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Endiva Software Selects Thomson Prometric for Global Alliance

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ENDIVA Software Selects Thomson Prometric for Global Alliance

ROCKVILLE, MD. JUNE 14, 2004 – Endiva Software, Inc., a leading provider of all-in-one Web portals with content management and community management systems, announced their agreement with Thomson Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services, and part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), to deliver Endiva’s certified professional program through the Thomson Prometric testing center network.

"It will be a mutually rewarding experience to collaborate with Thomson Prometric in promoting our certification programs," said Jerry Hung, Endiva President. "We are focused on offering comprehensive training and testing services to all our clients. We chose Thomson Prometric because of their world-class experience in successfully delivering the best quality of service in this industry worldwide, which is in sync with ENDIVA’s commitment to providing the top quality product solution to its clients."

“We are looking forward to growing our relationship with Endiva Software,” said Alison Indrisano, senior vice president of Global Operations.  “Our collaboration with Endiva provides further support of Thomson Prometric’s commitment to growing IT certification assessment in Asia Pacific.”

The Endiva Web Content Manager Program defines the fundamentals of a dynamic Web presence and outlines the basics in online content management. The Endiva Web Community Manager Program outlines the importance of online membership management, such as roles and permissions, while the Endiva Commerce Manager provides users with the knowledge to fully operate an online shopping site in a matter of hours.

The Endiva program is currently available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese in China, Taiwan and the United States.

Thomson Prometric has thousands of computer-based testing and assessment centers worldwide, giving testing candidates easy access and flexible appointment scheduling. Each Thomson Prometric testing center maintains up-to-date equipment and professional staff. To ensure the integrity of the testing experience, positive identification procedures are managed by trained personnel. In addition, video, audio and real-time monitoring, mirrors, image capturing and fingerprinting help to ensure the integrity of the test taking experience and exam outcomes.

About The Thomson Corporation and Thomson Prometric
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/), with 2003 revenues of $7.6 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, scientific research and healthcare.  With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 39,000 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). Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Thomson Prometric (www.prometric.com) is the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services for academic, professional, government, corporate and information technology markets.   Thomson Prometric delivers standardized tests for 300 clients, in 26 languages, over the Web or through a global network of testing centers in 134 countries. Based in Baltimore, Md., Thomson Prometric employs 3,000 employees worldwide.


About Endiva Software, Inc.
ENDIVA Software is headquartered in Rockville, MD with international offices in China, Taiwan and Japan. ENDIVA provides pre-built Web-based applications making it easier to take control of your Web content by providing instant updating and easy content control for non-technical users. The ENDIVA solution includes over five hundred graphical templates for easily creating a Web site combined with powerful Web interactive “push” solutions such as: event management, content management, member registration, e-commerce, job postings, discussion forums, literature and news broadcasts to members, prospects and customers. For more information, contact Ivan Liao at yliao@endiva.com.


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