Boston (March 1, 2000) – Aquent, the premier career development and placement agency for the Web, graphics and design community, today announced it will bring its extensive database of job opportunities and prescreened talent to creativepro.com’s online “Career Center.” In addition to targeted information and e-services for the creative industry, creativepro.com’s visitors will now have access to Aquent’s full-service expertise in matching talent with employers free of charge.

“Both Aquent and creativepro.com are deeply committed to the creative community,” said John Chuang, Aquent’s cofounder and CEO. “Together we are broadening our reach within the creative industry and will continue to search for innovative ways to meet the needs of talent and the companies who hire them.”

Aquent and creativepro.com are recognized leaders in the Web, graphics and design community. Aquent was recently named the Official Talent Agency of the American Institute of Graphics Arts and nominated as one of Massachusetts’s Interactive Companies of the Year. Creativepro.com was honored as Oregon’s 1999 Technology Company of the Year and ranked 53 on Deloitte & Touche’s list of 500 fastest growing U.S. technology companies.

“With the addition of Aquent to our site, creativepro.com visitors now have one of the leading job resources for creative professionals at their fingertips,” said Pamela Pfiffner, vice president of Internet media at creativepro.com.

About creativepro.com
Creativepro.com is a Web portal that provides online information, products and e-services that address the core needs of professionals within the print and Web publishing communities. Creativepro.com, Inc. is the parent company of the Extensis Products Group, makers of software productivity tools for creative professionals. As a one-stop resource for creative professionals, creativepro.com delivers a wide range of industry-specific features, including news and product reviews, and products and services that make the process of creating, editing, assembling and managing digital content for print and electronic publishing more productive and efficient. Founded in 1993, Creativepro.com, Inc., with its Extensis Products Group, is based in Portland, Ore., and is a portfolio company of Adobe Ventures LP, the investment arm of Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq ADBE). Additional information can be found at http://www.creativepro.com.

About Aquent
Aquent, formerly MacTemps, Inc., is a $140+ million company with a proven, 13-year track record of supporting Independent Professionals (IPs). Headquartered in Boston, Aquent leverages both the Internet and a network of 51 offices around the globe to provide IPs access to work, professional training and the same insurance, retirement, and cash-flow management benefits enjoyed by traditional W-2 workers. Aquent’s staffing arm, Aquent Partners, is a specialized talent agency providing both contract and permanent experts in the areas of Design and Creative, Production, Web Development and Systems Administration. Aquent Partners has placed more than 35,000 professionals in more than 30,000 client companies worldwide. Access Aquent’s comprehensive portfolio of services at ../../../...