Thomson Financial Signs Global Agreement with BT Radianz

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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, announced today a global agreement with BT Radianz, a leading provider of financial services connectivity, to provide network services for the new low latency Thomson Data Feed (TDF). BT Radianz, the largest provider of financial services focused extranet products in the industry, will provide connectivity for TDF, giving clients access to exchanges available in low latency, as well as Thomson Financial's (TF) universe of real-time content. TF announced last week a global commercial agreement with Wombat Financial Software to embed their low latency technology with real-time TDF.

The combination of Thomson Financial and BT Radianz as the network and communications provider, along with the embedding of Wombat Financial Software low latency technology within TDF, gives Thomson Financial a product which addresses all spectrums of client application market data needs, from latency sensitivity through the broad proprietary content which Thomson will provide.

Chris Church, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Industry Relations, BT Radianz, said: "Speed continues to be a critical factor as trading strategies become more sophisticated and the timeframe in which the trade is executed grows smaller. With a BT Radianz low latency connection to Thomson Financial's real-time content, firms gain access to the information they need to execute their strategies quickly and intelligently."

"BT Radianz adds great value to the TDF low latency equation," said Matthew Burkley, President, Enterprise Solutions, Thomson Financial. "Its experience and reputation for delivering to clients exchange access around the globe through efficient and reliable connectivity, is second to none. Through TDF, we will be offering the only complete solution for real-time data feed clients - including latency, delivery and platform options. With the dynamics in the marketplace changing, our clients demand optimum performance. Our strategy reflects Thomson Financial's understanding of what our clients need to stay ahead of the game."

About BT Radianz

BT Radianz is one of the leading providers of secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity and hosting to the global financial services community. BT Radianz's shared market infrastructure offers a platform optimized for the time-critical demands unique to financial services. The BT Radianz network connects over 10,000 financial sites around the world through a single, redundant, fully-managed connection, while also providing access to more than 550 pre-trade, trade, and post-trade applications from 250 of the world's leading content and service providers across the straight-through processing (STP) chain. BT Radianz is part of BT Global Services. One Community One Connection One Focus http://www.btradianz.com/

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale. In the year ended 31 March 2006, BT Group's revenue was 19,514 million pounds Sterling with profit before taxation of 2,040 million pounds. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. For more information, visit http://www.bt.com/aboutbt

About Thomson Financial

Thomson Financial, with 2006 revenues of US$2 billion, is a 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 (http://www.thomson.com/), 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).