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PASeries From Pearson Earns Finalist Honors in Software & Information Industry Association's 23rd Annual CODiE Awards

Recognized in Best Student Assessment Solution Category

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Feb. 21, 2008 – PASeries® from Pearson is a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 23rd Annual CODiE Awards. The benchmark assessment product is honored in theBest Student Assessment Solution category. PASeries (Progress Assessment Series®) for grades 3-12 is the first benchmark assessment product designed to measure progress and forecast student growth toward state performance goals and grade-level expectations.      

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries. Through a unique combination of journalist and peer review, the CODiE Awards recognize 68 categories of outstanding products and services. This year’s finalists represent an impressive array of technology and business excellence, passion and success. They were chosen from more than 1,100 nominations, submitted by more than 600 companies.

“Competition is tough this year and that makes selection as a CODiE finalist a real achievement,” said Ken Wasch, SIIA president. “All the companies on this year’s list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition.”

Pre-built and research-based, PASeries for Reading, Mathematics, Algebra I and Writing help teachers connect classroom instruction to results while helping states and school districts meet increasing demands for accountability. All PASeries test items were developed based on an extensive review of national and state standards and tests, as well as curriculum and instructional practices.

Twelve Pearson products were named as finalists in this year’s SIIA CODiE Awards. Honors for Pearson’s products span the award program’s software, content and education categories. In addition to PASeries, the Pearson products recognized this year are eCollege, ELLIS, FamilyEducation, KnowledgeBox®, NovaNET®, Pearson Inform™ 4.1, PowerSchool® Premier, SuccessMaker® Enterprise, Waterford Early Learning™- Reading, Waterford Early Learning- Math and Science and WriteToLearn™ 4.0.

In the next step of the CODiE Awards process, SIIA members will select winners in each category. The 2008 CODiE Awards will be presented on May 20 at the CODiE Awards Gala at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. For a complete list of the 2008 CODiE Award finalists, visit http://www.siia.net/codies/2008/finalists.asp.

For more information about PASeries, visit www.PASeries.com.

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.
           
About Pearson
Pearson is the global leader in educational publishing, assessment, information and services, helping people of all ages to learn at their own pace, in their own way. The company is home to such respected brands as Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, PowerSchool, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Longman and many others. Pearson’s comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student. Pearson’s other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

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Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-325-9935, lwolfe@lwolfe.com