Richard J. Harrington, president and chief executive officer of The Thomson Corporation said, Jane’s is an excellent business with strong brand equity and a highly loyal customer base. However, it falls outside our focus of being a leading e-information and solutions provider to the legal, financial, learning, scientific and healthcare markets.
Jane’s specializes in the collection, analysis, evaluation and distribution of information in the defense, transport and law enforcement sectors, supplying industry, government and military globally.
Alfred Rolington, chief executive officer of Jane’s Information Group said, This is a very exciting time for Jane’s. We have spent many fruitful years as part of The Thomson Corporation. This move will allow Jane’s to continue its success and also push forward into fulfilling its ambitions within the global information and intelligence services market.
