EXHIBIT 99.1

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NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Monday, January 6, 1997

National TechTeam, Inc.
22000 Garrison Avenue
Dearborn, Michigan 48124
NASDAQ/NM - "TEAM"

Contact:

NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC. NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC. WEBCENTRIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
William F. Coyro, Jr. Lawrence A. Mills Dan Kemp
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer President
(313) 277-2277 (313) 277-2277 (402) 346-1434

NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC. ANNOUNCES
ACQUISITION OF WEBCENTRIC COMMUNICATIONS

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, January 6, 1997 ... NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC., Nasdaq symbol
("TEAM"), today announced that it has completed the purchase of the remaining
shares of WEBCENTRIC COMMUNICATIONS INC. of Omaha, Nebraska. TechTeam's
original investment of $775,000 cash was made in September 1996 for 15% of the
shares of WebCentric. The recently completed acquisition of the remaining 85%
of the shares was for a combination of National TechTeam common stock and cash
totaling $6,149,000 which makes the total cost of the acquisition $6,924,000.
This strategic acquisition is expected to significantly increase revenues
during 1997 and beyond.

WebCentric (www.webcentric.net) is a leading developer of Internet initiated
call center and technical support solutions for a broad range of business and
consumer applications. WebCentric's solutions include Internet-initiated
teleconferencing, Internet-initiated call completion, and integrated data and
voice collaboration. The application of WebCentric's solutions in training,
call centers, and data and voice collaboration provides users highly effective,
easy to use, voice and data services from the Internet that can be customized
for each user's needs. The WebCentric technology leverages both the Internet
and the traditional phone network.

In making the announcement, TechTeam's CEO William F. Coyro, Jr. said, "I am
very excited about the addition of WebCentric's strong management team,
excellent employee base, and their Internet products and services to National
TechTeam. With the investment in WebCentric Communications, TechTeam will
have first access to market leading telephony services initiated from the
Internet. The WebCentric family of telephony services will allow National
TechTeam to deliver new call center and technical support services that will
clearly differentiate us in the market. In addition, WebCentric's advanced
Internet technology can be incorporated into all of the information technology
outsourced services that we provide for large national and multinational
corporations. These events further reflect our commitment to growing
TechTeam's revenue through the increasing sales of our existing services and
expanding our menu of services through the introduction of new technology."

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Dan Kemp, founder of WebCentric Communications, Inc. said "TechTeam and
WebCentric have a common vision of how the Internet will change the call center
services industry. With the merger, we'll be able to deliver a variety of
expert and professional services worldwide using common, open platforms. The
development of advanced call processing and computer telephony integration
allows the WebCentric/TechTeam foundation platform to deliver state of the art
virtual call center, voice and data, skill based routing, Intranet and Internet
solutions. Delivering these capabilities to the desktop worldwide is what
WebCentric does, and I think the timing is perfect for this new generation of
call center solutions. WebCentric has developed application demonstrations for
National TechTeam which can be seen at the 'Call Me Now' option of TechTeam's
website at www.nationaltechteam.com."

National TechTeam, Inc. is a leading provider of information technology
outsourcing to large national and multi-national corporations, government
agencies and service organizations. The Company provides its clients Call
Center Services and Corporate Computer Services (technical staffing, systems
integration, and training programs). National TechTeam is traded on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "TEAM".

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