On Assignment, Inc. (ASGN) President and CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Sept. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Peter Dameris, President and CEO of On Assignment, Inc. (ASGN), will
 preside over the opening bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday, September 19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contact:
 Michael Payne
 818.871.3334; Michael.Payne@onassignment.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About On Assignment, Inc. (ASGN):

On Assignment, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASGN), is a diversified professional staffing firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in specialty skills including Laboratory/Scientific, Healthcare/Nursing/Physicians, Medical Financial, Information Technology and Engineering. The Company provides contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements. On Assignment, Inc. was founded in 1985 and went public in 1992, and has projected revenues of over $600,000,000 in 2008. On Assignment is one of the largest Healthcare/Professional Staffing firms in the U.S.

The corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California. The company's branch network encompasses approximately 100 offices across the United States, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, and also provides physicians in Australia and New Zealand.