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     AQUENT TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE COMPUTER HORIZONS FOR $5 PER SHARE IN CASH

Continues to Seek Election of Two Directors to Board and Amend Computer Horizons Bylaws

Boston, MA (April 21, 2003) – Aquent LLC, a privately held global professional services firm, today issued the following statement regarding its premium proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Computer Horizons Corp. (NASDAQ: CHRZ) for $5.00 per share in cash.

John Chuang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aquent LLC, said, “We are disappointed that Computer Horizons has so far failed to respond to Aquent’s $5.00 per share premium cash proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Computer Horizons and refuses to discuss our proposal with us. It remains our strong preference to meet with the Board and management of Computer Horizons and its newly hired financial advisor, J.P. Morgan, to consummate a transaction that will permit the Company’s shareholders – the true owners of Computer Horizons – to receive a substantial premium for their shares. Once the Board and its advisors meet with us to discuss this compelling transaction, we believe they will recognize that this combination can be completed quickly and will provide all shareholders with value well beyond that which Computer Horizons could achieve on its own.”

As previously announced on April 14, 2003, Aquent sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Computer Horizons proposing to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Computer Horizons for $5.00 per share in cash. Based upon Computer Horizons’ closing price of $3.00 per share on Friday, April 11, 2003, Aquent’s proposal represents a premium of 67%. Aquent’s $5.00 per share cash proposal is also a 69% premium to Computer Horizons’ average closing share price of $2.96 over the 30 trading days prior to Aquent’s April 14 announcement of its proposal and is higher than any trading price for Computer Horizons’ common stock over the last two years.

In addition, on April 15, 2003, Aquent filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Computer Horizons’ Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, 2003. Aquent intends to solicit proxies to elect two independent and highly-qualified candidates to Computer Horizons’ Board of Directors. The two individuals Aquent intends to nominate as directors are Robert A. Trevisani and Karl L. Meyer. Aquent believes that election of these two new and independent members to Computer Horizons’ Board, while they will not constitute a majority of the six-person Board, will help guide the Board to fulfill its fiduciary duty to explore all avenues open to the Board and its advisers with the goal of maximizing shareholder value. Aquent also intends to solicit proxies to amend Computer Horizons’ bylaws to authorize shareholders who own 10% or more of Computer Horizons’ outstanding stock to call a special meeting of shareholders. This will afford shareholders the opportunity to hold the Board accountable for its actions at any time during the year, not just once a year at the annual meeting. At present, only management or the holders of 50% or more of Computer Horizons’ outstanding stock can call a special meeting.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey is acting as financial advisor to Aquent and Hale and Dorr LLP is acting as legal counsel.

About Aquent

Aquent LLC is a privately-held premier global solutions company that operates 70 offices located in 15 countries. Aquent consists of two divisions: IT Services, providing solutions in application development, quality assurance testing, and project management; and Marketing & Creative Services, providing outsourcing, systems consulting and staffing for Global 1000 companies. Aquent was founded 17 years ago and is headquartered in Boston, MA. Additional information about Aquent can be found on the Company’s website at www.aquent.com.


In connection with Computer Horizons’ upcoming Annual Meeting, Aquent plans to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). COMPUTER HORIZONS SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and other material (when available) and any other documents that may be filed by Aquent with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Computer Horizons shareholders may also obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed by Aquent in connection with the annual meeting, including information about the identity of the participants in the solicitation (who may be deemed to include, in addition to Aquent, Aquent's nominees Robert A. Trevisani and Karl E. Meyer, and Aquent's directors and executive officers John H. Chuang, Steven M. Kapner, Mia Wenjen and Nunzio Domilici) and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, by directing a request to: Aquent LLC, 711 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, Attn: Steven M. Kapner, phone: (617) 535-5000, email: skapner@aquent.com.


SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Certain statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties; consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied thereby, including due to risk factors listed from time to time in Computer Horizons’ reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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