Exhibit 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT:
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RON KOCHMAN
VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
212.704.2400
VOLTINVEST@VOLT.COM


         VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC. SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH VARETIS AG
                        TO ACQUIRE VARETIS SOLUTIONS GMBH

NEW YORK, November 2, 2005 -- Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL), a
leading provider of staffing and telecommunication services, today announced
that it has signed an agreement to acquire from Varetis AG, its Varetis
Solutions GmbH subsidiary for 20.8 million Euros. The agreement is subject to,
among other things, approval of Volt's board of directors and Varetis AG
shareholders and is expected to close by year end.

Varetis Solutions GmbH delivers database and automation solutions for the
operator services market. Around the world today, more than 20,000 operator
workstations have been outfitted with Varetis technology. Morgan Joseph & Co.
Inc. is Volt's financial advisor with respect to the transaction.

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL) is a leading national provider of
Staffing Services and Telecommunications and Information Solutions for its
Fortune 100 customer base. Operating through a network of over 300 Volt Services
Group locations, the Staffing Services segment fulfills IT and other technical,
commercial, and industrial placement requirements of its customers, on both a
temporary and permanent basis. The Telecommunications and Information Solutions
businesses provide complete telephone directory production and directory
publishing; a full spectrum of telecommunications construction, installation and
engineering services; and advanced information and operator services systems for
telephone companies. For additional information, please visit the Volt
Information Sciences, Inc., web site at http://www.volt.com.

Munich-based Varetis AG is a world-leading supplier of professional directory
solutions for telephone companies and information service providers. The Varetis
share is listed on the Prime Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to a
number of known and unknown risks, including general economic, competitive and
other business conditions, the degree and timing of customer utilization and the
rate of renewals of contracts with the Company, that could cause actual results,
performance and





achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Information concerning these and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements is contained in Company reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the Company's latest Annual Report
on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, are
available without charge upon request to Volt Information Sciences, Inc., 560
Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, 212-704-2400, Attention: Shareholder
Relations. These and other SEC filings by the Company are also available to the
public over the Internet at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and at the
Company's website at http://www.volt.com in the Investor Information section.

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