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10-Q, 2000-11-14
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   (Mark One)

|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
          ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000
                                       OR

|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to ___________

                         Commission file number: 0-24484

                        Modis Professional Services, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Florida                                                59-3116655
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

        1 Independent Drive
        Jacksonville, Florida
                                                               32202
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)

                                 (904) 360-2000
                             (Registrant's telephone
                           number including area code)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date. October 31, 2000.

Common Stock, $0.01 par value         Outstanding: 96,522,867   (No. of  shares)



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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties or assumptions and may be affected by certain other
factors,  including  but not limited to the  specific  factors  discussed  under
'Factors  Which May Impact  Future  Results and  Financial  Condition'.  In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as 'may,'
'should,' 'could,' 'expects,' 'plans,' 'projected,'  'anticipates,'  'believes,'
'estimates,'  'predicts,'  'potential,' or 'continues,' or the negative of these
terms or other comparable terminology. In addition, except for historical facts,
all information  provided in Part I, Item 3, under 'Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk' should be considered forward-looking  statements.
Should one or more of these risks,  uncertainties or other factors  materialize,
or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or
achievements  of the  Company  may  vary  materially  from any  future  results,
performance  or  achievements  expressed  or  implied  by  such  forward-looking
statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions of the Company's
management and on information  currently available to such manangement.  Forward
looking  statements  speak  only as of the date they are made,  and the  Company
undertakes  no  obligation  to  update  publicly  any of  them in  light  of new
information  or  future  events.  Undue  reliance  should  not be placed on such
forward-looking   statements,   which   are  based  on   current   expectations.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance.



<PAGE>
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

                                 Modis Professional Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                                                        Index
<S>          <C>                                                                                                        <C>
Part I       Financial Information

Item 1       Financial Statements

             Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2000 (unaudited)
                 and December 31, 1999 (unaudited)..................................................................     3

             Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months
                 ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .................................................................     4

             Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months
                 ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .................................................................     5

             Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements...................................................     6

Item 2       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..................    13

Item 3       Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks............................................    21

             Factors Which May Impact Future Results and Financial Condition........................................    22

Part II      Other Information

Item 1       Legal Proceedings......................................................................................    23

Item 2       Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds..............................................................    23

Item 3       Defaults Upon Senior Securities........................................................................    23

Item 4       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders....................................................    23

Item 5       Other Information......................................................................................    23

Item 6       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................................................................    23



             Signatures.............................................................................................    24

             Exhibits



</TABLE>



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Part I.  Financial Information
Item 1.  Financial Statements

Modis Professional Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       September 30, 2000      December 31, 1999
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------
                                                                           (unaudited)             (unaudited)
                               Assets
<S>                                                                     <C>                    <C>
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                            $               -      $           8,526
   Accounts receivable, net                                                       376,477                330,036
   Prepaid expenses                                                                17,120                 11,199
   Income tax receivable                                                           82,201                  9,148
   Deferred income taxes                                                            7,613                  8,120
   Other                                                                            6,548                 25,740
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------

      Total current assets                                                        489,959                392,769

Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net                               55,116                 45,960
Goodwill, net                                                                   1,206,508              1,132,586
Other assets, net                                                                  24,463                 25,080
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------

      Total assets                                                      $       1,776,046      $       1,596,395
                                                                       ===================    ===================
                Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
   Notes payable                                                        $          29,384      $           8,662
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                           65,283                 90,431
   Accrued payroll and related taxes                                               55,698                 50,577
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------

      Total current liabilities                                                   150,365                149,670

Notes payable, long-term portion                                                  300,393                238,615
Deferred income taxes                                                              28,912                 25,595
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------
      Total liabilities                                                           479,670                413,880
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------


Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value;  10,000,000 shares authorized;
      no shares issued and outstanding                                                  -                      -
   Common stock, $.01 par value;  400,000,000 shares authorized;
      96,422,867 and 96,043,270 shares issued and outstanding on
      September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively                          964                    960
   Additional contributed capital                                                 587,428                582,558
   Retained earnings                                                              714,296                601,989
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                            (6,312)                (2,992)
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------
      Total stockholders' equity                                                1,296,376              1,182,515
                                                                       -------------------    -------------------

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                        $       1,776,046      $       1,596,395
                                                                       ===================    ===================

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Modis Professional Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)


                                                             Three Months Ended                 Nine Months Ended
                                                       -------------------------------    -------------------------------
                                                       (unaudited)       (unaudited)       (unaudited)      (unaudited)
                                                       September 30,     September 30,     September 30,    September 30,
                                                           2000              1999              2000             1999
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
<S>                                                     <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>

Revenue                                                 $   456,265       $   500,062     $   1,378,126     $  1,484,607
Cost of Revenue                                             318,760           362,229           976,994        1,081,629
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
   Gross Profit                                             137,505           137,833           401,132          402,978
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
Operating expenses:
   General and administrative                               103,562            79,034           289,185          238,232
   Depreciation and amortization                             13,891            11,403            39,454           33,293
   Restructuring charge                                        (753)           (3,250)             (753)          (3,250)
   Asset write-down related to sale of
    discontinued operations                                  13,122            25,000            13,122           25,000
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
      Total operating expenses                              129,822           112,187           341,008          293,275
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
         Income from operations                               7,683            25,646            60,124          109,703
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
Other income (expense):
   Interest expense                                          (6,756)           (3,800)          (17,987)          (7,860)
   Interest income and other, net                               332               860             1,127            3,784
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
      Total other income (expense)                           (6,424)           (2,940)          (16,860)          (4,076)
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
Income from continuing operations before
    provision for income taxes                                1,259            22,706            43,264          105,627
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                        (85,635)            6,969           (69,043)          39,701
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
Income from continuing operations                            86,894            15,737           112,307           65,926
Gain on sale of discontinued operations,
   net of income taxes                                            -            14,955                 -           14,955
                                                       -------------     -------------    --------------    -------------
Net income                                              $    86,894        $   30,692       $   112,307       $   80,881
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
Basic income per common share:
   from continuing operations                           $      0.90        $     0.16       $      1.16       $     0.68
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
   from gain on sale of discontinued operations         $         -        $     0.16       $         -       $     0.16
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
Basic net income per common share                       $      0.90        $     0.32       $      1.16       $     0.84
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
Diluted income per common share:
   from continuing operations                           $      0.90        $     0.16       $      1.15       $     0.68
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
   from gain on sale of discontinued operations         $         -        $     0.15       $         -       $     0.15
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
Diluted net income per common share                     $      0.90        $     0.31       $      1.15       $     0.83
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
Average common shares outstanding, basic                     96,698            96,313            96,650           96,252
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============
Average common shares outstanding, diluted                   97,041            97,693            97,777           97,090
                                                       =============     =============    ==============    =============

