Pearson Announces Three New Video Training Options for Software Developers

Instant Download, Safari On-Demand, DVD-ROM

INDIANAPOLIS–Tuesday March 30, 2010–Video training for software developers just got a whole lot easier, with three new formats designed to fit developers’ individual needs from the Pearson imprints of Addison-Wesley, Sams Publishing, and Prentice Hall.

The latest Instant Download format provides immediate access to either complete lesson sets or individual lessons. The Safari edition gives Safari Online subscribers on-demand subscription access to Pearson’s library of more than 250 hours of video training. The DVD-ROM format lets developers learn without an internet connection.

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Book/DVD Bundles offer discount pricing to programmers who purchase both the print book and the video product together.
Best-selling LiveLessons include: Java Fundamentals,: C# 2008 Fundamentals,: JavaScript Fundamentals,: Programming in Objective-C 2.0,: Python Fundamentals,: Perl Fundamentals, and: CSS Fundamentals.
Upcoming LiveLessons titles include: Cocoa Fundamentals,: iPhoneFundamentals, Flash Fundamentals, Actionscript 3.0 Fundamentals, and: Cloud Computing with Amazon Web Services.
Visit: http://www.informit.com/video for more information on the various formats, topic areas, and series offers and to watch sample video tutorials.

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“Pearson has become a major player in video training for software developers. Over the past two years, Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall, and Sams editors have produced a wide range of video programs which have quickly become top-performing titles in Safari Books Online,” said Mark Brokering, V.P. Content Strategy and Acquisition, Safari Books Online. “Our subscribers have been very enthusiastic about the LiveLessons series, covering topics like Objective-C, SQL, and Project Management, and the Fundamentals series, covering topics including C#, Java, and JavaScript.”

“Video training has become an essential part of the software developer’s learning library, as they must constantly upgrade their skills in order to remain relevant in today’s fast-changing technology landscape. Our video training products allow them to learn quickly, and from the very best authors and instructors working today,” said Mark L. Taub, Editor-in-Chief at Pearson Education. “And by making our videos available in multiple formats, we make it very easy for our customers to find the learning solution that works best for their particular needs.”

About Pearson

Pearson is home to such respected brands as Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, Exam Cram, IBM Press, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, and Sams Publishing, which have as their online publishing arm InformIT (www.informit.com) -The Trusted Technology Learning Source. In addition, Berkeley-based Peachpit (www.peachpit.com), the publishing partner for Adobe Press, Apple Certified, and others, publishes best-selling books for creative design professionals. Pearson is also co-founder, with O’Reilly Media Inc., of Safari Books Online (http://safari.informit.com), the premier on-demand technology content library providing thousands of expert reference materials through a single point of contact, including expert technology, creative and design, industry and management resources in video, audio and written formats. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE:: PSO - News), the international media company. Pearson’s other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

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