TEI renews affinity agreement with RIA: members remain eligible for significant discounts and other benefits.

Tax Executives Institute (TEI), a professional organization of more than 5,200 corporate tax professionals, has chosen RIA Information/Online to be its exclusive affinity partner for tax information products through 2005. A professional publisher and information provider, RIA Information/Online includes such familiar companies as RIA and Warren, Gorham & Lamont. The relationship also extends to products from Carswell, Canada's leader in tax information and, along with RIA, a subsidiary of Thomson Corporation.

"Long before it became TEI's affinity partner for tax research in 1996, RIA demonstrated its ability to provide tax executives with the timely, accurate, authoritative, and cost-effective information that is essential to TEI members' in serving their companies," explained J.A. (Drew) Glennie, the Institute's International President, who is also General Manager-Tax and Insurance for Shell Canada Limited in Calgary. "The firm's commitment to addressing the corporate market's needs remains second to none. In the electronic arena, in particular, RIA has established itself as an industry leader with Checkpoint. These factors contributed to TEI's deciding to extend and expand its affinity relationship with RIA."

Elaborated Timothy J. McCormally, TEI's Executive Director, "The RIA-TEI affinity relationship benefits the Institute's members in at least three materials way. First, RIA affords TEI members significant discount on the full range of RIA products, including the Web-based Checkpoint information service and the unparalleled Warren, Gorham & Lamont series of tax treatises and journals. Secondly, the relationship affords TEI members the opportunity to provide RIA with input on evolving corporate tax needs and how RIA can adapt and enhance its products to satisfy those needs. And finally, RIA's financial support enables the Institute to engage in a full complement of educational, networking, and advocacy programs and, hence, helps the Institute pursue its vision of being the preeminent association of business tax professionals."

Mr. Glennie agreed: "TEI's affinity relationship with RIA complements the Institute's other programs, including our networking opportunities, information exchanges, top-notch educational programs, and effective advocacy on a broad range of administrative and legislative...