Dialog Fact Sheet

Description of Business
Dialog is the worldwide leader in providing online-based information services to organizations seeking competitive advantages in such fields as business, science, engineering, finance and law.

Number of Colleagues
More than 670 employees worldwide.

Worldwide Headquarters
Cary, North Carolina, USA

Global Data Centers
• Bern, Switzerland
• Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Eagan, Minnesota, USA
• Sunnyvale, California, USA

Direct Operations
Dialog maintains direct operations in 27 countries worldwide throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and the Asia Pacific, with agents/reseller relations in 50 countries.

Parent Company
Dialog, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, is a business of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson, with 2005 revenues of $8.7 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 e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,000 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; Toronto).