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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., February 27, 2001
Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTF), a leading provider of staffing services essential to business, today announced a signed agreement with Bond International Software, Inc. of Richmond, VA, to license their "Adapt®" software, a feature-rich and highly functional staffing industry field office application.

"Adapt®" will be seamlessly integrated with Westaff's enterprise financial and human resource management system provided by Lawson Software of St. Paul, MN. The development project is a joint undertaking by Westaff, Bond International and Lawson Software. When completed, this project will provide Westaff's field offices with a fully integrated, Web-enabled operations management system.

"We're very excited about our new strategic partnership with Bond," said Dirk Sodestrom, Westaff's Chief Financial Officer. "Signing this agreement concludes an extensive system selection process. This is a significant step forward in developing Westaff's operating technology. Our goal was to find the most appropriate field office software for Westaff, combined with a strong development partner to help us complete a seamless, fully integrated system designed to meet our needs."

Bond's President and CEO, David Read, expressed his pleasure with the Westaff partnership and the opportunity to work closely with Lawson on this important development project.

"This is a very important milestone for Bond," Read said. "We are eagerly anticipating a long-term relationship with both Westaff and Lawson. It is particularly pleasing for us that Adapt® was chosen above all other staffing software providers on a project of this importance and magnitude and by a company as respected as Westaff."

"Lawson is proud to be an integral part of the total solution for staffing service providers," said Ann W. Browne, Professional Services Marketing Director for Lawson. "The use of our Business Component Integrator to join Lawson applications with staffing front-office applications allows for seamless integration, which pushes the information to the decision makers. We have appreciated Westaff's involvement in our Professional Services focus, and are excited to see business enablement rising to the next level."

Westaff provides essential staffing services to businesses and employment opportunities in global markets. Westaff annually employs approximately 270,000 people worldwide and services approximately 25,000 clients from more than 350 offices located throughout the U.S. and also in Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Denmark. Westaff achieved fiscal 2000 system revenues of more than $700 million. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.westaff.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and future performance of the company that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. We refer you to documents that the company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports, which contain a description of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations and the forward-looking statements in this press release.