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Wednesday June 9, 11:44 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Message From British Prime Minister
Re: Dialog and Fujitsu Alliance
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1999--In connection with the strategic technology alliance between The Dialog Corporation plc and Fujitsu announced this morning, The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, has made the following statement.
''I am delighted to send my congratulations to The Dialog Corporation plc and Fujitsu of Japan on the successful conclusion of a licensing agreement for world class knowledge management software. It is indeed a significant step forward in the new global knowledge economy.
''This is a significant and very welcome development in Anglo- Japanese trading relations. Japanese companies generally, and market leaders such as Fujitsu in particular, are renowned throughout the
world for their adherence to the highest quality standards of products and services and insistence on using the very latest state-of-the-art technology. It is therefore a source of considerable pride and
satisfaction that they should have chosen to licence the technology of a British company, The Dialog Corporation plc, to become their world- wide standard for data management software.
''I am particularly encouraged by this news, not only because of the immediate benefits that will accrue to a British company, but also because Britain's reputation for innovation and competitiveness
in information technology will be greatly enhanced in Japan and around the world. It is another powerful demonstration of the potential for successful UK-Japanese collaboration in both domestic markets and world-wide.
''I wish The Dialog Corporation plc and Fujitsu continued success in the development of their trading relationship.''
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of comprehensive information technology and network solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates
worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group -- the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen ($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.
With world-class hardware and software technology in computers, telecommunications and microelectronics, and a corps of 55,000 systems and services experts around the world, Fujitsu is uniquely positioned to harness the power of the network to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
The Dialog Corporation plc (http://www.dialog.com) is a leading provider of Internet-based information, technology and eCommerce solutions to the corporate market, created by the merger of
M.A.I.D plc and Knight-Ridder Information Inc. Dialog provides a range of technologies and services for Internet and intranet-based knowledge management and eCommerce applications. The Company's InfoSort indexing technology is widely perceived to offer an industry standard for
information categorization, while the DIALOG, DataStar and Profound range of products and services provide comprehensive, authoritative sources of information to professionals worldwide. The Dialog Corporation has world headquarters in London and US headquarters in Cary, NC. Its American Depositary Shares (ADS) are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ''DIAL'' with four Ordinary Shares comprising one ADS; its Ordinary Shares trade on the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol ''DLG.''
Contact:
The Dialog Corporation, New York
Kristian Talvitie, U.S. Investor Relations
kristian_talvitie@dialog.com
212/381-1824
or
Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated, New York
David C. Collins/Robert L. Rinderman
212/835-8500
dial@jcir.com
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