ADMINISTAFF ANNOUNCES ALLIANCES WITH BEST UPON REQUEST, CORPORATEGIFTS.COM

HOUSTON, TX – October 18, 2000 – Administaff, Inc. (NYSE: ASF), the leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), today announced marketing alliances with Best Upon Request and CorporateGifts.com. Under terms of the agreements, services from both organizations will be offered to Administaff’s client companies and worksite employees via bizzport^SM, Administaff’s eCommerce portal.

Best Upon Request’s web-based National Service Center Concierge Program combines the resourcefulness of a concierge with the usefulness of an errand runner for tasks such as event planning, ticket procurement, research and referral services, home-based help and individualized assistance. This quality-of-life service is designed to provide Meaningful Relief^TM to time-starved employees looking for a work/life balance solution, and can help employers reduce absenteeism, increase recruitment and retention, and increase productivity. Fortune magazine has identified concierge services as one of the top benefits offered by companies that are included on its list of 100 Best Companies to Work For in America. Through this new alliance, Administaff’s small and medium-sized business clients will gain access to these services.

CorporateGifts.com is an on-line integrated solution for businesses to plan and manage incentive, recognition and corporate gift programs. This service allows employers to efficiently customize and update multiple programs with constant access to each program’s status. By providing new and innovative methods of managing and motivating employees, CorporateGifts.com can positively impact employee turnover and employee satisfaction for its customers.

"Administaff is continually seeking new alliances that will enhance the services we can offer our client companies," said Paul J. Sarvadi, Administaff president and chief executive officer. "Best Upon Request and CorporateGifts.com offer value-added services that will help keep Administaff clients ahead of the curve in the race to recruit and retain the best employees."

About Best Upon Request
Best Upon Request delivers the foremost in quality-of-life services with the highest comprehensive service offering and delivery alternatives in the industry. Whether the program is delivered on-site, via the web-based service center, or a combination thereof, Best Upon Request can customize the right program to fit any company’s culture and objectives. Since 1989, Best Upon Request has prided itself on being the premier provider of concierge and convenience services, providing customers with Meaningful Relief^TM. For more information, see www.bestuponrequest.com or call Kirsten Lecky, business development manager, at (513) 605-7800.

About CorporateGifts.com
CorporateGifts.com offers an integrated solution for businesses to plan, execute and manage their incentive, recognition and gift programs. Web-based software allows customers to set up and administer customized programs online, anytime. The rewards collection contains hundreds of business appropriate, high quality, branded gifts to motivate, reward or express appreciation. The Solutions Library provides businesses with proprietary ideas and advice on how to plan and manage better programs to improve performance and build loyalty while helping users stay on top of industry news and trends. CorporateGifts.com recently merged with The Robbins Company, one of the largest providers of corporate length of service and recognition programs in the U.S. For more information, see the company web site at www.CorporateGifts.com.

About Administaff
Administaff is a leading personnel management company that serves as a full-service human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. With 1999 revenues of $2.3 billion, Administaff ranks number 615 on the Fortune 1000 list. The company also is included for the second consecutive year on the Information Week 500 list of leading information technology innovators.

Administaff’s Personnel Management System includes employment administration, benefits management, government compliance, recruiting and selection, employer liability management, training and development, performance management and owner support. These core services are complemented by an eBusiness strategy that includes Administaff Assistant®, an eService platform that provides clients and worksite employees with information and resources to help maximize the benefit of their Administaff services; and bizzport^SM, an eCommerce portal that features value-added products and services from best-of-class providers such as American Express, Aon Enterprise, AT&T, Bank One, Dell, Forrester Research, IBM, MobShop and works.com.

Administaff has 29 sales offices in 17 major markets. For additional information, visit the company’s web site at www.administaff.com.

(Note: The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, the actual results of future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are: (i) regulatory and tax developments; (ii) changes in Administaff’s direct costs and operating expenses; (iii) the estimated costs and effectiveness of capital projects and investments in technology and infrastructure; (iv) Administaff’s ability to effectively implement its eBusiness strategy; (v) the effectiveness of Administaff’s sales and marketing efforts, including the company’s marketing arrangements with other companies; and (vi) changes in the competitive environments in the PEO industry. These factors are described in further detail in Administaff’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)