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



Modis Professional Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollar amounts in thousands)

                                                                                   Nine Months Ended
                                                                           -------------------------------
                                                                            September 30,   September 30,
                                                                                2000            1999
                                                                             (unaudited)     (unaudited)
                                                                           --------------- ---------------
<S>                                                                         <C>             <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:

   Income from continuing operations                                         $   112,307    $     65,926
      Adjustments to income from continuing operations to net
         cash provided by operating activities:
            Restructuring and impairment charges                                    (753)         (3,250)
            Depreciation and amortization                                         39,454          33,293
            Asset write down related to sale of discontinued operations           13,122          25,000
            Deferred income taxes                                                  3,824           9,450
            Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
               Accounts receivable                                               (42,076)        (42,224)
               Income tax receivable                                             (86,327)              -
               Prepaid expenses and other assets                                     311           2,311
               Accounts payable and accrued expenses                              25,459         (55,938)
               Accrued payroll and related taxes                                   3,809          16,710
               Other, net                                                            146           1,964
                                                                           --------------- ---------------
                 Net cash provided by operating activities                        69,276          53,242
                                                                           --------------- ---------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold
      improvements, net of disposals                                             (19,862)        (13,230)
   Purchase of businesses, including additional earn-outs on
      acquisitions, net of cash acquired                                        (123,435)       (147,515)
   Income taxes and other cash expenses related to sale of
      net assets of discontinued commercial operations                                 -        (191,409)
   Advances associated with sale of assets of discontinued
      health care operations, net of repayments                                      (10)         (8,224)
                                                                           --------------- ---------------
                  Net cash used in investing activities                         (143,307)       (360,378)
                                                                           --------------- ---------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Repurchases of common stock, net of refunds                                         -          11,871
   Proceeds from stock options exercised                                           4,875           3,669
   Borrowings on indebtedness, net                                                59,299         212,804
                                                                           --------------- ---------------
                  Net cash provided by financing activities                       64,174         228,344
                                                                           --------------- ---------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                       1,331          (2,083)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                         (8,526)        (80,875)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                     8,526         105,816
                                                                           --------------- ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                    $          -    $     24,941
                                                                           =============== ===============



</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Modis Professional Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(dollar amounts in thousands except for per share amounts)

1.  Basis of Presentation.

     The accompanying  condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited
and  have  been  prepared  by the  Company  in  accordance  with the  rules  and
regulations  of the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC").  Accordingly,
certain  information  and  footnote   disclosures  usually  found  in  financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have been condensed or omitted. On November 10, 2000, as a result of unfavorable
market conditions,  the Board of Directors of the Company cancelled the proposed
plan to spin-off the  Information  Technology  Division  which had been approved
December 15, 1999 and decided to withdraw the registration statement of the Idea
Integration unit, filed on August 14, 2000, on Form S-1 to sell up to 18% of its
common stock in an Initial  Public  Offering.  The  operations and assets of the
Information   Technology  division  were  previously  reported  as  discontinued
operations  under Accounting  Principles Board Opinion No. 30. As a result,  the
accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  Company's
business  reflects  both the  results  of the  Company's  Professional  Services
('Prolianz') and Information Technology divisions as continuing operations.  The
balance sheet as of December 31, 1999 and the  statements of operations  for the
three months ended September 30, 1999 have been  reclassified,  from the amounts
presented  in the 1999  annual  report on Form  10-K,  to  include  the  assets,
liabilities and results of operations of the Information  Technology division as
part of  continuing  operations.  The  financial  statements  should  be read in
conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related  notes
included in the Company's Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.

     The accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial statements reflect all
adjustments  (including only normal recurring adjustments) which, in the opinion
of  management,  are  necessary  to present  fairly the  financial  position and
results  of  operations  for the  interim  periods  presented.  The  results  of
operations for an interim period are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
of operations for a full fiscal year.


2.   Acquisitions

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000

     On January 1, 2000, the Company acquired Catapult Technology,  Inc., Brahma
Software Solutions, Inc., and Brahma Technolutions,  Inc. (together 'CATAPULT'),
an Illinois based eBusiness  solutions company,  for $9,000 in cash and a $1,000
note payable to the former shareholders. The acquisition was accounted for under
the purchase method of accounting.

     On January 31, 2000,  the Company  acquired T1 Design,  Inc., a Texas based
eBusiness  solutions  company,  for $30,600 in cash and a $3,400 note payable to
the former  shareholders.  The  acquisition was accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting.

     On January 31, 2000,  the Company  acquired Red Eye Digital  Media,  LLC, a
California based eBusiness solutions company, for $7,600 in cash and a $900 note
payable to the former  shareholders.  In  addition,  the sellers are entitled to
contingent consideration of up to $5,000. Management has estimated that the full
$5,000 will be payable.  The  acquisition  was  accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting.

     On January 31, 2000,  the Company  acquired  ITIC,  Inc., a Colorado  based
eBusiness  solutions company,  for $5,400 in cash and a $600 note payable to the
former shareholders. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method
of accounting.

     On February  1, 2000,  the  Company  acquired  Integral  Results,  Inc.,  a
California based eBusiness  solutions  company,  for $7,000 in cash and a $1,000
note payable to the former shareholders. The acquisition was accounted for under
the purchase method of accounting.


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     On May 12, 2000, the Company acquired G.B. Roberts & Assocaites, Inc. d/b/a
Ramworks , a Florida based eBusiness solutions company, for $3,600 in cash and a
$400 note payable to the former shareholders.  The acquisition was accounted for
under the purchase method of accounting.

     For all of the  acquisitions  noted above, the excess of the purchase price
over the fair value of the tangible assets  (goodwill) is being amortized over a
period of 40 years, including any contingent consideration paid.



3.   Restructuring of Operations

     In December 1998, the Company's Board of Directors  approved an Integration
and  Strategic  Repositioning  Plan  (the  'Plan')  to  strengthen  the  overall
profitability of the Company by implementing a back office  integration  program
and branch  repositioning  plan in an effort to  consolidate  or close  branches
whose financial performance did not meet the Company's expectations. Pursuant to
the Plan, during the fourth quarter of 1998 the Company recorded a restructuring
and impairment  charge of $34,759.  The $24,823  restructuring  component of the
Plan was based,  in part, on the  evaluation  of objective  evidence of probable
obligations  to be  incurred  by  the  Company  or  impairment  of  specifically
identified assets.

