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History:
2008
* The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC combine to form Thomson Reuters.
2007
* The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC announce that they are in discussions for the combination of their two businesses.
* Thomson completes sale of higher education, careers and library reference assets of Thomson Learning on
July 5.
2006
* Kenneth R. Thomson, former chairman of the Board of The Thomson Corporation, dies at the age of 82.
* Thomson Healthcare acquires Solucient, a leading healthcare information provider of data and advanced analytics that hospitals and health systems use to improve performance and lower costs.
* Thomson Scientific acquires Scholar One, web-based workflow solution for authoring, evaluating and publishing research to more than two million users.
* Thomson Financial acquires Quantitative Analytics, Inc., a leading provider of database integration and analysis solutions to the financial services industry.
* Thomson Healthcare acquires MercuryMD, Inc., the leading provider of mobile information systems serving the healthcare market.
* Reuters launches the first news bureau in the virtual world of Second Life.
* Reuters launches two products that allow its news output to be "read" by machines for the purposes of automated trading for the first time.
2005
* Thomson Financial partnered with Merrill Lynch to complete the rollout of more than 23,000 workstations across more than 550 Merrill Lynch offices.
* Thomson acquires Global Securities Information, Inc., a leading provider of online securities and securities-related information and research services.
* Thomson acquires Tax Partners®, LLC, the nation's largest sales and use tax compliance service firm enabling Thomson to offer end-to-end sales and use tax solutions.
* Thomson introduces the launch of Thomson Pharma bringing an indispensable information solution to the workflow of the drug discovery and development process.
* Reuters transfers its London headquarters from Fleet Street to Canary Wharf. All London employees, including editorial, are brought into one building.
* Reuters acquires Action Images, a specialist sports photography agency, a deal designed to continue the expansion of Reuters global picture business
* Reuters takes major steps into next generation trading with the launch of:
o Partnership with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), linking sell-side traders in the interbank FX market to CME eFX market
o Reuters Trading for Fixed Income
o Reuters Trading for Foreign Exchange
2004
* Thomson acquires Information Holdings Inc., a provider of intellectual property and regulatory information for the scientific, legal, and corporate markets to further advance its capability to develop pharmaceutical and intellectual property solutions.
* Thomson acquires TradeWeb, a fast-growing and leading online global trading platform for fixed-income securities.
* Thomson sells Thomson Media group, comprised of leading print-based information products, to Investcorp.
* Thomson acquires CCBN, a provider of web-based solutions for the investment community, to further expand its offerings for the corporate communications market.
* Thomson sells DBM (Drake Beam Morin), which was acquired along with other Harcourt assets in 2001, to Compass Partners International Limited.
2003
* Thomson sells print-based healthcare magazines.
* Thomson acquires Elite Information Group, a leading provider of integrated practice and financial management applications for legal and professional services markets
* Thomson sells its 20% interest in Bell Globemedia Inc. for $279 million to The Woodbridge Company Limited. The sale of Bell Globemedia, including the Corporation's interest in The Globe and Mail, is the culmination of the Thomson strategy to exit the newspaper business undertaken in February 2000.
* Reuters launches Reuters Knowledge opening up a new market on the buy-side of the financial services industry.
2002
* Thomson announces $300 million+ five-year deal with Merrill Lynch to develop and implement a new financial workstation to support Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors -- most significant information solutions deal of its kind in the financial services industry.
* Thomson acquires Current Drugs a global leader in the delivery of information solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
* Thomson common share offering raises US$1 billion.
* Thomson begins trading on New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TOC.
* David K.R. Thomson appointed Chairman of The Thomson Corporation.
* Thomson acquires Gardiner-Caldwell, a leading global medical education and communication business.
* Reuters launches Reuters Messaging, a reliable, high-security, high-speed instant messaging service developed specifically for the global financial services industry. Developed by Reuters and Microsoft and more than 30 financial institutions, the service allows financial professionals to communicate instantly with their colleagues and customers.
2001
* Thomson acquires NewsEdge Corporation, a global provider of real-time news and information.
* Thomson acquires select higher education and corporate training businesses of Harcourt General.
* Thomson acquires FindLaw, the leader in free online legal information and services.
* The Globe and Mail becomes part of Bell Globemedia, a Canadian multimedia company, in which The Thomson Corporation holds a 20% ownership position.
2000
* Thomson sells community newspaper assets in North America for approximately 2.5 billion
* Thomson acquires La Ley, a leading legal publisher in Argentina.
* Thomson acquires Primark, a leading provider of financial and economic information products and solutions to customers worldwide.
* Thomson acquires Carson Group, a financial information services firm focused on corporate strategic intelligence and investor relations solutions.
* Thomson acquires IOB, one of Brazil's leading regulatory publishers.
* Thomson acquires online business of Dialog, a leading worldwide provider of online-based information services.
* Reuters announces major initiatives to exploit the Internet and open new markets, reinforced by Joint Ventures in communications, wireless delivery and investment research.
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