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Thomson Elite Earns Best-in-Class Honors at 2007 Law Technology News Awards

Thomson Elite was recognized as an innovation leader in legal technology for its Elite® Billing Manager product at the Technology Awards presented by Law Technology News®. Thomson Elite is part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and a worldwide provider of business software to professional services firms.

The accolades were received during a special ceremony and dinner held Feb. 5 in conjunction with the LegalTech conference at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York. Elite Billing Manager was selected as the top choice in the Time and Billing System for Large Firms category for the fourth time.

In 2007, the editors of Law Technology News asked the publication's more than 40,000 subscribers to nominate finalists in its fifth annual program to identify products and vendors that represented outstanding achievement in legal technology in 14 award categories. Information on the awards and winners will be featured in the March 2008 issue of Law Technology News and on the magazine's Web site at www.lawtechnologynews.com.

"We're proud of this praise and endorsement from our customers and the readers of Law Technology News," said Steve Buege, president and CEO of Thomson Elite. "We're grateful to the magazine's staff for its unwavering commitment to the legal industry and for recognizing and celebrating the successes of the industry's vendor community."

Elite Billing Manager provides a variety of specialized tools focused solely on improving the billing processes of professional services businesses. The system eliminates workflow bottlenecks and reduces the billing cycle for improved cash flow. Billing Manager provides flexible time and expense entry options, powerful prebill editing, invoice production and a host of advanced capabilities.