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CCH Products Top the List of “Top 100” Accounting Solutions

Recognition Reinforces CCH’s Leadership in Offering Best-of-Breed Solutions

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., December 14, 2006) – A record number of CCH tax and accounting solutions have been recognized as market leaders, with 20 CCH products named to Accounting Today’s 2006 Top 100 Products. CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, is a leading provider of tax information, software and services (CCHGroup.com).

The Top 100 list highlights the “true product ‘stars’ of technology in the accounting profession,” according to Accounting Today, and represent “the marquee technology applications in use by the accounting profession.”

“We’re very honored by this recognition, which confirms what CCH customers of all sizes already know: CCH is focused on ensuring that our customers have best-of-breed workflow solutions that make them more productive and profitable,” said CCH President and CEO Kevin Robert.

The CCH research and software solutions selected by Accounting Today as “2006 Top 100 Products” include:

• CCH@Hand (One to Watch: Contender for 2007)
• CCH Accounting Research Manager
• CCH Tax Research NetWork
• ProSystem fx CPAClient Write-Up
• ProSystem Global fx
• ProSystem fx Document (Category to Watch: Document Management and Workflow)
• ProSystem fx Engagement
• ProSystem fx Fixed Assets
• ProSystem fx Office (Category to Watch: Internet Suites)
• ProSystem fx Practice Driver
• ProSystem fx Practice Management
• ProSystem fx Profit Driver
• ProSystem fx Tax
• ProSystem fx Trial Balance
• ProSystem fx Write-Up
• ViewPlan Advanced
• Total Kleinrock Office
• ATX MAX
• Tax Wise
• TaxWise Client Write-Up (One to Watch: Contender for 2007)

The criteria for inclusion on the Top 100 list includes: product performance; customer demand; frequency of use; level of acceptance by practitioners; degree of market visibility; and user support available from the vendor.

“More CCH products were recognized as Top 100 products than those of any other provider,” noted Robert. “That’s because CCH pays very close attention to what our customers need, and we lead the market in delivering the highest quality solutions. We take our responsibility of being a strategic partner to our customers very seriously.”

About CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business (CCHGroup.com) is a leading provider of tax and accounting law information, software and services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals and their clients since 1913. Among its market-leading products are The ProSystem fx® Office, CCH® Tax Research NetWork™, Accounting Research Manager® and the U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in Riverwoods, Ill.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2005) of €3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,400 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.

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