAO Partners
  Address:          233 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 510                   Santa Monica, CA. 90401
  Main Telephone  Number:          310/260-9421
  Internet Home  Page Address   (URL)           www.taopartners.com
  Chief Executive  Officer:         Noreen Khan
  Investor Relations  Contact:         M&A West, Inc.  Business number: 650/588-2678
  Public Relations  Contact:         M&A West, Inc.  Business number: 650/588-2678
  Trading Symbol/  Exchange:        (OTC BB:TAOL)
  Industry:         Technical Business Consulting and Placement
  Market Makers:    HILL, SHRP, EQUI, BACH, USCT, WEIN
  Company description: Tao Partners, Inc. will play a major role in servicing the demand that is arising from the technology era by implementing a very focused internal growth program complemented by a very aggressive acquisition plan. TAO will capitalize on the enormous shortage of skilled technical personnel and growing demand for professional business consulting services since the coming of the Information Age. 
  The management of TAO Partners is confident that as E-commerce grows on the Internet, so will the demand for qualified technical professionals. In addition, TAO will seek to establish relationships with small to medium sized companies to provide a one-stop shop environment with cost effective solutions. 
  TAO's vision is to take advantage of this growth from three specific areas: Technical Training and Certification; Technical Placement; Technical Business Consulting. This vision is reinforced by reports by research firms like Forrester, which estimates the growth of E-commerce to exceed $349 billion by the year 2002. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of computer-related jobs will increase to 2.5 million over the next nine years. TAO will position itself to fill this need. 
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