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Thomson Corporation
27 September 2001


Thomson Completes Acquisition of NewsEdge Corporation



   TORONTO--Sept. 27, 2001--The Thomson Corporation (TSE:TOC)

announced today that it has completed the acquisition of NewsEdge

Corporation.

   The tender offer expired, as scheduled, at 12:00 midnight (EDT) on

Tuesday, September 25, 2001. 17,687,928 shares (including through

notices of guaranteed delivery) of NewsEdge common stock (constituting

approximately 95% of the issued and outstanding shares of NewsEdge

common stock) had been validly tendered and not withdrawn.

   NewsEdge is a US$71 million provider of real-time news and

information products and services to approximately 1,500 corporations

and professional service firms worldwide. NewsEdge combines

proprietary technology, content and specialized editorial processes to

deliver tailored information and decision-support solutions to

knowledge workers through its information products and content

solutions.



    About The Thomson Corporation



   The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2000 revenues of

approximately US$6 billion, is a leading, global e-information and

solutions company in the business and professional marketplace. The

Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and London stock

exchanges.



    About NewsEdge



   NewsEdge is a global provider of content solutions for business.

Its customers include both content creators and the operators of the

world's most active Web sites. NewsEdge offers technology and services

for its customers to create, manage and deploy content for millions of

end-users through enterprise sites, portals, publisher Web sites and

distribution channels. NewsEdge services make organizations smarter,

attract specialized audiences, foster high-frequency usage, promote

Web site "stickiness" and ultimately cultivate commerce. NewsEdge

serves thousands of sites and companies with highly targeted content

solutions from the NewsEdge Refinery(TM), including industry-specific

topics, wireless services, turn-key permission marketing and

publishing tools, outsourced editorial capabilities and sub-second

live news feeds and applications. The NewsEdge Refinery combines a

patented combination of sophisticated technology and human editorial

review to deliver highly targeted news on more than 2,000 business

topics from more than 2,000 sources. NewsEdge is headquartered in

Burlington, Mass., with offices and distributors throughout North

America, South America, Europe, Japan and the Middle East. For more

information about NewsEdge, visit www.NewsEdge.com.



    CONTACT:  The Thomson Corporation

              Media Contacts:

              Jason C. Stewart, 203/328-8339

              jason.stewart@thomson.com

              Investor Contacts:


              John Kechejian, 203/328-9470


              john.kechejian@thomson.com

                or

              NewsEdge Corp.

              Media Contacts:

              David Scott, 781/229-3000

              david.scott@newsedge.com

              Investor Contacts:

              Ron Benanto, 781/229-3000


              ron.benanto@newsedge.com

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