PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Thomson Reuters intellectual property research and analysis platform
recognized for technical and business-focused achievements accomplished with
development partner Virtusa

The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters today announced that Thomson
Innovation(SM), the world's premier intellectual property (IP) research and
analysis solution, was named one of the 100 best information technology (IT)
projects of 2008 by InfoWorld, an International Data Group (IDG) information
technology online media and events business.

Annually, InfoWorld selects the top 100 IT projects undertaken by
technology leaders committed to driving their organizations forward. The
"InfoWorld 100" awards acknowledge the achievements of IT projects that
exemplify intelligent, creative uses of technology to meet business and
technical objectives.

"We are honored that InfoWorld recognized the innovative design of
Thomson Innovation. By founding our development on the needs of our
customers, we have created a best-in-class application with an intuitive user
interface, advanced search capabilities, and powerful analysis and
collaboration functionality," said Tony Lucia, chief technology officer,
Scientific business of Thomson Reuters. "Our product development team and
partner Virtusa have been, and are, committed to providing the market's
leading IP research and analysis platform. Their dedication to this project
is commendable."

Thomson Innovation's robust design allows researchers to simultaneously
search global editorially-enhanced patent data, Asian patent data translated
into English, scientific literature, business and news sources, among others,
and to make sense of their findings through advanced analytic and
visualization tools. Product development entailed gathering and acquiring
customer input from surveys and research initiatives, the creation of
numerous use cases, a comprehensive Alpha program, Beta testing, launch and
the ongoing release of enhancements.

"We are pleased to have contributed to the development and success of
Thomson Innovation and are honored that it's been recognized among such an
esteemed group of recipients with the InfoWorld 100 award," said Harsha
Kumar, head of the media, information and entertainment business unit of
Virtusa. "The first year for Thomson Innovation has been marked with
tremendous success and we continue to work to ensure Thomson Innovation is
the leader in its field. We are very proud of our work on this product."

Recently, Thomson Reuters announced the release of Thomson Innovation(SM)
2.0, the next generation of the company's premier intellectual property
research and analysis solution, with a preview of new content and
functionality. Earlier this year, Thomson Innovation won an "R&D 100 Award"
presented by R&D Magazine, which recognizes the 100 most technologically
significant products that have been introduced to the marketplace in the past
year.

For more information about Thomson Innovation, go to
www.thomsoninnovation.com.

For more information about the InfoWorld 100 awards, go to:
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=116977

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information
for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with
innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision
makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare
and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan,
Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries.
For more information, go to thomsonreuters.com.

About Virtusa

Virtusa is a global information technology (IT) services company
providing IT consulting, technology implementation and application
outsourcing services. Using its enhanced global delivery model, innovative
platforming approach and industry expertise, Virtusa provides cost-effective
services that enable its clients to use IT to enhance business performance,
accelerate time-to-market, increase productivity and improve customer
service. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Virtusa has
offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and global delivery
centers in India and Sri Lanka. For more information, go to www.virtusa.com.