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To: Joe Williamson who wrote (74)	6/19/1998 9:31:00 AM
From: andrew peterson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94

Avert, Inc. Announces Joint Marketing Agreement With Restrac, Inc. FORT COLLINS, Colo., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Avert, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVRT - news), an information services company that provides employment background checks to a growing nationwide customer base, today announced an agreement with Restrac, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTRK - news) to pursue joint marketing opportunities. Avert joins Restrac as a member of the WebHire Network to offer pre-employment screening services to companies seeking to hire qualified individuals. Restrac, Inc. is the leading provider of networked recruiting solutions including the WebHire Network, an open network of Internet recruiting services. Restrac combines software, services and the Internet to create end- to-end recruitment solutions that streamline the way jobs and workers are connected. The WebHire Network will provide candidate searching and management, hiring functions, success measurement and consolidated billing from one simple, easy-to-use desktop application. More than 100 leading job- posting sites, resume pools and other key recruiting services have signed on to be part of the WebHire Network, making it the industry's most comprehensive solution. Through the WebHire Network, recruiters can easily access qualified candidates worldwide through third-party resume pools (PartnerPoolsSM) directly over the Internet. Avert's Internet-based order entry system, OrderXpert will be integrated into Restrac's WebHire Network, and as such, actively marketed to the Restrac customers. Additionally, Avert will introduce the Restrac products to current customers. The Restrac partnership is part of the AVERTaffinity program. The goal of this program is to expand Avert's distribution opportunities through cooperative arrangements with other human resource service and software providers. The AVERTaffinity program leverages the technological advantages of both companies to achieve product integration. ''Partnering with Avert, Inc. allows us to expand the services that we currently offer to our customers through the WebHire Network,'' said Michael Pittenger, Director of Business Development at Restrac. ''We recognize the need for employers to find and hire qualified applicants quickly. We believe that partnering Restrac's recruiting efforts with Avert's pre-employment screening resources provides solid solutions for employers faced with the difficulty of finding and hiring candidates in a tight labor market.'' ''Entering into this partnership with Restrac provides Avert with the opportunity to offer our products to Restrac's growing customer base, as well as increasing the products offered to our current customers,'' commented Len Koch, Vice President of Business Development at Avert, Inc. ''We look forward to our relationship with Restrac through the AVERTaffinity program.''