Thomson Financial Launches Intraday Snapshot Service In Europe

Signs To Linedata Services’ Accredited Partner Programme.

London, 12/12/2005, Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community, today announced that it has launched the Thomson Intraday Snapshot Service in Europe and that it has further committed to the Linedata Services Accredited Data Vendor Partner Programme.

Harnessing Thomson Financial’s datafeed expertise, the Thomson Intraday Snapshot Service provides a fast, comprehensive, batch snapshot service of Thomson Financial’s global real-time and reference data. It spans multiple asset classes and supports portfolio valuation and risk management processes, without the need for costly additional infrastructure at the client site.

As part of this launch, Thomson Financial has further committed to the Linedata Services Accredited Data Vendor Partner Programme for Icon, the complete back-office fund management and administration solution. Already a long-term accredited data partner via its Thomson Datastream service, Thomson Financial is now extending the range of its services available to Icon customers through seamless interfaces.

Pete Hudson, Head of Product Marketing for Linedata Services, said: “The addition of the Intraday Snapshot Service to our programme is exciting news for both current and future Icon customers. Although Thomson Datastream was the original data feed for the Icon system, our customers are now demanding more choice and functionality. We are delighted that Thomson Financial has responded to this need with the launch of its new Intraday Snapshot Service.”

Thomas Aubrey, Investment Management Director, Thomson Financial, commented: “We have invested extensively in our datafeed offering, which is supported by our growing team of specialists who actively tailor datafeed solutions to reflect different job function requirements within client organisations. The Thomson Intraday Snapshot Service draws on the full breadth and depth of Thomson Financial’s real-time and reference data content. We have been particularly encouraged by positive market feedback following the soft launch this summer, especially amongst the Icon user base. We are also pleased to announce the extension of our important partnership with Linedata.”

The Thomson Intraday Snapshot Service helps fund administrators and hedge fund management clients perform a range of functions. These include fast portfolio valuation to ensure the latest information is used prior to publication, analysis or release, improved risk management and attribution to release regulatory capital; and the generation of accurate information to support performance attribution – across a wide range of prices for securities and portfolios. Key features are:

* Multi asset coverage - including equities, benchmark bonds, derivatives, forex and money markets
* Breadth and depth of content - over 130 Global exchange and third party sources
* Timeliness – delivery within three minutes
* Low cost of ownership – through delivery as a hosted solution, which means that Thomson infrastructure is not required at the client site
* Compliance - Exchange permissions managed by the Thomson Intraday Snapshot Service
* Co-mingling of reference data alongside accurate prices
* Reliability - with full resilience including back up and disaster recovery capabilities, guaranteeing data delivery

About Linedata Services
Linedata Services is the leader in the financial technology market, delivering best-of-breed global solutions and consulting services for asset management, leasing and credit finance, and insurance and savings. Linedata Services’ asset management offerings include a full array of front, middle and back-office products designed to help streamline the investment process and facilitate STP. For more information visit Linedata Services at www.ldsam.com.

About Icon
Linedata Services’ Icon product is a complete back-office fund management and administration solution, designed to manage and account for securities and currencies in all types of funds and for all sizes of institution. Icon’s ‘all-in-one’ functionality spans real-time investment accounting, portfolio valuation, collective investment pricing and management/client reporting. Icon can be deployed by customers in a number of ways depending on the degree of control and, particularly, Icon administration they are comfortable with - fully In-House, Facilities Managed and ASP.

About Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial is a US$1.73 billion provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to more than 20 million business and professional customers in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With revenues of US$8.10 billion, The Thomson Corporation lists its common shares on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

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Alex Brog

Director, Public Relations, Europe

Thomson Corporation

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