Workstream Inc.'s Xylo Enhances Work/Life Solutions with E-Duction's Clear

Partnership allows employees to shop online and pay for their purchases through payroll deduction using Clear

2/12/03

BLUE BELL, PA, February 12, 2003 — E-Duction, Inc. announced today that the company has entered an agreement with Workstream Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTM) that will allow employees in Workstream's Xylo network to buy name-brand products and pay for them through payroll deduction. Under the agreement, Xylo will offer E-Duction's Clear program to its partner companies. Xylo services companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Eddie Bauer and Charles Schwab. Employees who open a Clear account will be able to go online through Xylo, purchase products at a sizeable discount, and then conveniently pay for their purchase through payroll deduction. Clear not only avoids the potential interest and late fees associated with some purchase methods, but it also saves time as there are no bills to pay or checks to write. Purchases through Clear are paid over a two-month period in equal installments drawn from the employees' paychecks.

Xylo, a division of Workstream, provides employers comprehensive programs that help their employees successfully balance their work and home lives. Clear, a product of E-Duction, allows employees to purchase products and services at any MasterCard acceptance location and pay for them over time without interest via payroll deduction.

"Clear helps companies strengthen their relationship with their employees by making their benefits better," says Kirk Watkins, CEO of E-Duction. "Workstream's focus on building employer/employee relationships through work/life balance makes Xylo a great fit for Clear." "Clear enhances our work/life solutions," says Art Halloran, president and COO of Workstream. "There is no better way to help employees with work/life balance than by saving them time and money, while allowing them access to some of the world's greatest products and services in a convenient, online environment." Employees will also be able to use their Clear card at more than 29 million MasterCard acceptance locations.

About E-Duction, Inc.
E-Duction was launched to capitalize on a growing trend that has emerged in payment technology - payroll deduction. In July of 2002, E-Duction introduced the first payroll deduction card, Clear, that gives employees interest-free purchasing power, 365 days per year. Clear is an innovative employee program that allows employees to make purchases at over 29 million MasterCard acceptance locations worldwide and spread payments out over future paychecks. E-Duction has teamed with some of the world's largest consumer financial services companies including MasterCard International. Xylo, Inc. a division of Workstream, Inc.
Xylo, Inc. builds Web-based work/life solutions for Fortune 500 and other thought-leading companies to help increase employee retention and build corporate morale. Xylo's solution is a highly customizable work/life platform with timesaving, communication and community-building applications that let employees better manage life outside of work while connecting more at work. Xylo's blue-chip client list includes: Agilent Technologies, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Compaq, Eddie Bauer, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Northwest Airlines and Wells Fargo.

About Workstream Inc.
Workstream Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTM) is a leading provider of Web-enabled tools and professional services for Human Capital Management (HCM). Offering a diversified suite of high-tech and high-touch services to address the full lifecycle of the employer/employee relationship, Workstream ensures more effective management of corporate assets via automation and outsourcing. Workstream's HCM technology backbone enables companies to streamline the management of enterprise human capital processes including recruitment, assessment, integration, deployment and outplacement. Workstream offers a full-range of HCM products and services through its 17 offices and over 200 dedicated human resource professionals across North America. The company's expertise has motivated many blue-chip organizations such as Eli Lilly, Nike, Samsung, KPMG and Sony Music to select Workstream.

For more information visit www.workstreaminc.com or call toll free 1-866-470-WORK.

For more information on E-Duction, please contact:
Garrett Allen at Gregory FCA Communications at 610-642-8253
E-mail: garrett@gregoryfca.com
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Kirk Watkins at E-Duction at 215-542-2121
E-mail: kwatkins@E-Duction.com

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