SAN FRANCISCO - March 26, 2002-Text 100 International, one of the largest global independent technology public relations consultancies in the world, today announced it has been named Technology PR Agency of the Year by the Holmes Report in its annual review of PR agencies. Each year the Holmes Report evaluates U.S. based public relations agencies in eleven categories, including Consumer Agency of the Year, Small Agency of the Year and Public Affairs Agency of the Year among others. This is Text 100's first appearance on the list. Winners will be recognized at the Holmes Report's annual Sabre Awards Ceremony in New York on May 15.

This selection rounds out a banner year for Text 100, which included the acquisition of a key portion of IBM's global PR business, being named Employer of Choice in the "Technology PR Specialists" category by the Holmes Report in January and PR Consultancy of the Year by the European Technology Forum. Text 100 also received an honorable mention from PRWeek in the Agency of the Year category at its annual awards ceremony in February.

"This award demonstrates that Text 100 has really come into its own in the U.S.," said Aedhmar Hynes, CEO, Text 100 International. "With 21 years experience serving the technology industry, our focus on methodology and client and staff service is paying off in increased recognition in North America. We look forward to the opportunity to participate in the awards ceremony with the other agencies that have also been honored, it's a pleasure to be in such fine company."

Text 100 was founded in the U.K. in 1981 and moved its corporate headquarters to San Francisco in 2000. Since its entry into the U.S. market in 1995, the company opened five offices in North America and has continued worldwide expansion with 23 wholly owned locations. One of the keys to Text 100's success is a focus on an organic, rather than acquisition driven growth model which is quite different from its global competitors. This organic growth model allows Text 100 to better manage client campaigns through a common methodology, SMART PR, a tightly controlled planning and measurement process that directly demonstrates PR's contribution to client business goals.

About Text 100 International
Text 100 International is one of the largest global technology public relations agencies. With 23 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 Avaya, Cisco, Gartner, IBM and Xerox Corporation as well as emerging technology companies, InfoSpace Inc. and Openwave. For more information about Text 100, please visit text100.com.

For more information:

Text 100 International
Ryan Donovan
415-836-5990
ryand@text100.com

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

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