Innovative solution recognized for its ability to help sales and business professionals prepare better for meetings with customers, prospects and business partners

February 5, 2013 — NEW YORK – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of content and technology solutions, today announced that LexisNexis® Smart Meeting has been named a Finalist in the Relationship Management Solution and Business Intelligence Solution categories in the seventh annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

The awards recognize the achievements of sales, business development and customer service solution providers worldwide. They are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious International Business Awards. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” the final results will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 25, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Finalists from the U.S.A. and several other nations are expected to attend.

Launched in July 2012, LexisNexis Smart Meeting, for which a patent is pending, is an innovative, mobile-friendly meeting preparation tool for sales and business professionals that is designed to deliver the latest news and information on customers, prospects and business partners right before a meeting. It integrates with Microsoft® Outlook to deliver a snapshot of timely and useful company information – such as breaking company news, executive moves, M&A activity, corporate financial results and product and competitive developments – via email to any end-user device, including iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android, MacBook and PCs.

“Over the past six months, we’ve seen tremendous interest in LexisNexis Smart Meeting. Companies use it to empower their sales professionals and help them better prepare for customer meetings,” said Tom Ogburn, vice president and managing director for LexisNexis Business Insight Solutions. “Being named a finalist in two Stevie Award categories is a tremendous honor, which recognizes LexisNexis as a valuable provider of actionable sales and business intelligence.”

“Many of our preliminary judges have commented about the high quality of the entries the competition received this year,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “Our final judges will have a challenging but rewarding task, to determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze placements.”

More than 1,100 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year’s competition. Finalists were determined by the average scores of 120 professionals worldwide, acting as preliminary judges. More than 100 members of several specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place January 28 through February 8.

Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

About LexisNexis Legal & Professional
LexisNexis® Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of content and technology solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. Today, LexisNexis Legal & Professional harnesses leading-edge technology and world-class content, to help professionals work in faster, easier and more effective ways. Through close collaboration with its customers, the company ensures organizations can leverage its solutions to reduce risk, improve productivity, increase profitability and grow their business. Part of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 100 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors and supporters of the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include the BusinessTalkRadio Network and ValueSelling Associates.