EXHIBIT 99.1

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jeff Baker	Bill Bartkowski
President	Managing Director
Analysts International	BlueFire Partners
Phone: (952) 835-5900	Phone: (612) 344-1012
jbaker@analysts.com	bartkowski@bluefirepartners.com

Analysts International Sets Conference Call to Discuss

2004 Third Quarter Results

Company Expects Earnings to Be at High End of Earlier Guidance;

Revenues to Meet Current Expectations

MINNEAPOLIS - October 18, 2004 - Analysts International (Nasdaq: ANLY) announced today that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss the results of its third quarter on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. CDT. The Company expects to release the results of the quarter at 6:30 a.m. CDT that day.

Company management noted that they expect revenues for the quarter to meet expectations, in a range of $86 to $88 million, and earnings per share to be at the high end of the Company’s earlier guidance of $0.03 to $0.04. In 2003, for the comparable quarter, the Company reported $80 million in revenue and a net loss of $0.01 per share.

To participate in the conference call, interested parties are invited to dial 888-244-0473 a few minutes before the scheduled start and ask for the Analysts International call and leader Jeff Baker, or visit the Company’s web site at www.analysts.com to link to a live Webcast. A replay of the call will be available on the Company’s Website and an encore will be available through November 3, 2004 by calling 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291.

About Analysts International

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Analysts International is a diversified IT services company. In business since 1966, the Company has sales and customer support offices in the United States and Canada. Lines of business include Full Service Staffing, which provides high demand resources for supporting a client’s IT staffing needs; Business Solutions Services, which provides business solutions and network infrastructure services; and Outsourcing Services, which provides onshore and offshore strategic solutions. The Company partners with best-in-class IT organizations, allowing access to a wide range of expertise, resources and expansive geographical reach. For more information, visit http://www.analysts.com.

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