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Pearson Reid London House Launches PEARL Solutions

New Business Captures Extensive Expertise To Provide Companies End-To-End Human Resource Solutions

Chicago, June 23, 2003 - Pearson Reid London House, a leading provider of workplace development products, today launched a range of service- based human resources offerings under the PEARL Solutions brand. The new business combines the extensive library of assessments and other tools of Pearson Reid London House with its longstanding research and consulting expertise to provide a new one-stop source for end-to-end human resources solutions.

"We've been long recognized as the leading provider of workplace development tools and services for companies of all sizes," said Stephen Coffman, Vice President and General Manager, Pearson Reid London House. "We've always had a deep base of expertise which stems from years of consulting and conducting research with some of the largest organizations in the country. By integrating our knowledge with the unparalleled array of our tools, we have a unique vantage point from which to help companies with their human resources challenges."

PEARL Solutions, powered by Pearson Reid London House, brings together the company's value-driven workforce solutions (such as automated recruitment and application tools, selection tools, management assessments, organizational development surveys and tools, skills and abilities tests and professional solutions), with tailored human capital knowledge and industry expertise. This unique combination of products and services provides integrated solutions that help to generate a tangible return on investment -- helping protect and grow revenue while decreasing expenses.

Helping to support all of the business goals of their clients, PEARL Solutions, has also established The PEARL Preferred Network. Collaboratively this collection of strategic partners enables PEARL Solutions to offer end-to- end solutions which are as unique as the needs of each individual client.

Another new service offering from PEARL Solutions is the PEARL Research Institute. Providing capabilities for advanced information analysis, data mining and model building, the PEARL Research Institute specializes in research about human behavior. PEARL consultants plan, collect and organize information, perform statistical analyses and present results with practical implications from those results. From simple research questions and guidance to advance neural network models, the PEARL Research Institute provides unique capabilities.

About Pearson Reid London House

Pearson Reid London House, with more than 50 years of industry experience, is a leading provider of recruitment, assessment and survey instruments available across a variety of technology platforms. Utilizing the library of assessments and tools of Pearson Reid London House, PEARL Solutions is the consulting services part of the company. The combination of the knowledge of the PEARL Solutions consultants and services with the industry expertise of Pearson Reid London House provides powerful end-to-end HR solutions. The company is based in Chicago and is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO - News), the international media company.