Techstreet and ISPE Form Online Digital Content Partnership

Ann Arbor, MI-Tampa, FL USA - October 20, 2005 Today, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced that it has selected Techstreet to distribute ISPE publications in digital format through a new online web store at www.ispe.org. In addition to obtaining ISPE publications in digital format, ISPE members and customers can search, order and download related industry standards from Techstreet, who offers one of the world's largest online databases of technical information. Another hallmark of the new partnership is the Web-based, multi-user subscription service. Techstreet is part of Thomson Scientific, a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

ISPE publications provide essential benchmark data for pharmaceutical engineering and manufacturing professionals worldwide. These include GAMP® Good Practice Guides, the Baseline® Pharmaceutical En Engineering Guide series training tools and programs for clinical trial materials, and other GMP publications and products. Techstreet is a leading Internet provider of engineering codes and standards with a searchable online database of 250,000 titles and innovative online management tools for engineers, corporate librarians and technical professionals.

Mark Stefko, director of Knowledge Management at ISPE, said that "the quality and array of the Techstreet online offerings, combined with their knowledge and experience in digital content management, were primary factors in the selection process. The credibility and professionalism of the organization, along with the Thomson core competency in digital information solutions, contributed to our decision to form this partnership. We are pleased to offer our members a unique set of information management tools, now available through our partnership with Techstreet."

About ISPE
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ISPE is a worldwide not-for-profit Society serving more than 23,000 pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals in 80 countries. ISPE provides Members with a community in which to develop technical knowledge, exchange practical experience, and collaborate with global regulatory agencies. With worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida; a European office in Brussels, Belgium; and an Asia Pacific office in Singapore; ISPE aims to be the catalyst for "Engineering Pharmaceutical Innovation" by facilitating the creation and dissemination of industry knowledge.

About Techstreet
Founded in 1997, Techstreet provides vital information resources and online information management tools to over 90,000 engineers, corporate librarians and technical professionals worldwide. Through its e-commerce website, www.techstreet.com, customers can search over 250,000 titles aggregated into one of the largest online databases of industry codes and standards in the world. A web-based subscription service offers multi-user access to a custom set of full-text standards. The company also offers publication fulfillment, e-commerce, and information management solutions to associations and publishers, and continues to provide innovative solutions in the field of Digital Rights Management.

About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2004 revenues of $8.10 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 e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

Thomson scientific information solutions can be found at www.thomson.com/scientific and include Techstreet offering a wide variety of engineering codes and standards; ISI Web of Knowledge ^SM facilitating discovery by offering seamless navigation to high-quality, multidisciplinary journal (Web of Science® ), patent (Derwent World Patents Index® ), and Web content, evaluation tools, and bibliographic management products (EndNote®); Thomson Pharma^SM -an integrated information solution for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets; Delphion® providing access to full-text patent documents from the world's leading patent authorities; and BIOSIS Previews ® the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research.



Contact Information:

Betsy Henrichs Marketing Manager Techstreet 734-913-3935 betsy.henrichs@thomson.com

Rodney Yancey Manager, Corporate Communications Thomson Scientific 215-386-0100 extension 1396 rodney.yancey@thomson.com