Bacon's Awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Contract

New GSA Schedule Makes it Easier for Government Agencies to Acquire Bacon's Suite of Media Management Tools

CHICAGO, IL, June 16, 2006 - Continuing to build on its commitment to the government sector, Bacon's Information Inc., a leader in media research, monitoring and evaluation services, announced that it has been awarded a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract by the General Services Administration (GSA), making it easy for government agencies to procure MediaSource, the company's flagship media research and management portal.

The GSA is one of three agencies in the federal government that provides policy leadership and expertly managed supplies, services and solutions, at a significant value, thereby enabling federal employees to accomplish their missions. The GSA supplies lists of pre-approved and qualified partners that can expertly accommodate the needs of federal agencies and their employees.

"The award of our FSS contract is significant because it simplifies access to Bacon's MediaSource by streamlining contracting procedures — allowing us to focus all of our efforts on providing valuable solutions for media research, distribution and monitoring needs," stated Bacon's Chief Executive Officer, Steve Newman.

Agencies can review Bacon's solutions directly from the GSA Advantage website http://www.gsaadvantage.gov.

About Cision AB:
Cision AB (www.cision.com) is a global industry leader in business and communication intelligence. The firm provides media research, distribution, monitoring and communication evaluation, as well as target group identification and distribution of information for PR and IR purposes. Cision AB has annual revenue of SEK 1.9 billion, and has around 2,700 employees in Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Lithuania, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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