HOUSTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CORESTAFF, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTF), one of
the largest national providers of information technology (IT) services and
staffing services, announced today that it has completed the previously
announced acquisition of Softek Software, Inc.  Softek provides technical
consultants for SAP(R) and Baan software implementation projects.  Softek's
current revenue run rate is approximately $8.5 million.  Other terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
    Softek, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., was founded in 1996 by Rahul
Harkawat, who will continue with the company.  The company currently has 30
consultants and its clients include KPMG, Ernst & Young and SAP America.
Softek's clients are primarily in Orange County, Calif. and the Silicon
Valley.  Softek will immediately be integrated into the Irvine, Calif. branch
office of COMSYS, where the COMSYS SAP practice is based.
    Commenting on the transaction, Michael T. Willis, CORESTAFF's president
and chief executive officer, stated, "The acquisition of Softek will build
upon our strong base of SAP business.  As a National Implementation Partner of
SAP, we are committed to building a national SAP practice focused on providing
full-service SAP R/3(TM) and ASAP(TM) implementation solutions for companies
in the mid-range market.   The acquisition of Softek is the latest step in our
pursuit of this goal."
    Established in 1993, CORESTAFF, Inc. is one of the largest national
providers of information technology (IT) services and staffing services
through its two business groups:  the IT Services Group, which is comprised of
COMSYS Information Technology Services and Metamor Solutions (formerly the IT
Solutions Group), and the Staffing Services Group, which operates under the
name CORESTAFF Services.  The company, with pro forma revenues of
approximately $1.0 billion, operates 146 branches in 28 states, the District
of Columbia, the United Kingdom and India.
    Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and
assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Although the Company has used
its best efforts to be accurate in making those forward-looking statements, it
is possible that the assumptions made by management may not materialize.  In
addition, the information set forth under the captions "Risk Factors" in the
company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-31509) and in the
company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, describe
certain additional risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
vary materially from the future results covered in such forward-looking
statements.

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