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 RD 100 Award presented by RD 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=sV=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.
Laura Gaze, IP Solutions, for Thomson Reuters, +1-203-868-3340, laura.gaze@thomsonreuters.com; or Susan Hartzell, ICR, for Virtusa, +1-203-682-8238, susan.hartzell@icrinc.com
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