     The Plan called for the  consolidation or closing of 23 Prolianz  branches,
certain  organizational  improvements  and the  consolidation  of 15 Information
Technology division back office operations.  The Plan was completed in the third
quarter 2000, and based on this completion,  management  recaptured any balances
remaining relating to the components of the Plan.

     The  following  table  summarizes  the  restructuring   activity  from  the
origination  of  the  reserve   through   September  30,  2000,   including  the
restructuring   activity  of  the  Information  Technology  division  which  was
previously included in discontinued operations (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                Payments To        Write-Down Of        Payments On
                                 Employees       Certain Property,       Cancelled          Write-Down Of
                               Involuntarily         Plant and           Facility              Certain
                               Terminated (a)      Equipment (b)         Leases (a)        Receivables (b)         Total
                             -----------------   ------------------   ----------------   ------------------   ---------------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>                  <C>                <C>                  <C>
Balances as of
   December 31, 1998         $     7,494         $      2,476          $     8,035        $     6,818          $     24,823

1999 charges and
   write-downs                    (7,438)              (2,453)              (3,028)            (4,531)              (17,450)

Adjustment to estimated
   payments on cancelled
   facility leases                     -                    -               (3,250)(b)              -                (3,250)
                                  -------              -------              -------            -------               -------
Balances as of
   December 31, 1999                  56                   23                1,757              2,287                 4,123
                                  -------              -------              -------            -------               -------
2000 charges and
   write-downs                       (35)                 (23)              (1,091)            (2,221)               (3,370)

Recaputure of outstanding
   balances (b)                      (21)                                     (666)               (66)                 (753)
                                  -------              -------              -------            -------               -------
Balances as of
    September, 30, 2000      $         -          $         -          $         -       $          -         $           -
                                  =======              =======              =======            =======               =======

(a): Cash;  (b): Noncash
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4.   Comprehensive Income

     The Company  discloses other  comprehensive  income in accordance with SFAS
No. 130, 'Reporting Comprehensive Income'. A summary of comprehensive income for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Foreign
                                                           Currency             Total
                                            Net           Translation       Comprehensive
Three Months Ended,                        Income         Adjustments          Income
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>             <C>
September 30, 1999                        $   30,692       $  3,389        $   34,081
September 30, 2000                        $   86,894       $ (1,876)       $   85,018

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Foreign
                                                           Currency             Total
                                            Net           Translation       Comprehensive
Nine Months Ended,                         Income         Adjustments          Income
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>             <C>
September 30, 1999                        $   80,881       $   (791)       $   80,090
September 30, 2000                        $  112,307       $ (3,320)       $  108,987
</TABLE>

     The currency  translation  adjustments are not adjusted for income taxes as
they relate to indefinite investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries.



5.   Segment Reporting

     The Company discloses segment  information in accordance with SFAS No. 131,
'Disclosure  About  Segments of an Enterprise  and Related  Information,'  which
requires  companies to report selected segment  information on a quarterly basis
and to report certain entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major
customers,  and the  material  countries  in which the entity  holds  assets and
reports revenues.

     The Company has three  reportable  segments:  modis,  Idea  Integration and
Prolianz.  The Company's  reportable  segments are strategic business units that
offer  different  services  and are managed  separately  as each  business  unit
requires different resources and marketing  strategies.  modis provides computer
related consulting  services,  resource  management and e-procurement  services.
Idea Integration provides full-service e-business solutions including e-business
strategy  consulting,  creative design, Web branding,  and the implementation of
e-business  software  applications.  Prolianz  provides  personnel  who  perform
specialized  services  such as  accounting  and finance,  legal,  technical  and
engineering, career management and consulting and scientific.

     The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described
in the summary of significant  accounting policies in Note 2 to the Consolidated
Financial  Statements  on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000 and all
intersegment sales and transfers are eliminated.

     No one customer  represents more than 5% of the Company's  overall revenue.
Therefore,  the Company  does not believe it has a material  reliance on any one
customer as the Company is able to provide services to numerous Fortune 1000 and
other leading businesses.


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     The Company evaluates segment  performance based on revenues,  gross margin
and pre-tax  income from  continuing  operations.  The Company does not allocate
income taxes or unusual items to the segments.  The following  table  summarizes
segment and geographic information:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Three Months Ended                  Nine Months Ended
                                                    -------------------------------    --------------------------------
                                                     September 30,      September 30,    September 30,    September 30,
                                                         2000              1999              2000             1999
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Revenue
   modis                                             $    226,394      $    300,704      $    711,225      $    917,887
   Idea Integration                                        66,651            44,485           179,986           125,758
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
     Information Technology division                      293,045           345,189           891,211         1,043,645
   Prolianz                                               163,220           154,873           486,915           440,962
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
         Total Revenue                               $    456,265      $    500,062      $  1,378,126      $  1,484,607
                                                     ============      ============      ============      ============

Gross Profit
   modis                                             $     52,861      $     66,671      $    158,817      $    203,729
   Idea Integration                                        30,619            19,547            81,339            53,581
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
     Information Technology division                       83,480            86,218           240,156           257,310
   Prolianz                                                54,025            51,615           160,976           145,668
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
         Total Gross Profit                          $    137,505      $    137,833      $    401,132      $    402,978
                                                     ============      ============      ============      ============

Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations
   modis                                             $      6,265      $     23,489      $     22,388      $     68,815
   Idea Integration                                         4,926             8,829            10,537            21,906
   Prolianz                                                16,157            15,078            46,864            40,732
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
                                                           27,348            47,396            79,789           131,453
   Charges (a)                                            (19,665)          (21,750)          (19,665)          (21,750)
   Corporate interest and other income                     (6,424)           (2,940)          (16,860)           (4,076)
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
   Total Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations   $      1,259      $     22,706      $     43,264      $    105,627
                                                     ============      ============      ============      ============


Geographic Areas
   Revenues
      United States                                  $    352,474      $    375,474      $  1,051,087      $  1,137,094
      U.K.                                                100,813           120,283           318,391           331,945
      Other                                                 2,978             4,305             8,648            15,568
                                                     ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
         Total                                       $    456,265      $    500,062      $  1,378,126      $  1,484,607
                                                     ============      ============      ============      ============

