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Dialog Rolls Out Quantum² Program Across Europe
Leading information provider concludes year with array of fresh content and Quantum² professional development programme

LONDON, UK — 7 December 2001 — The Dialog Corporation, a Thomson business and a leading international provider of online-based information services, today announced plans for the European roll-out of its Quantum² development program for information professionals.

The program, which builds on and enhances a highly successful Dialog program first introduced in 1993, provides training and tools to enhance professional development, with a special focus on strategies to develop leadership skills and demonstrate the value of professional information services within organisations.

To coincide with the launch of Quantum², Dialog announced the appointment of Liz Blankson-Hemans to head the program in Europe. Blankson-Hemans joins Dialog from Clifford Chance, one of the leading law practices in the world, where she was Manager of the firm's Central Information Services division.

"Information professionals are constantly facing the need to prove the effectiveness of content selection and managed information access within their organisations," said Blankson-Hemans, Manager, Information Professional Development for Dialog EMEAP. "Our goals with Quantum² are to help information professionals not only communicate the value of information centres, but take a leadership role in developing an information strategy for their organisations.

"Having spent 15 years as an information professional, I am acutely aware what people in our industry need to help them develop and grow. Dialog's Quantum² program is unique in the industry, and I am delighted to be involved at such an exciting time for the company, and the industry as a whole."

Dialog today also announced the first European recipients of its InfoStars awards, as part of the Quantum² program. The recipients are:

• Eira Ala-Sipilä, Information Services Manager at Orion Pharma, Finland
• Elena Gutierrez, Technical Information Specialist for Almirall-Prodesfarma, Spain
• Marleen Swartenbroux, Information Online Manager, European Commission, Belgium
• Margareta Nelke, Manager, Technology Intelligence, Tetrapak Research & Development, Sweden

The Quantum² program will provide tools, training materials, professional development seminars, white papers on knowledge management and other key topics, and networking opportunities to information professionals. These materials will be made available through:

• The recently launched Quantum² Web site
• A series of new Quantum² workshop seminars covering topics such as: Achieving Results Through Relationships: The Power of Influence; Assessing Your Clients' Information Needs; and Creating Value-Added Research & Analysis
• Ongoing communication to members

Quantum² program membership is free and open to information professionals in organisations using Dialog's products. To register, visit the Quantum² web site at www.quantum.dialog.com

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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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