To: KevinMark who wrote (9675 ) 8/24/2000 10:59:10 AM From: puborectalis Respond to of 24256 ICGE....eHire Joins Vivant Network to Offer Staffing Services Over the Internet in the New York Metro Area OAKLAND, Calif., Aug 24, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vivant! Corporation, an ICG (Nasdaq: ICGE) backed company and the first B2B exchange for acquiring and managing the contractor workforce, is adding eHire to the Vivant Supplier Alliance, to make their contractors available on the Vivant contractor procurement exchange. eHire, based in New York City, specializes in placing IT contractors and works with noted clients such as EURO RSCG, Deloitte & Touche, Marchon Eyeware, Zagat, and Coty USA. By joining the Vivant network, eHire makes their contractors available to the organizations using Vivant's Internet-based service to procure quality contractors more quickly and efficiently. In addition to helping eHire place its contractors in the right job using integrated tools like job definition templates and skills matching metrics, Vivant unites hiring companies and staffing suppliers online enabling them to interact in a seamless fashion over the Internet to manage all phases of the contractor procurement process. Through this program, eHire receives an instant Internet solution for working with new and existing clients while Vivant expands the number of regional and national staffing suppliers available through its network nationwide. "Vivant offers us an exceptional way to work with our existing clients and gain exposure to new ones," said Joe Sabrin, executive vice-president at eHire. "Vivant enhances our presence on the Internet, and allows us to participate in second generation Internet staffing technology." "eHire's employees and contractors are a diverse organization whose collective talents combine to offer its clients a competitive advantage," said Kathleen Schram, Alliance Manager at Vivant. "They pre-qualify all contractors in their system, which allows us to assure higher-quality talent to the Vivant subscribers."