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                                                                September 30,     December 31,
                                                               -------------------------------
                                                                     2000              1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Assets
   modis                                                        $    888,295      $    877,675
   Idea Integration                                                  340,282           241,873
   Prolianz                                                          465,268           448,924
                                                                ------------      ------------
                                                                   1,693,845         1,568,472
      Corporate                                                       82,201            27,923
                                                                ------------      ------------
         Total Assets                                           $  1,776,046      $  1,596,395
                                                                ============      ============
Geographic Areas
   Identifiable Assets
      United States                                             $  1,347,910      $  1,193,021
      U.K.                                                           406,453           380,869
      Other                                                           21,683            22,505
                                                                ------------      ------------
         Total                                                  $  1,776,046      $  1,596,395
                                                                ============      ============
 </TABLE>
     (a) Charges for the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2000 include
(1) $13,122 asset write down related to the sale of discontinued operations, (2)
$7,296  of  costs  related  to the  cancelled  separation  and  spin-off  of the
Information  Technology  division and the cancelled  Initial Public  Offering of
Idea  Integration  Corp.  and (3) $753  restructuring  charge  recapture.  These
charges were  recognized in third  quarter 2000.  Charges for the three and nine
months ended  September 30, 1999 include $25,000 asset write down related to the
sale of discontinued operations and $3,250 restructuring charge recapture.  Both
of these charges were recognized in third quarter 1999.


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6.   Net Income per Common Share

     The calculation of basic net income per common share and diluted net income
per common share from continuing and discontinued operations is presented below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Three Months Ended                    Nine Months Ended
                                                         --------------------------------       --------------------------------
                                                          September 30,      September 30,       September 30,     September 30,
                                                              2000              1999                 2000              1999
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       --------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>                <C>
Basic income per common share computation:
   Income available to common stockholders
      from continuing operations                         $      86,894      $      15,737       $    112,307        $    65,926
                                                         -------------      -------------       -------------      -------------
   Income available to common stockholders from
       gain on sale of discontinued operations,
       net of tax                                        $           -      $      14,955      $           -             14,955
                                                         -------------      -------------      -------------      -------------
   Average common shares outstanding                            96,698             96,313             96,650             96,252
                                                         =============      =============       =============      =============
   Basic income per common share from
      continuing operations                              $        0.90      $        0.16       $       1.16        $      0.68
                                                         =============      =============       =============      =============
    Basic income per common share from gain on
      sale of discontinued operations, net of tax        $           -      $        0.16      $           -      $        0.16
                                                         =============      =============      =============      =============
  Basic net income per common share                      $        0.90      $        0.32       $       1.16        $      0.84
                                                         =============      =============       =============      =============

Diluted income per common share computation:

  Income available to common stockholders
      from continuing operations                         $      86,894      $      15,737       $    112,307        $    65,926
                                                         -------------      -------------       -------------      -------------
  Income available to common stockholders from
       gain on sale of discontinued operations,
       net of tax                                        $           -      $      14,955      $           -             14,955
                                                         -------------      -------------      -------------      -------------
   Average common shares outstanding                            96,698             96,313             96,650             96,252
   Incremental shares from assumed conversions:
      Stock options                                                343              1,380              1,127                838
                                                         -------------      -------------       -------------      ------------
Diluted average common shares outstanding                       97,041             97,693             97,777             97,090
                                                         =============      =============       =============      ============
Diluted income per common share from
      continuing operations                             $         0.90      $        0.16       $       1.15        $      0.68
                                                        ==============      =============       =============      ============
Diluted income per common share from gain on
      sale of discontinued operations, net of tax       $            -      $        0.15      $           -       $       0.15
                                                        ==============      =============       =============      ============
Diluted net income per common share                     $         0.90      $        0.31       $       1.15        $      0.83
                                                        ==============      =============       =============       ===========
</TABLE>
     Options to purchase  14,966,661 and 12,916,138  shares of common stock that
were  outstanding  during the three and nine months  ended  September  30, 2000,
respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share
as the exercise  prices of these  options  were greater than the average  market
price of the common shares.

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7.   Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

     The  Company is a party to a number of lawsuits  and claims  arising out of
the ordinary conduct of its business. In the opinion of management, based on the
advice of in-house and external legal  counsel,  the lawsuits and claims pending
are not likely to have a material  adverse effect on the Company,  its financial
position, its results of operations, or its cash flows.


8.   Sale of Healthcare Operations

     Effective  March 30,  1998,  the Company  sold the  operations  and certain
assets of its Health Care division. In connection with the Company's sale of its
health care operations, the Company entered into an agreement with the purchaser
of the health care assets  whereby  the Company  agreed to make  advances to the
purchaser  to  fund  its  working  capital  requirements.  These  advances  were
collateralized  by the assets of the sold  operations,  primarily  the  accounts
receivable.  In the third  quarter of 1999,  the  Company  was  informed  by the
purchaser  that they  would  default on their  obligation  to the  Company.  The
Company  believed it was probable  that a portion of the  advances  would not be
repaid and accordingly,  provided an allowance for the advances  estimated to be
uncollectible of $25.0 million.  At September 30, 2000, the total amount owed to
the Company,  net of the $25.0 million reserve,  was $13.1 million.  The Company
reevaluated  the total  amount owed to the Company and  believed it was probable
that the balance of the  purchaser's  debt to the Company of $13.1 million would
not be repaid and  accordingly,  provided an  additional  allowance for the debt
estimated to be uncollectible. As of September 30, 2000, the purchaser's debt to
the Company, net of the additional $13.1 reserve, is zero.


9.   Income Taxes

     During the three months ended September 30, 2000, the Company  recognized a
tax benefit  associated  with an investment in a subsidiary.  The tax benefit is
subject to review in the normal course of business by the taxing authorities and
the final outcome of such review cannot be reasonably estimated.


10.   Subsequent Events

     On November 10, 2000, as a result of  unfavorable  market  conditions,  the
Board of Directors of the Company  cancelled  the proposed  plan to spin-off the
Information  Technology  Division which had been approved  December 15, 1999 and
decided to withdraw the  registration  statement of the Idea  Integration  unit,
filed on August 14,  2000,  on Form S-1 to sell up to 18% of its common stock in
an Initial Public Offering.  The Company recognized an expense of $7,296 related
to the  cancellation of the proposed  spin-off and Initial Public Offering which
is included in operating expenses in the quarter ended September 30, 2000.







