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ProLaw and ARX Partnership Allows Users to Go Paperless

Integration Between ProLaw and CoSign Solutions Allows Organizations to Digitally Sign Documents, Saving Time and Creating Budgetary Efficiencies

LOS ANGELES, September 23, 2011 – ProLaw, a Thomson Reuters solution, today announced that ARX is its newest integration partner. ARX is a global provider of digital signature solutions for industry. As a result of the collaboration, ARX’s CoSign digital signature solution is now integrated with ProLaw, enabling clients to digitally sign transactions, documents, and records quickly and easily, resulting in budgetary efficiencies and better control of electronic case management.

The integrated solution enables clients to seamlessly sign Microsoft Word and Excel, and Adobe Acrobat and Reader documents located within ProLaw. By providing legally enforceable digital signatures that offer proof of signer identity, intent, and content integrity, CoSign allows ProLaw clients to reduce their paper consumption. This secure, fast, and reliable elimination of paper from signature approval processes also enhances the integrity, efficiency and control of electronic case, client and financial data, while reducing delays in the flow of information.

“We are delighted to partner with ARX as we believe that our customers will truly appreciate the added functionality that CoSign brings to ProLaw,” said Cary Burch, chief operating officer of Elite. “As organizations strive to become greener, ProLaw and CoSign offer them an easy way to reduce the amount of paper around the office, and save some green on the bottom line as well!”

“Elite and ARX share a common vision: both companies strive tirelessly to offer our customers increased workflow efficiencies, with the ultimate goal of saving time and money,” said John Marchioni, GM and VP Business Development of ARX. “Integrating the best-in-class ProLaw and CoSign solutions helps us realize that joint vision.”

ProLaw’s software suite is designed to automate the practice and manage the business of law so that you can manage, work and run smarter. Built from the ground-up on a single database, ProLaw combines case and matter management as well as time entry, billing and accounting capabilities within a single integrated solution.

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About CoSign Digital Signatures
ARX is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as life sciences, healthcare, government, engineering, and energy. ARX’s CoSign digital signature solution automates approvals affordably in a compliant manner, allowing organizations to go paperless, expedite business processes and save costs. CoSign is the only digital signature solution that is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft® SharePoint and other popular DM/ECM solutions. CoSign signatures are globally verifiable by external partners without the need for proprietary-validation software. CoSign is also centrally managed through the organization’s user directory for reliable control of signature privileges, and ease of use and administration. Learn more about the CoSign digital signature solution at www.arx.com.

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About Elite
Elite is a leading provider of integrated information solutions to professional services firms worldwide. Elite is part of Thomson Reuters and is a premier provider of financial and practice management systems to the legal industry and to other professional services markets, including accounting, marketing services, and management and IT consulting. For more information, visit www.elite.com.

About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minn., Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.thomsonreuters.com.