EndNote by Thomson ISI ResearchSoft Named Codie Awards Finalist

Software & Information Industry Association Honors EndNote as Finalist for “Best Postsecondary Education Instructional Solution”
 

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Carlsbad, CA, USA - January 21, 2004—Thomson ISI ResearchSoft, maker of the world’s most popular bibliographic software, today announced that EndNote® 7 has been chosen by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) as a finalist for the 19th Annual Codie Awards in the category of “Best Postsecondary Education Instructional Solution.”

Millions of researchers, students and librarians use EndNote to search online databases, organize their references and images, and create bibliographies. With the ISI ResearchSoft Cite While You Write™ (patent pending), bibliographies appear immediately as users insert citations into a manuscript. EndNote knows the rules for more than 1,000 bibliographic styles, so researchers save time publishing in any discipline. Now, users can go mobile with an EndNote library on Palm® handhelds—giving them access to references anywhere, anytime.

The Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry's best products and services and honor excellence for corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. Over 800 nominations were submitted for consideration, a record high for the program. Finalists were selected by industry trade journalists and education specialists.

"In light of the intense competition this year, to be named a Codie Awards finalist is a tremendous honor and an important achievement. SIIA is proud to recognize these companies as true leaders in their fields," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President.

"We strive to deliver innovative software solutions that advance research, writing and publishing,” said David L. Kochalko, President, Thomson ISI ResearchSoft. “We are delighted to be selected as a Codie Awards finalist and have our efforts acknowledged in a forum where the best in the software industry compete.”

The 2004 Codie Awards will be presented at a black-tie gala on Tuesday, May 18 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Information about the 2004 Codie Awards Program is available at: www.siia.net/codies2004.

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 600 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.

About Thomson ISI ResearchSoft
ISI ResearchSoft (www.isiresearchsoft.com) is a division of Thomson ISI. ISI ResearchSoft publishes bibliographic software products for the desktop and the Web. EndNote, ProCite®, Reference Manager® and WriteNote™ are used by over a million researchers, students and librarians worldwide. These products search Internet databases, import and organize personal libraries, and produce papers with correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies using popular word processors. RefViz™ provides text analysis and data visualization to help users evaluate reference literature.

About Thomson and Thomson ISI
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2002 revenues from continuing operations of $7.5 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, and scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 43,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto exchanges (NYSE:TOC; TSX: TOC).

Its scientific solutions include Thomson ISI. A business of Thomson Scientific & Healthcare, ISI® is a global leader in providing essential, high quality Web-based information to over seven million researchers, information specialists, and administrators in diverse fields. Thomson ISI produces ISI Web of Knowledge—the single Web environment from which researchers can access, analyze, and manage information. For more information about Thomson ISI, visit www.thomsonisi.com.