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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

On November 10, 2000, as a result of unfavorable market conditions, the Board of
Directors of the Company cancelled the proposed plan to spin-off the Information
Technology  Division  which had been  approved  December 15, 1999 and decided to
withdraw the  registration  statement  of the Idea  Integration  unit,  filed on
August 14, 2000, on Form S-1 to sell up to 18% of its common stock in an Initial
Public  Offering.  As a result,  the  accompanying  discussion  of the Company's
business  reflects  both the  results  of the  Company's  Professional  Services
('Prolianz') and Information Technology divisions as continuing operations.

The following detailed analysis of operations should be read in conjunction with
the 1999  Financial  Statements and related notes included in the Company's Form
10-K filed on March 30, 2000.


THREE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER
30, 1999

Revenue.  Revenue  decreased  $43.8  million,  or 8.8%, to $456.3 million in the
three months ended  September 30, 2000,  from $500.1 million in the year earlier
period.  The decrease was attibutable to a decrease in revenue of $52.2 million,
or 15.1%,  in the Company's  Information  Technology  division to $293.0 million
from $345.2  million in the year earlier  period.  The revenue for the Company's
Information   Technology  division  is  obtained  through  the  modis  and  Idea
Integration  business  units.  The  revenue  of the modis unit  decreased  $74.3
million,  or 24.7%,  to $226.4  million in the three months ended  September 30,
2000, from $300.7 million in the year earlier  period.  This decrease in revenue
was primarily  attibutable to the continuing  diminished  demand for information
techology services as the  Company's  customers  continue to  re-evaluate  their
infomation  technology  infrastructure  needs after  addressing  their year 2000
issues.  The revenue of the Idea  Integration  unit increased $22.2 million,  or
49.9%, to $66.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2000, from $44.5
million  in the year  earlier  period.  This  increase  in  revenue  is due to a
combination  of internal  growth and a  contribution  of revenue from  companies
acquired in the first quarter of 2000.

Revenue in Prolianz  increased  $8.3 million,  or 5.4% to $163.2  million in the
three months ended  September 30, 2000,  from $154.9 million in the year earlier
period. The increase in revenue is due to internal growth.  Prolianz consists of
the accounting and finance, legal, technical and engineering,  career management
and consulting and scientific units which contributed 39.4%,  13.0%, 36.0%, 7.4%
and 4.2%,  respectively,  of the  Prolianz's  revenues by group during the three
months ended  September 30, 2000 as compared to 38.9%,  13.2%,  33.5%,  9.5% and
4.9%, respectively, during the year earlier period.

Gross  Profit.  Gross  profit  remained  relatively  constant,  decreasing  $0.3
million,  or 0.2%,  to $137.5  million in the three months ended  September  30,
2000, from $137.8 million in the year earlier period.  Gross margin increased to
30.1%  from  27.6% for the same  respective  periods.  The  gross  margin in the
Information  Technology  division  increased  to 28.5%  from 25.0% for the three
months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.  The overall increase in
the gross margin was primarily due to the increased  revenue  contribution  from
the division's Idea  Integration  unit,  which generated a gross margin of 45.9%
for the three  months  ended  September  30, 2000  compared to 43.9% in the year
earlier period. The gross margin in the Professional Services division decreased
slightly to 33.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2000 from 33.3% in the
year earlier period.

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<PAGE>
Operating  Expenses.  Operating expenses  increased $17.6 million,  or 15.7%, to
$129.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2000, from $112.2 million
in the year earlier period.  The Company's  general and  administrative  ("G&A")
expenses  increased $24.6 million or 31.1% to $103.6 million in the three months
ended  September 30, 2000,  from $79.0 million in the year earlier  period.  The
increase  in G&A  expenses  was  primarily  related  to the  internal  growth of
operating companies,  investments made to improve  infrastructure and to develop
technical practices and increased expenses at the corporate level to support the
growth of the Company,  including sales,  marketing and brand  recognition.  The
Company  incurred  charges of $13.1 million and $25.0  million  during the three
months  ended  September  30,  2000  and  1999,  respectively,  related  to  the
impairment  of the  note  receivable  due from the  purchaser  of the  Company's
discontinued health care division. In the three months ended September 30, 2000,
the  Company  also  incurred  costs of $7.3  million  related  to the  cancelled
separation and spin-off of the Information Technology division and the cancelled
Initial Public  Offering of Idea  Integration  Corp.  Additionally,  the Company
completed  its  restructuring  plan during the three months ended  September 30,
2000 and as a result,  eliminated the remaining  restructuring reserve balances,
which amounted in a reduction of operating expenses by $0.8 million.  During the
three months ended  September 30, 1999, the Company  reduced the lease component
of the  restructuring  and  impairment  charge  $3.3  million as a result of the
Company not experiencing  the expected levels of payments on cancelled  facility
leases  relating to the closing of Prolianz  branches and the  consolidation  of
Information Technology back office operations.

Income from  Operations.  Income from  operations  decreased  $17.9 million,  or
69.9%,  to $7.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2000, from $25.6
million in the year  earlier  period.  The majority of the decrease in operating
income is due to the lower  contribution of operating  income from the Company's
modis and Idea  Integration  units.  The modis unit's costs remained  relatively
constant  with a  reduction  in revenue,  while the Company  elected to increase
expenditures in the Idea Integration unit to support sales,  marketing and brand
recognition. Income from operations as a percentage of revenue decreased to 1.7%
in the three months  ended  September  30,  2000,  from 5.1% in the year earlier
period.

Other Income (Expense).  Other income (expense)  consists  primarily of interest
expense related to borrowings on the Company's  credit facility and notes issued
in  connection  with  acquisitions,  net  of  interest  income  related  to  (1)
investment income from certain  investments owned by the Company and (2) cash on
hand at certain  subsidiaries of the Company.  Interest  expense  increased $3.5
million, or 78.9%, to $6.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2000,
from $3.8  million in the year  earlier  period.  Interest  expense in the three
months ended September 30, 1999 was significantly reduced as a result of the net
cash on  hand  related  to the  sale of the  Company's  discontinued  Commercial
operations and Teleservices division in fiscal 1998 resulting in less borrowings
on the Company's credit facility. Interest expense was offset by $0.3 million of
interest  and other  income in the three  months  ended  September  30,  2000 as
compared to $0.9 million in the year earlier period.

