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Thomson Legal Record Named "Model of Excellence" Winner by InfoCommerce Report
FindLaw to present at InfoCommerce Conference on Sept. 27
EAGAN, Minn., September 8, 2004 -- FindLaw®, the leading provider of client development services for the legal profession and a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), today announced that the company's recently launched lawyer evaluation service, Thomson Legal Record, has been named a "Model of Excellence" winner by InfoCommerce Report. One month since its launch, the Thomson Legal Record is breaking new ground in how corporate attorneys make decisions when hiring outside counsel
The "Models of Excellence" awards recognize businesses leading the way in using the Internet to create profitable new products. Thomson Legal Record will be highlighted at the annual InfoCommerce conference Sept. 26-28, 2004, in Philadelphia, Pa., where the most talented and dynamic business information publishers and technology providers from around the world meet to collaborate on improving existing products and developing new products that will drive exceptional value. Representatives from FindLaw will be guests at the conference to demonstrate the Thomson Legal Record.
InfoCommerce Group CEO Russell Perkins said, "Thomson Legal Record is an outstanding example of data-text integration, combining information from disparate sources into a research tool that provides tremendous power and utility to users. From a content standpoint, it perfectly illustrates how one plus one can equal three."
Thomson Legal Record is the latest FindLaw innovation that revolutionizes the way law firms market their services and expertise to new clients. The Thomson Legal Record enables users to research and verify an attorney's real-world litigation experience by combining a high-level view of an attorney's litigation history drawn from Westlaw® with their detailed profile and published articles on FindLaw.com®.
"It is a distinct honor to be selected as a 'Model of Excellence' winner from InfoCommerce Group," said Debbie Monroe, president and CEO of FindLaw. "FindLaw has truly succeeded in providing an exceptional tool that provides corporate counsel the information they need to research an attorney."
Thomson Legal Record is part of FindLaw's strategy to provide corporate law departments with comprehensive information and investigation tools that support the selection of outside counsel and the management of their businesses. In the coming months, the Thomson Legal Record will be expanded to draw on additional information resources, including transactional data from Thomson Financial. These resources will enable users to assess additional dimensions of lawyer and law firm expertise and experience. Visit http://legalrecord.findlaw.com for more information.
InfoCommerce Group provides research, consulting and experience-based insight to publishers of commercial databases from nearly 30 companies in seven countries. InfoCommerce Group also publishes InfoCommerce Report, the leading newsletter on database publishing, and produces the annual InfoCommerce conference and the "Models of Excellence" list. Visit www.infocommercegroup.com for more information.
About FindLaw
FindLaw (www.findlaw.com) is the leading provider of online legal information and solutions for the legal community, businesses and individuals. According to comScore Media Metrix, a leading independent Web usage reporting service, the FindLaw Internet portal is the highest-trafficked legal Web site with 3.7 million unique monthly users – three times more than its closest competitor. The site provides comprehensive, plain-English legal information to businesses and individuals. These resources include West Legal Directory®, the Internet's largest directory of lawyers and legal professionals. FindLaw also offers comprehensive information, resources and services for law practice and legal career development, including free case law, an online career center, breaking legal news, newsletters, message boards, service directories, continuing legal education and legal search tools. In addition, FindLaw provides access to tools and services that help connect legal professionals with potential clients. FindLaw is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation ( www.thomson.com), with 2003 revenues from continuing operations of $7.44 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).