SAN FRANCISCO -Feb. 13, 2001 - Text 100 International, a subsidiary of One Monday Group (London Stock Exchange: ONE.L) and the largest independent technology public relations firm in the world, today announced the launch of an annual scholarship program for college students pursuing a career in public relations. The company is teaming with Workinpr.com, a public relations jobsite dedicated to helping PR professionals with their career needs, to award six $2,500 scholarships to entering juniors and seniors studying journalism, communications or public relations. Text 100 and Workinpr.com developed this scholarship to invest in the future workforce of bright and talented public relations professionals who also exhibit an interest in the technology industry.

"We believe that by investing in students, we open the door for them to obtain the skills needed to start a successful career in high-tech public relations," said Aedhmar Hynes, CEO, Text 100 International. "By providing these students with the opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking skills, we increase their entry level competency, raising the bar for all PR professionals and contributing to the future of the industry."

Applications can be obtained at www.text100.com/us/scholarship. Completed applications should be sent by May 1, 2001 to:

Scholarship Coordinator
Text 100 International
1415 Western Ave.
Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98101

Students will be asked to submit a comprehensive essay outlining their strategy for launching a high-profile product of a well-known technology company. The scholarship will be given to those who can best demonstrate their knowledge of high technology and public relations using critical thinking and creativity. The six winners will be announced on June 1, 2001. In addition to the $2,500 cash awards, which will be paid directly to the recipients' college or university, winners will receive a Text 100 Excellence Trophy and the opportunity to visit one of Text 100's seven North American offices located in Atlanta, Boston, New York, Rochester, San Francisco, Seattle and Silicon Valley.

"Workinpr.com is extremely committed to empowering future generations of PR talent," said Renee Dunn, president, Workinpr.com. "Text 100 is the ideal PR agency to partner with because they understand that providing viable scholarship opportunities is not only essential for our individual businesses, but critical to the advancement of the PR profession as a strategic discipline."

About Text 100 International

Text 100 International is one of the largest independent technology public relations consultancies in the world. With 25 offices across Europe, North America, India, Africa and the Asia Pacific region Text 100 is the largest and most established brand within the OneMonday Group (ONE.L). Its clients include industry leaders such as BT, Compaq Computer Corporation, SAP, Unisphere and Xerox Corporation as well as emerging technology companies Amazon.com, Excite@Home, Handspring, InfoSpace Inc. and Virginbiz.net. For more information about Text 100, please visit www.text100.com.

About Workinpr.com

Workinpr.com is the No. 1 Public Relations jobsite dedicated to helping PR professionals with their career needs. Unlike broad-based jobsites, Workinpr.com takes a highly customized approach in providing job seekers with job searching technologies and access to credible PR industry information and career resources. Workinpr.com, rated "Best of the Net" by About.com, is the only online jobsite endorsed by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the Council of Public Relations Firms.

For more information:

Text 100 International
Katherine Cheng
katherinec@text100.com
206-381-3791

Cathy Edens
cathye@text100.com
206-381-3791

Workinpr.com
Allison May
allison@workinpr.com
206-956-3933

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