Income  Taxes.  The  Company  recognized  a net income tax benefit for the three
months ended  September  30, 2000 of $85.6  million as compared to an income tax
provision  of $7.0 million in the year  earlier  period.  The income tax benefit
related  primarily  to  a  tax  benefit  associated  with  an  investment  in  a
subsidiary.

Income from  Continuing  Operations.  As a result of the foregoing,  income from
continuing  operations  increased $71.2 million,  or 453.5%, to $86.9 million in
the three  months  ended  September  30,  2000,  from $15.7  million in the year
earlier  period.  Income from  continuing  operations as a percentage of revenue
increased to 19.0% in the three months ended  September  30, 2000,  from 3.1% in
the year earlier period.

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<PAGE>
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
1999

Revenue.  Revenue decreased $106.5 million,  or 7.2%, to $1,378.1 million in the
nine months ended September 30, 2000, from $1,484.6  million in the year earlier
period. The decrease was attibutable to a decrease in revenue of $152.4 million,
or 14.6%,  in the Company's  Information  Technology  division to $891.2 million
from $1,043.6 million in the year earlier period.  The revenue for the Company's
Information   Technology  division  is  obtained  through  the  modis  and  Idea
Integration  business  units.  The  revenue of the modis unit  decreased  $206.7
million,  or 22.5%,  to $711.2  million in the nine months ended  September  30,
2000, from $917.9 million in the year earlier  period.  This decrease in revenue
was primarily  attibutable to the continuing  diminished  demand for information
techology services as the  Company's  customers  continue to  re-evaluate  their
infomation  technology  infrastructure  needs after  addressing  their year 2000
issues.  The revenue of the Idea  Integration  unit increased $54.2 million,  or
43.1%,  to $180.0  million in the nine months ended  September  30,  2000,  from
$125.8 million in the year earlier period.  This increase in revenue is due to a
combination  of internal  growth and a  contribution  of revenue from  companies
acquired in the first quarter of 2000.

Revenue in Prolianz  increased $45.9 million,  or 10.4% to $486.9 million in the
nine months ended  September 30, 2000,  from $441.0 in the year earlier  period.
The  increase in revenue is due to  internal  growth.  Prolianz  consists of the
accounting and finance, legal, technical and engineering,  career management and
consulting and scientific units which contributed 40.1%,  12.9%, 34.6%, 8.2% and
4.2%,  respectively,  of  Prolianz's  revenues by group  during the nine  months
ended  September 30, 2000 as compared to 38.4%,  13.6%,  32.7%,  10.1% and 5.2%,
respectively, during the year earlier period.

Gross  Profit.  Gross  profit  remained  relatively  constant,  decreasing  $1.9
million, or 0.5%, to $401.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000,
from $403.0 million in the year earlier period.  Gross margin increased to 29.1%
from 27.1% for the same respective periods.  The gross margin in the Information
Technology  division  increased  to 26.9% from 24.7% for the nine  months  ended
September  30, 2000 and 1999,  respectively.  The overall  increase in the gross
margin  was  primarily  due to  the  increased  revenue  contribution  from  the
division's Idea  Integration  unit,  which generated a gross margin of 45.2% for
the nine months ended  September 30, 2000. The gross margin in the  Professional
Services division remained relatively  constant,increasing  slightly to 33.1% in
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from %33.0 in the year earlier period.

Operating  Expenses.  Operating expenses  increased $47.7 million,  or 16.3%, to
$341.0 million in the nine months ended  September 30, 2000, from $293.3 million
in the year earlier period.  The Company's  general and  administrative  ("G&A")
expenses  increased $51.0 million or 21.4% to $289.2 million in the three months
ended September 30, 2000,  from $238.2 million in the year earlier  period.  The
increase  in G&A  expenses  was  primarily  related  to the  internal  growth of
operating companies,  investments made to improve  infrastructure and to develop
technical practices and increased expenses at the corporate level to support the
growth of the Company,  including sales,  marketing and brand  recognition.  The
Company  incurred  charges of $13.1  million and $25.0  million  during the nine
months  ended  September  30,  2000  and  1999,  respectively,  related  to  the
impairment  of the  note  receivable  due from the  purchaser  of the  Company's
discontinued health care division.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2000,
the  Company  also  incurred  costs  related to the  cancelled  spin-off  of the
Information  Technology  division and the cancelled  Initial Public  Offering of
Idea Integration  Corp.  Additionally,  the Company  completed its restructuring
plan  during  the  three  months  ended  September  30,  2000  and as a  result,
eliminated the remaining  restructuring  reserve  balances,  which amounted in a
reduction of operating  expenses by $0.8 million.  During the three months ended
September 30, 1999, the Company reduced the lease component of the restructuring
and impairment  charge $3.3 million as a result of the Company not  experiencing
the expected  levels of payments on cancelled  facility  leases  relating to the
closing of Prolianz  branches and the  consolidation  of Information  Technology
back office operations.

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<PAGE>
Income from  Operations.  Income from  operations  decreased  $49.6 million,  or
45.2%, to $60.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000, from $109.7
million in the year  earlier  period.  The majority of the decrease in operating
income is due to the lower  contribution of operating  income from the Company's
modis and Idea  Integration  units.  The modis unit's costs remained  relatively
constant  with a  reduction  in revenue,  while the Company  elected to increase
expenditures in the Idea Integration unit to support sales,  marketing and brand
recognition. Income from operations as a percentage of revenue decreased to 4.4%
in the nine months  ended  September  30,  2000,  from 7.4% in the year  earlier
period.

Other Income (Expense).  Other income (expense)  consists  primarily of interest
expense related to borrowings on the Company's  credit facility and notes issued
in  connection  with  acquisitions,  net  of  interest  income  related  to  (1)
investment income from certain  investments owned by the Company and (2) cash on
hand at certain  subsidiaries of the Company.  Interest expense  increased $10.1
million,  or 127.8%,  to $18.0  million in the nine months ended  September  30,
2000, from $7.9 million in the year earlier period. Interest expense in the nine
months ended September 30, 1999 was significantly reduced as a result of the net
cash on  hand  related  to the  sale of the  Company's  discontinued  Commercial
operations and Teleservices division in fiscal 1998 resulting in less borrowings
on the Company's credit facility. Interest expense was offset by $1.1 million of
interest  and other  income  in the nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000 as
compared to $3.8 million in the year earlier period.

