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SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2007 –Lawyers and legal professionals are constantly faced with the challenge of finding the most relevant information located across multiple resources. Today, Thomson West announced an integration of innovative knowledge management and search and categorization technologies using West km and Recommind’s MindServer Legal platforms that puts new search power into the hands of law firm researchers and information professionals. West is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market.

The benefits of the integration are welcomed by Am Law 100 firm Morrison & Foerster, where West km and Recommind’s MindServer Legal will deliver powerful new document search and indexing capabilities for the renowned global law firm that is widely recognized for its excellence in business law and litigation.

“This integration expands the utility of our AnswerBase Knowledge Management system, providing one central location for our attorneys to answer all of their legal research questions,” said Oz Benamram, director of knowledge management, Morrison & Foerster. “This will save us time during our legal research and, in turn, help us serve our clients better.”

West km is a knowledge management solution that combines a firm's work product – its briefs, memoranda and other authored work – with KeyCite® and Westlaw®, allowing practitioners to find relevant content and gain insight from their collective experience. Using sophisticated search and categorization technology, Recommind’s MindServer Legal platform provides integrated access to a wide variety of information across large, distributed law firms and legal departments and returns relevant results in context for more accurate understanding of the information.

“West km is already the leading legal KM system in our industry. Advanced integration of the kind performed with Recommind reflects our vision for information management solutions, and demonstrates that our capabilities can be extended into many different kinds of applications and scenarios,” said George May, vice president, Knowledge Management, Thomson West.

“Recommind’s MindServer platform is optimized for the information access needs of large enterprise environments, making it a great fit for firms that have critical work product across multiple locations,” said Bob Tennant, chief executive officer, Recommind. “By integrating MindServer Legal and West km, we can help firms substantially reduce the time and costs associated with legal research, take greater advantage of intellectual assets and be even more responsive to their clients,” Tennant noted.  


Thomson West
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market. Thomson West is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and was formed when West Publishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For more information, please visit the Thomson West Web site at west.thomson.com.

The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation’s common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

About Recommind
Recommind’s enterprise search and categorization platform automatically organizes, manages and distributes large volumes of information from multiple sources. With faster access to the right information, organizations can save time, enhance the quality of work product, increase the value of information assets, and improve competitiveness and profits. Recommind is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, London and Bonn, Germany.

For more information, email info@recommind.com, or go to www.recommind.com.