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Dialog Offers Full Collection of Investext Reports in pdf format
Largest Database of Company and Industry Research Now Available with Imagery

CARY, N.C., April 26, 2001 -- Dialog, a leading provider of online-based information services and a subsidiary of The Thomson Corporation (TSE:TOC), announced today that the full collection of Investext reports, complete with images, are now available as PDFs through DialogSelect^SM and Profound®. Investext is the largest online database of company and industry research on the market.

Investext provides the full text of over two million company, industry, and geographic research reports written by analysts at more than 600 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide. It also provides in-depth analysis and data on publicly traded companies, including sales and earnings forecasts, market share projections, and research and development expenditures.

"Many Dialog customers require access to non-textual components within Investext," said Paul Colucci, senior vice president of product development for Dialog. "Users can now view actual images of charts and graphs, enhancing the overall content of the Investext collection."

With the full functionality of Investext reports now available, users can easily read reports that analyze specific industries, products, and businesses in geographic regions. Investext offers the complete text of each research report and abstracts for most reports over four pages in length.

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About Dialog
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. Its products and services, such as Dialog®, Profound® and DataStar™, offer organizations the ability to precisely retrieve data from more than 800 million unique records, accessible via the Internet or through delivery to enterprise Intranets. For almost three decades, Dialog's brands have been known for their breadth and depth of content, precision searching and speed. The Winter Corporation recently recognized Dialog for its breadth and depth of content when they named the company the Grand Prize-winner in the Database Scalability Program 2000.

Headquartered in Cary, N.C., USA, with direct operations in 30 countries, Dialog products are used by more than 20,000 corporate customers in over 100 countries. Dialog is a subsidiary of The Thomson Corporation, a leading global e-information and solutions company in the business and professional marketplace with 2000 revenues of approximately $6 billion. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto (TSE:TOC) and London stock exchanges.

For more information about Dialog, call 1-800-3-DIALOG or visit www.dialog.com. For more information about Thomson, visit www.thomson.com.

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