Income  Taxes.  The  Company  recognized  a net income tax  benefit for the nine
months ended  September  30, 2000 of $69.0  million as compared to an income tax
provision of $39.7  million in the year earlier  period.  The income tax benefit
related  primarily  to  a  tax  benefit  associated  with  an  investment  in  a
subsidiary.

Income from  Continuing  Operations.  As a result of the foregoing,  income from
continuing  operations  increased $46.4 million,  or 70.4%, to $112.3 million in
the nine months ended September 30, 2000, from $65.9 million in the year earlier
period.  Income from continuing  operations as a percentage of revenue increased
to 8.1% in the nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000,  from 4.4% in the year
earlier period.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company's  capital  requirements  have  principally  been  related  to  the
acquisition of businesses, working capital needs and capital expenditures. These
requirements  have been met through a  combination  of bank debt,  issuances  of
Common Stock and internally  generated funds. The Company's operating cash flows
and working capital  requirements  are affected  significantly  by the timing of
payroll and by the receipt of payment from the customer.  Generally, the Company
pays  its  consultants  weekly  or  semi-monthly,  and  receives  payments  from
customers within 30 to 80 days from the date of invoice.

The  Company  had working  capital of $339.6  million  and $243.1  million as of
September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively. The principal reason for
the  increase in the  Company's  working  capital is the  increase in income tax
receivable  relating  to a  tax  benefit  associated  with  an  investment  in a
subsidiary.  For the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company
generated  $69.3  million  and  $53.2  million  of cash  flow  from  operations,
respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Company used $143.3 million of
cash for investing  activities.  The Company used $19.9 million for the purchase
of fixed assets and $123.4  million for the  purchases of  businesses  including
earn-out  payments.  For the nine months ended  September 30, 1999,  the Company
used $360.4 million of cash for investing activities,  mainly as a result of the
payment  of a tax  liability,  net  worth  adjustment  and  certain  transaction
expenses  of $191.4  million  relating to the sale of the  Company's  Commercial
operations  and  Teleservices  division.  Additionally,  the Company used $147.5
million for acquisitions and earn-out  payments,  $13.2 million for the purchase
of fixed assets,  and $8.2 million for advances  associated with the sale of the
Company's Health Care division in the nine months ended September 30, 1999.

Effective  March 30, 1998, the Company sold the operations and certain assets of
its Health Care  division.  In connection  with the Company's sale of its health
care operations, the Company entered into an agreement with the purchaser of the
health care assets  whereby the Company agreed to make advances to the purchaser
to fund its working capital requirements.  These advances were collateralized by
the assets of the sold  operations,  primarily the accounts  receivable.  In the
third quarter of 1999, the Company was informed by the purchaser that they would
default on their obligation to the Company. The Company believed it was probable
that a portion of the advances would not be repaid and accordingly,  provided an
allowance for the advances  estimated to be uncollectible  of $25.0 million.  At
September  30,  2000,  the total  amount owed to the  Company,  net of the $25.0
million  reserve,  was $13.1 million.  The Company  reevaluated the total amount
owed to the  Company  and  believed  it was  probable  that the  balance  of the
purchaser's  debt to the  Company  of $13.1  million  would  not be  repaid  and
accordingly,  provided an  additional  allowance  for the debt  estimated  to be
uncollectible.  As of September 30, 2000, the  purchaser's  debt to the Company,
net of the additional $13.1 reserve, is zero.

For the nine months  ended  September  30,  2000,  the Company  generated  $64.2
million  from  financing  activities.  This  amount  primarily  represented  net
borrowings from the Company's credit facility,  which were used primarily to pay
for earn out and note payments associated with the Company's acquisitions.

For the nine months ended  September  30,  1999,  the Company  generated  $228.3
million  from  financing  activities.  This  amount  primarily  represented  net
borrowings from the Company's credit  facility,  which was used primarily to pay
the tax  liability  and  other  payments  related  to the sale of the  Company's
Commercial  operations and Teleservices  division.  Additionally,  in connection
with the  Company's  1998 share  buyback  program,  the Company  was  refunded a
portion  of the  purchase  price  in the  first  quarter  of  1999.  A  complete
description  of the share buyback  program is included in the 1999  Consolidated
Financial Statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K filed
March 30, 2000.


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<PAGE>

On November 4, 1999, the Company's Board of Directors  authorized the repurchase
of up to $65.0 million of the Company's common stock. As of October 31, 2000, no
shares have been repurchased under this authorization.

The Company is also  obligated  under  various  acquisition  agreements  to make
earn-out payments to former  stockholders of acquired  companies in fiscal 2001.
The Company estimates that the amount of these payments will total approximately
$15.0 million for fiscal 2001. The Company  anticipates  that the cash generated
by the operations of the acquired  companies will provide a substantial  portion
of the capital required to fund these payments.

The Company  believes that funds  provided by operations,  available  borrowings
under the credit  facility,  and current  amounts of cash will be  sufficient to
meet its presently  anticipated needs for working capital,  capital expenditures
and acquisitions for at least the next 12 months.















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Indebtedness of the Company

The Company has a $350 million  revolving credit facility which is syndicated to
a group of 13 banks with Bank of America,  as the principal agent. This facility
expires on October 27, 2003. In addition, the Company also has a $50 million 364
day  credit  facility  that  expires  on October  24,  2001.  The 364 day credit
facility,  which had not been drawn upon,  was reduced  from $150 million to $50
million to more closely align its borrowing capacity to its anticipated  funding
needs.  Outstanding amounts under the credit facilities bear interest at certain
floating  rates as  specified  by the  applicable  credit  facility.  The credit
facilities contain certain financial and non-financial covenants relating to the
Company's operations,  including maintaining certain financial ratios. Repayment
of the credit  facilities  are  guaranteed by the material  subsidiaries  of the
Company.  In addition,  approval is required by the majority of the lenders when
the cash consideration of an individual  acquisition exceeds 10% of consolidated
stockholders' equity of the Company.

As of October  31,  2000,  the  Company  had a balance of  approximately  $219.0
million outstanding under the $350 million credit facility. The Company also had
outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $2.0 million, reducing the amount
of funds available under the credit  facilities to approximately  $179.0 million
as of October 31,  2000.  The  principal  reason for the decrease in the balance
oustanding  under the $350 million  credit  facility from  September 30, 2000 to
October 31, 2000 is a repayment to the lenders from the proceeds of a tax refund
related to an investment in a subsidiary.

