Thomson snags U.S. tech testing firm

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Toronto, Ont.-based Thomson Corp. has acquired Edina, Minn.-based Sylvan Prometric from parent company Columbia, Md.-based Sylvan Learning Systems Inc. Thomson Corp., which paid $775 million for Sylvan Prometric, is expanding into the electronic publishing and Internet-related sectors.

Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Contract Software & Services, Computer integrated systems design, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Software support services, Sylvan Prometric

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Thomson seen getting the most out of Prometric

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Toronto, Ont.-based Thomson Corp. will acquire Prometric for $775 million from Baltimore, Md.-based Sylvan Learning Systems Inc. Thomson, which owns the Globe and Mail newspaper, is expected to improve the performance of the educational testing services company.

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