Thomson CompuMark Launches New SAEGIS(TM): Powerful, Online Trademark Screening

Thomson CompuMark Launches New SAEGIS(TM): Powerful, Online Trademark Screening

May 31, 2007

New screening capabilities, global content sources and
streamlined design help IP professionals work more
effectively and efficiently

    NORTH QUINCY, Mass., ANTWERP, Belgium and TOKYO, May 31
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --  Thomson CompuMark, the global leader
in trademark research and brand protection solutions and a
business of The Thomson Corporation 
(NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), today announced the launch of its
new SAEGIS platform for online trademark screening. Built
with advanced screening technologies and usability
features, the new SAEGIS offers more research power, more
workflow efficiency and more global content than any other
screening platform. 

    SAEGIS was the industry's first Web-based trademark
research platform, used by intellectual property (IP) and
brand protection professionals around the world for nearly
a decade. 

    The new SAEGIS builds on the success of its
predecessor. It has been redesigned from the ground up by
linguistics, trademark and usability experts with input
from SAEGIS users to help IP professionals get more work
done in less time.  

    -- The new AutoScreen automatically develops
sophisticated search criteria
       based on key terms - a new level of search
intelligence that delivers 
       precise, reliable results with unparalleled speed
and ease.  
    -- The redesigned Custom Search makes tailored searches
easier and more 
       precise than ever before. 
    -- New, streamlined interface with consistent
appearance and functionality
       across all SAEGIS tools. New interface design,
available in six 
       languages, helps users review results faster and
more efficiently.
    -- Unmatched global content, with direct access to the
industry's most 
       extensive collection of research databases, covering
more than 200 
       countries and registers - including a new China
trademark database 
       launching later this year.

     "The new SAEGIS introduces time-saving new
features, like the ability to combine multiple data sources
in a single search," said Mike Dammann, Global Head of
Trademarks at Syngenta Crop Protection. "This is
especially useful for us, as one search can now be
conducted of both trademark and domain name registers. This
considerably reduces the workload on our busy staff."

    "For IP professionals, time is more valuable than
ever before," said Christine Moons, Director Systems
Development at Thomson CompuMark. "We designed the new
SAEGIS to work the way our clients work, delivering the
results they need to make informed trademark decisions,
faster and more efficiently than ever before. The new
SAEGIS is further proof of Thomson CompuMark's commitment
to setting the standard for Web-based trademark research
and solutions."

    To learn more about the new SAEGIS, please visit
http://thenewsaegis.com or http://compumark.thomson.com .

    About Thomson CompuMark

    Thomson CompuMark ( http://compumark.thomson.com ) is
the world's leading provider of value-added trademark
information and services. The company provides information,
tools and services that provide trademark and brand
professionals the information needed to protect the value
of brands while reducing the time, costs, complexity and
risks of managing trademark portfolios. Thomson CompuMark
employs more than 600 people worldwide, with operational
and sales offices in Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan,
Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

    About The Thomson Corporation 

    The Thomson Corporation ( http://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).


    For more information, please contact: 

     Scott Rutherford
     Manager
     Communications (Americas), 
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Ilse Clymans
     Manager
     Communications (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Miki Kumagai
     Manager
     Marketing (Asia) 
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]