Cegedim Expands Offerings to Central and South America by Announcing the Acquisition of MS Mexicana.Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2002 Cegedim (Euronext:5350) signed on September 13, 2002 the acquisition of MS Mexicana (MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS ), the leading provider of services dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry in Mexico, from The Thomson Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TOC); (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :TOC). Founded in 1973, MSM leads the Mexican pharmaceutical market with a 60% market share, serving over 7,000 users with its call reporting system SegMed. MSM is currently enhancing its medical databases for international purposes. The Thomson Corporation achieved impressive results with MSM. In 2001, MSM generated a 30% growth rate over the previous year and grew to 120 employees. MSM will continue to deliver and develop their existing products and services with support from Cegedim's technological knowledge and international experience in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. business. Cegedim will expand its offering to the Mexican market with its worldwide leading CRM product: Teams, and its existing services in its medical database business. With a presence in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa-Rica (managing Central America and the Caribbean) and Ecuador, Cegedim is dedicated to being the major medical information, technology and services provider in Central and South America. Cegedim is also committed to serving its clients on a global basis. About The Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2001 revenues of $7.2 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software applications and tools 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. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (NYSE:TOC); (TSX:TOC). About Cegedim Cegedim (www.cegedim.com) is the leading European supplier of medical information technology and services to the healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical companies. With a presence in 29 countries and a workforce totalling today over 3,000 employees, Cegedim has reported a turnover of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 307 million in 2001. The Company is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (Euronext: 5350). |
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