The company was recognized for its development of the LexisNexis legal portal, a suite of capabilities in document management, data extraction and client relationship management that significantly advances legal professionals’ control of the information and tools they rely on via a single desktop interface.

The LexisNexis™ Portal is an enterprise-wide solution, powered by Plumtree Software that is the only portal technology developed exclusively for law firms.

The list of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" was conceived to identify organizations leading the way in the knowledge economy. The recognition was based on the velocity and impact of these companies' innovations.

“Large law firms view the LexisNexis Portal as an integrated, customized desktop solution that allows a firm to dramatically expand its knowledge management capabilities, substantially broaden its access to information sources, and increase its productivity,” said Jeff Pfeifer, vice president of Large Law Firm Marketing. “The portal, and the entire suite of LexisNexis™ Customized eSolutions, are gaining recognition as tools that drive productivity and ensure that attorneys are providing the very best, most competitive legal counsel to their clients.”

The complete list of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" will appear in the February 2002 issue of KMWorld and on its Website at www.kmworld.com/100.cfm.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis Group is a leading global provider of information to legal, corporate, government and academic markets, and publishes legal, tax, regulatory and other information. Operating units include authoritative legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, the Butterworths companies in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America and Africa, Les Editions du Juris-Classeur in France; Abeledo-Perrot in Argentina; Orac in Austria and other leading companies around the world, all members of Reed Elsevier plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK]. The LexisNexis™ services combine searchable access to over three billion documents from thousands of sources with leading edge systems and tools for managing this content. LexisNexis delivers a high quality resource with which to build legal research and knowledge-management solutions for the entire enterprise, answering questions and solving problems. For more information, please visit www.lexisnexis.com.

LexisNexis is a finalist in the 2002 Codie Awards in five categories, including the prestigious Corporate Achievement Award. Hosted since 1985 by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the Codie Awards recognize the software and information industry's finest products and services and honor excellence for corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts.