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Dialog Establishes New Team Focusing on Information Professional Market Development
Seasoned Professionals to Lead Efforts

CARY, N.C., April 26, 2001 -- Dialog, a leading provider of online-based information services and a subsidiary of The Thomson Corporation (TSE:TOC), today announced the establishment of its Information Professional Market Development team. This group will coordinate and champion all Dialog programming to the information professional and librarian marketplace on a worldwide basis.

In conjunction, Libby Trudell has been named senior vice president, Information Professional Market Development. She has more than 25 years of experience in the information industry, and was most recently senior vice president of strategic development within Dialog.

"Dialog is committed to strengthening its levels of communication with information professionals around the globe," said Trudell. "The establishment of this group is a significant step, building upon on the rich heritage shared by Dialog and the information professional community."

The team also includes Bonnie Snow, a frequent speaker and writer on pharmaceutical and biomedical information, and Ron Kaminecki, a recognized expert in intellectual property applications. They will form the nucleus of an industry resource that can be tapped by expert Dialog searchers worldwide. Betty Jo Hibberd, who formerly managed the distance-learning program at Drexel University, will oversee Dialog’s educational and professional development programs for librarians.

The Information Professional Market Development organization will manage the re-launched Quantum² professional development program; support ongoing high-level contacts with library associations, including the Special Libraries Association (SLA); enrich Dialog educational programs at library schools; and establish Dialog customer advisory boards. The team will also provide input regarding the needs of the information professional market to assist with product and content development, strategic marketing, sales, and pricing.

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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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