December 3, 2002: Teleroute, the leading European freight and vehicle exchange service, has further strengthened its relationship with Atos Origin by renewing a five-year contract for technical development and hosting. Atos Origin has been providing services to Teleroute since 1985.

In addition to creating the on-line freight and vehicle exchange for the Web, PC and Minitel, Atos Origin has also developed and manages a range of complementary products especially for Teleroute. They include “KM”, a state-of-the-art route planner for road transport professionals, Closed Users Group (CUG) which optimises the work flow of a predefined group of preferred partners, and all the back office systems that support the on-line services.

“Our strong and long lasting partnership with Atos Origin has been a key to our success,” said Raimundo Diaz, CEO, Teleroute. “Over the past 17 years we have worked together to bring both new and improved services to our customers all over Europe. They know and understand our business, are quick to respond to changing needs and are committed to achieving common goals. Atos Origin combines the benefits of a large international organisation, with a sense of customer focus, flexibility and personalised service.”

“We are extremely pleased to be partners of such a dynamic and forward-looking organisation,” said Didier Dhennin, CEO of Atos Origin Multimedia Division in France. “Teleroute was at the forefront of e-business years before most companies had even heard of the concept. It is really exciting to work hand-in-hand with the pan-European Teleroute team and to help transform their vision and ideas into technical reality.”

Atos Origin also provides for Wolters Kluwer, Teleroute's parent company, consulting, systems integration and online services such as the European Internet Platform, the Jobnews Career Board, and the E-Learning Platform.

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About Teleroute

Teleroute, created in 1985, develops and markets the leading on-line freight and vehicle exchange for the road transport industry in Europe. With 56,000 offers posted on a daily basis and consulted by some 35,000 users, it achieves more than €50 M sales in 17 countries. It is part of the Wolters Kluwer group (www.teleroute.com).

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer is a multinational information services company with annual sales of approximately EUR 3.8 billion, employing approximately 20,000 people in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. The company’s core activities are Legal & Regulatory, International Health, and Education. The Wolters Kluwer shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam. (www.wolters-kluwer.com).

About Atos Origin

Atos Origin is an international information technology services provider. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations, including outsourcing and on-line services. In August 2002, Atos Origin acquired KPMG Consulting in the UK and the Netherlands, trading as Atos KPMG Consulting. The company generates annual revenues of EUR 3.3 billion, employs 30,000 employees in 30 countries. The Group's client list includes major companies such as ABN-Amro, Akzo Nobel, Alstom, BNP Paribas, British Petroleum, Euronext, Fiat, ICI, ING, KPN, Lucent, Philips, Renault, Royal Bank of Scotland, Saudi Aramco, Shell, UBS-Warburg, Unilever, Vivendi Universal, Vodafone and Wolters Kluwer. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.atosorigin.com.

Teleroute press contact:

Denise Crenwelge
Communication Manager

Phone: +32 (0) 2 641 13 60
Fax: +32 (0) 2 646 47 78
Email: dcrenwelge@teleroute.com