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                                                                     EXHIBIT 2.1

[TECHTEAM LOGO]                    NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DECEMBER 24, 1998 International Provider of Computer 
Services

National TechTeam, Inc.
835 Mason Street, Suite 200
Dearborn, Michigan 48124                                      NASDAQ/NM - "TEAM"

CONTACT:

NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.     NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.      NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.
William F. Coyro, Jr.       Harry A. Lewis               Lawrence A. Mills
Chief Executive Officer     President and                Chief Financial Officer
(313)277-2277               Chief Operating Officer      (313)277-2277
                            (313)277-2277

                       NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC. ANNOUNCES
                    AGREEMENT TO SETTLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, December 24, 1998...NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC., NASDAQ symbol 
("TEAM") announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle to settle
all of the consolidated class action lawsuits that were brought against the 
Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors in the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The terms 
of the proposed settlement include a payment by the Company's insurance carrier 
of $11 million to the plaintiff class.  The settlement is subject to certain 
contingencies, including, but not necessarily limited to, the signing of a 
definitive agreement and final court approval.

In connection with this settlement, the Company expects to take a one time 
charge in the Fourth Quarter 1998 of approximately $3.3 million dollars for 
legal and settlement expenses.

"While TechTeam continues to believe that the Company would ultimately prevail 
in each of these cases, we feel that settlement at this time is in the 
Company's best interests in light of the expense, time, risk, and distraction 
involved in defending the consolidated lawsuit.  Focusing the Company's efforts 
on increasing shareholder value is the top priority of management and all the 
employees of National TechTeam," said William F. Coyro, Jr., the Company's 
Chairman and CEO.

NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC. is a leading provider of information technology 
outsourcing support services to large national and multi-national corporations, 
government agencies and service organizations.  The Company offers its services 
through three global units: (i) CORPORATE SERVICES, which provides corporations 
with help desk support, technical staffing, systems integration, and 
instructor-led and computer-based training; (ii) OEM CALL CENTER SERVICES, 
which provides end user customers of its clients with inbound telephone support 
for their computer products; and (iii) TECHTEAM CAPITAL GROUP, which consists 
primarily of leasing computer-related hardware and integrated services to 
corporate customers.  National TechTeam is traded under the symbol "TEAM".


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The foregoing contains forward-looking statements including those relating to 
management's expectations regarding the likelihood of consummation of the 
settlement and the costs to be incurred by the Company in connection 
therewith.  The matters expressed in such statements are subject to numerous 
uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, satisfaction of the 
contingencies provided for in the settlement agreement including court approval 
and other conditions, as well as current expectations of TechTeam and its 
management regarding completion of the settlement.  Should one or more of those 
uncertainties or risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove 
incorrect, the outcome of the settlement negotiations and the settlement 
agreement may vary materially from that described as forward-looking 
statements.  TechTeam does not necessarily intend to update those 
forward-looking statements.






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