LexisNexis Awarded Multiple TechnoLawyer @ Awards, Named Favorite Legal Research Tool Provider; LexisNexis Receives 25 @ Awards From the TechnoLawyer Community for Outstanding Technology, Applications

Business Wire, June 8, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio -- For the fifth consecutive year, LexisNexis(R) has been named the Favorite Legal Research Tool by members of TechnoLawyer, a leading online legal technology and practice management forum with more than 11,500 members. This recognition was part of the ninth annual TechnoLawyer @ Awards, which were announced last week.

In addition to winning the @ Award for the lexis.com(R) service, LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of information and services solutions, took home multiple recognitions for several of its products and services, including recently acquired CaseSoft. LexisNexis Time Matters continued its reign as Favorite Case/Practice Management solution for the ninth consecutive year. LexisNexis also won Favorite New Legal Product of 2005 with LexisNexis Total Litigator.

LexisNexis recognitions include:

--The lexis.com service - Favorite Legal Web Site, Favorite Legal Research Tool

--Time Matters(R) - Favorite Case/Practice Management Solution; Favorite Document Management Solution; finalist, Favorite Legal-Specific Tech Support; finalist, Favorite Time-Billing Solution

--Billing Matters(R), - Favorite Time-Billing Solution

--LexisNexis(R) Total Litigator - Favorite New Legal Product of 2005, Favorite Litigation ASP

--Applied Discovery(R) - Favorite Electronic Discovery Solution

--CaseSoft - Favorite Legal-Specific Tech Support; Favorite TechnoRelease of 2005; finalist, Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor of 2005

--CaseMap - Favorite Legal Knowledge Management Solution, Favorite Litigation Support Solution, Favorite Practice Area Solution

--TextMap - Favorite Transcript Management Solution

--TimeMap - Favorite Trial Presentation Solution; finalist, Favorite New Legal Product of 2005

--PCLaw/PCLawPro - Favorite Accounting Solution

--HotDocs(R) - Favorite Document Assembly/Automation Solution

--Mealey's(TM) - finalist, Favorite Online CLE Provider

--LexisNexis(R) Automated Forms - Favorite Legal Forms Solution

--Collier TopForm(TM) Bankruptcy - finalist, Favorite Practice Area Solution

--QuickLaw(TM) - finalist, Favorite Legal Research Tool

"Now in its ninth year, the TechnoLawyer @ Awards have become an institution," said Neil J. Squillante, publisher of TechnoLawyer. "The multiple victories this year by LexisNexis reflect its commitment to customer service, and validate its entry into specialty software markets ranging from accounting to litigation."

The TechnoLawyer @ Awards include 24 award categories with winners and finalists selected by TechnoLawyer members. These lawyers and legal IT managers buy technology for thousands of law firms, which make them especially qualified to choose their favorite products, services and luminaries in the legal technology market.

About TechnoLawyer @ Awards

The most comprehensive set of awards in the legal market, the TechnoLawyer @ Awards recognize customer loyalty. Every year, TechnoLawyer members vote for their favorite blogs, products, services, and Web sites in a variety of categories. In addition, three @ Awards pay tribute to individuals -- TechnoLawyer of the Year, Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor, and Legal Technology Consultant of the Year. Only TechnoLawyer members may vote in the @ Awards. "@ Awards" and its accompanying slogan are registered trademarks of PeerViews Inc.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis(R) (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis(R) and Nexis(R) research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:ENL)(NYSE:RUK) (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.

In the United States, LexisNexis(R) (www.lexisnexis.com) offers its customers total practice solutions comprised of an extensive range of online and print legal, regulatory, news and business information products, tools, customized Web applications and critical filing services that help legal professionals achieve excellence in the business and practice of law.