Liquent Supports Hl7 Testing Efforts By Offering Free eCTD-to-RPS Conversion Software

Liquent Supports Hl7 Testing Efforts By Offering Free eCTD-to-RPS Conversion Software

September 18, 2007

    PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Sept. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/
-- Liquent, a Thomson business and global leader in
providing regulatory software solutions, information
products and related services for the life sciences
industry, today announced the availability of free
eCTD-to-Regulated Product Submission (RPS) conversion
software, an evolving new electronic submission standard. 

    Liquent has taken an active role in supporting the RPS
standard through its participation in the testing phase and
collaboration with clients.  Liquent developed a utility
that is able to convert the XML backbone of an eCTD
submission into the RPS message format and is inviting
others to join in the testing of this evolving standard.

    "Regulated Product Submission is an evolving new
electronic submissions standard that could eventually
replace eCTD," said Jim Nichols, Liquent's vice
president of product strategy and marketing. "The key
to successfully adopting a new standard is to exercise
various scenarios via testing. By providing real-world user
testing and industry collaboration, we are laying the
foundation for the next big standard in regulatory
submissions." 

    The RPS standard creates a framework for sponsors to
send regulatory information using predefined parameters to
identify and catalog their content, allowing reviewers to
locate discipline-specific information consistently. With
the same model for all product types to all regulatory
authorities, the RPS standard could be used worldwide for
any regulated products, including foods, medical devices,
human therapeutics, and veterinary medicine. 

    For more information about Liquent's eCTD-to-RPS
conversion software, please visit:
http://www.createrps.com/ .

    About The Thomson Corporation

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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). 

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    For more information, please call:

     Sue Besaw
     Thomson Scientific
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