Acro Service Corp. Completes XRM^SM System Implementation at Northrop Grumman Facility Livonia, MI - April 28, 2003 - XRM^SM Solutions, Inc., a division of Acro Service Corp., announced today completion of the implementation of components of its XRM^SM System at the Azusa, California facility of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), the nation's second largest defense contractor.
XRM^SM Solutions implemented its online time record automation center, AcroTrac^SM, for the collection and verification of time and expense records at the Northrop Grumman facility. AcroTrac^SM fully automates the entry, review, verification and consolidation of contract employee time and expense records, eliminating cumbersome paper forms and resulting in substantial administrative savings. AcroTrac^SM, a component of the XRM^SM System, is state-of-the-art, web-based software. The applications were tailored to meet Northrop Grumman's unique information requirements, including entry and verification of detailed cost accounting codes.
Acro's implementation of XRM^SM System components adds considerable value to their longstanding relationship with Northrop Grumman. We are very excited about this new program. The AcroTrac^SM system streamlines the administration of contract labor, saving valuable time for Northrop Grumman managers and contract labor employees as well as providing a significant reporting capability, providing management with real-time cost data." said Dean D.Hughbanks, Manager, Procurement for the Azusa facility.
"XRM^SM Solutions is designed with our clients in mind," said Sam Akunuri, Director, XRM Solutions. "This partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation further demonstrates our commitment to provide clients with software which fulfills their unique requirements."

About Acro Service Corporation
Founded in 1982, Livonia, Michigan-based Acro Service Corp. (Acro) provides information technology, engineering and human capital management services to the world's leading organizations, including Fortune 500 companies and government entities. Acro expands the capabilities of its clients through technology consulting services, process and project outsourcing, managed human capital programs and staff augmentation services. Acro has 31offices worldwide. The company's web address is www.acrocorp.com.

About Acro's XRM^SM Solutions Division
XRM^SM Solutions, Inc. provides web-based software and expert management services so that firms that use external labor, including contract labor, temporary services, consulting services and independent contractors, can achieve the following important benefits: gain full control of their external labor spend; assure fairness in external labor decision making; receive greater value through market-based pricing, supplier consolidation, consistent processes and improved competition; simplify and dramatically improve external labor administration; and drive substantial process savings through automation. The company's web address is www.xrmsolutions.com.