The Company has certain  notes  payable to  shareholders  of acquired  companies
which bear interest at rates ranging from 4.7% to 6.5%,  all maturing by the end
of November 2001. As of September 30, 2000, the Company owed approximately $29.8
million in such acquisition indebtedness.



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SEASONALITY

The Company's  quarterly  operating results are affected primarily by the number
of billing days in the quarter and the seasonality of its customers' businesses.
Demand for  professional  services is typically  lower during the first  quarter
until customers'  operating  budgets are finalized and the  profitability of the
Company's  consultants  is  generally  lower in the fourth  quarter due to fewer
billing days because of the higher number of holidays and vacation days.










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Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The  following  assessment  of the  Company's  market  risks  does  not  include
uncertainties  that  are  either  nonfinancial  or   nonquantifiable,   such  as
political, economic, tax and credit risks.

Interest  Rates.  The Company's  exposure to market risk for changes in interest
rates  relates  primarily  to  the  Company's   short-term  and  long-term  debt
obligations and to the Company's investments.

The  Company's  investment  portfolio  consists  of cash  and  cash  equivalents
including  deposits in banks,  government  securities, money market  funds,  and
short-term  investments with maturities,  when acquired, of 90 days or less. The
Company is adverse to principal loss and ensures the safety and  preservation of
its invested funds by placing these funds with high credit quality issuers.  The
Company  constantly  evaluates its invested funds to respond  appropriately to a
reduction in the credit rating of any investment issuer or guarantor.

The Company's  short-term and long-term debt obligations  totaled $329.8 million
as of September 30, 2000 and the Company had $98.0 million  available  under its
current credit facility. The debt obligations consist of notes payable to former
shareholders  of acquired  corporations,  are at a fixed rate of  interest,  and
extend through  November  2001.  The interest rate risk on these  obligations is
thus immaterial due to the dollar amount of these obligations. The interest rate
on the credit facility is variable.

Foreign currency  exchange rates.  Foreign currency exchange rate changes impact
translations of foreign denominated assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars and
future  earnings  and cash  flows from  transactions  denominated  in  different
currencies.  The Company  generated  approximately  24% of its nine months ended
September  30,  2000  consolidated   revenues  from  international   operations,
approximately  97% of which were from the United Kingdom.  The exchange rate has
decreased  approximately  9% in the nine months ended  September 30, 2000,  from
1.61 at December 31, 1999 to 1.47 at  September  30,  2000.  The  exchange  rate
fluctuation has not historically had a material impact on the Company's  results
of  operations;  however,  if the British  pound  sterling  continues to weaken,
exchange  rates  could  have a  material  adverse  effect on future  results  of
operations.  The  Company  did not  hold or  enter  into  any  foreign  currency
derivative instruments as of September 30, 2000.




























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FACTORS WHICH MAY IMPACT FUTURE RESULTS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


Effect of Fluctuations in the General Economy

Demand  for  the  Company's  professional  business  services  is  significantly
affected by the general level of economic  activity in the markets served by the
Company.  During periods of slowing economic activity,  companies may reduce the
use of outside consultants and staff augmentation  services prior to undertaking
layoffs of full-time  employees.  As a result, any significant economic downturn
could have a material  adverse effect on the Company's  results of operations or
financial condition.

The Company may also be adversely effected by consolidations through mergers and
otherwise of main customers or between major customers with non-customers. These
consolidations  as  well  as  corporate  downsizings  may  result  in  redundant
functions or services and a resulting  reduction in demand by such customers for
the Company's  services.  Also, spending for outsourced business services may be
put on hold until the consolidations are completed.

Competition

The Company's industry is intensely competitive and highly fragmented,  with few
barriers  to entry by  potential  competitors.  The  Company  faces  significant
competition in the markets that it serves and will face significant  competition
in any geographic  market that it may enter. In each market in which the Company
operates,  it competes for both clients and qualified  professionals  with other
firms  offering  similar  services.  Competition  creates an aggressive  pricing
environment and higher wage costs, which puts pressure on gross margins.

Ability to Recruit and Retain Professional Employees

The Company  depends on its ability to recruit and retain  employees who possess
the skills, experience and/or professional  certifications necessary to meet the
requirements of the Company's  clients.  Competition for individuals  possessing
the  requisite  criteria  is  intense,   particularly  in  certain   specialized
professional  skill areas.  The Company  often  competes with its own clients in
attracting  and retaining  qualified  personnel.  There can be no assurance that
qualified  personnel  will be available and  recruited in sufficient  numbers on
economic terms acceptable to the Company.

Ability  to  Continue  Acquisition  Strategy;   Ability  to  Integrate  Acquired
Operations

The Company has experienced significant growth in the past through acquisitions.
Although the Company continues to seek acquisition  opportunities,  there can be
no assurance that the Company will be able to negotiate acquisitions on economic
terms acceptable to the Company or that the Company will be able to successfully
identify  acquisition  candidates and integrate all acquired operations into the
Company.

Possible Changes in Governmental Regulations

From time to time, legislation is proposed in the United States Congress,  state
legislative  bodies  and by  foreign  governments  that would have the effect of
requiring  employers  to  provide  the  same or  similar  employee  benefits  to
consultants  and  other  temporary  personnel  as those  provided  to  full-time
employees.  The  enactment of such  legislation  would  eliminate one of the key
economic reasons for outsourcing certain human resources and could significantly
adversely impact the Company's staff  augmentation  business.  In addition,  the
Company's  costs could increase as a result of future laws or  regulations  that
address insurance, benefits or other employment-related matters. There can be no
assurance that the Company could  successfully  pass any such increased costs to
its clients.
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Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         No disclosure required.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

         No disclosure required.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

         No disclosure required.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         No disclosure required.

Item 5.  Other Information

         No disclosure required.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         A.   Exhibits

              27       Financial Data Schedule.

         B.   Reports on Form 8-K

         No disclosure required.



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SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Signatures                  Title                     Date




/s/ DEREK E. DEWAN       President, Chairman       Nocember 14, 2000
----------------------   of the Board and Chief
Derek E. Dewan           Executive Officer

/s/ MICHAEL D. ABNEY     Senior Vice President,    November 14, 2000
----------------------   Chief Financial Officer,
Michael D. Abney         Treasurer, and Director

/s/ ROBERT P. CROUCH     Vice President and        November 14, 2000
----------------------   Chief Accounting Officer
Robert P. Crouch
























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