Seven-year, $35 million dollar contract expands
LexisNexis services to all DOJ users
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider
of legal, news, public records and business information services, announced
today it has been selected as a primary information provider to the United
States Department of Justice (DOJ). The new seven-year, $35 million dollar
contract, which begins October 1, 2004, continues a 25-year relationship.
As a primary provider, LexisNexis will deliver a complete suite of legal,
news, financial, and public records solutions including access to the flagship
LexisNexis services at lexis.com and Law Enforcement solutions to the 25,000
attorneys, paralegals, librarians, public affairs officers, investigators,
agents, and analysts at the DOJ. In addition, the award means that LexisNexis
will serve all components of the DOJ - including the US Attorneys Office, FBI,
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) - with tailored
applications to meet their research and investigative needs.
"With a presence in nearly every federal government agency, LexisNexis is
best positioned to meet the DOJ's unique needs," said Kurt Sanford, president
and CEO of Corporate and Federal Markets, LexisNexis. "LexisNexis is pleased
to further assist the Department of Justice in its mission to enforce federal
laws, combat crime and to protect the citizens of the United States against
terrorism."
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis(R) ( http://www.lexisnexis.com ) is a global leader in
comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and
tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc
(NYSE: ENL; RUK) ( http://www.reedelsevier.com ), the company does business in
100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship
Web-based research service, LexisNexis, the company includes some of the
world's most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew
Bender, Butterworths, Les Editions du Juris-Classeur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.
In the United States, LexisNexis ( http://www.lexisnexis.com ) offers an
extensive range of products and customized tools that address job-specific and
organization-wide information needs, driving productivity and confident
decision-making. This includes online and print legal and regulatory research
products, customized Web applications and critical e-filing services for legal
professionals. In addition, the company provides products and customized tools
that address job-specific and organization-wide information needs for
corporations, information professionals, government agencies and libraries.
Through its risk management flagship products, RiskWise(R), PeopleWise(R),
Banko(R), LexisNexis products and services help to locate people and assets,
authenticate identity, enable commerce, conduct background screening, and
support national security initiatives. Customers include government agencies,
top law firms, and major companies in the fields of national security,
financial services, collection and recovery, insurance, mortgage,
telecommunications, e-commerce and retail.
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CONTACT:
Beth Seall of LexisNexis, +1-937-865-6800,
ext. 56128, or beth.seall@lexisnexis.com
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