ADMINISTAFF ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH SPIEGEL CATALOG, INC.

HOUSTON, TX – November 15, 2000 – Administaff, Inc. (NYSE: ASF), the leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), today announced an alliance with Spiegel Catalog, Inc. (Spiegel), one of America’s leading direct marketers of fashion apparel and home furnishings and a major supplier of employee reward programs.

Under the terms of the agreement, Administaff’s client companies will receive preferred pricing on reward programs when they access the Spiegel Rewards Program through bizzportSM, Administaff’s eCommerce portal. The Spiegel Rewards Program is a corporate incentive program that Administaff’s client companies can use to reward top performers. The rewards include award certificates, award cards and web certificates that are redeemable for merchandise through both the Spiegel Catalog® and the award-winning Spiegel web site, www.spiegel.com.

"In today’s tight labor market, we are constantly looking for ways to help our client companies recruit and retain top talent," said Paul J. Sarvadi, Administaff president and chief executive officer. "This alliance with Spiegel provides an innovative way to help motivate and reward top employees."

Christian Feuer, vice president of marketing at Spiegel, said, "We are extremely pleased to be providing the Spiegel Rewards Program to Administaff and its client companies. Incentives have become a crucial element of many companies’ recruitment and retention strategies. We are confident that we can help Administaff and its client companies address these issues with our incentive expertise."

About Spiegel
Spiegel Catalog, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading direct marketers, offering benefits of home-based shopping via a variety of channels including its trademark semiannual catalogs, specialty catalogs and e-commerce site (Spiegel.comTM). Spiegel offers its customers an extensive array of fashionable apparel, jewelry, electronics and home furnishings. Founded in 1865, the company has provided home-based shopping concepts to its customers for 95 years. Spiegel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Spiegel Group (NASDAQ: SPGLA).

About Spiegel Rewards
The Spiegel Rewards Program is a corporate incentive program created to reward dedicated employees and top performers with Spiegel award certificates, award cards and web certificates redeemable for merchandise from the Spiegel Catalog and Spiegel.comTM. For over 15 years Spiegel has helped design custom incentive solutions for sales performance and employee recognition programs, tailored to each company’s needs. A Spiegel award certificate takes the guesswork out of finding the perfect reward by letting award recipients choose from over 12,000 items in the 500-page Spiegel catalog and on the Spiegel.comTM web site. For more information on Spiegel Rewards, visit the web site at www.spiegelrewards.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 bizzportSM, 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, CorporateGifts.com, Best Upon Request, Dell, Forrester Research, IBM, MobShop Network, Virtual Growth and Works.com.

Administaff has 30 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.)