Upper Saddle River, NJ - May 26, 2005 -- Pearson Prentice Hall, the world's leading publisher of academic and reference textbooks, is teaming up with Autodesk to develop a series of curriculum and textbooks to be used in conjunction with the Autodesk Design Institute.

Developed for universities and colleges, the Autodesk Design Institute is a subscription program that offers institutions the widest variety of Autodesk software for teaching design. The new Autodesk Design Institute Press curriculum and textbooks will address the skills and methodology for the software solutions included in the Autodesk Design Institute.

All Autodesk Design Institute Press series titles will feature coverage of CAD (Computer-Aided Drafting) job skills and will be written in consultation with and reviewed by professional associations. The first book in the series, to be published in July 2005, is Introduction to AutocadŽ 2006 Software: A Modern Perspective, by Paul Richard and Jim Fitzgerald. The book addresses advances in technology and introduces students to two-dimensional drawing skills and commands using the current release of AutoCADŽ software methods.

"This alliance allows us to create an important new series of textbooks, supplying information that is currently unavailable to today's design students," said Robin Baliszewski, President, Prentice Hall Career, Health, Education and Technology (CHET). "It also continues our commitment to providing students with the resources they need to become successful professionals."

About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With six million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers create, manage, and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive, streamlining project efficiency, and maximizing profits. Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

About Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help students of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. While virtually all students in America learn from a Pearson program at some point in their educational career, about three million college students are currently pursuing their courses online using Pearson Higher Education's products. In the U.S., nearly 25,000 schools use Pearson technology to help instruct preK-12 students and manage how they are doing. Pearson provides schools customizable services to create, deliver, score and report educational assessments, both in print and online, that help promote learning. The company is home to such renowned publishing brands as Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Longman, Pearson Scott Foresman, Pearson Early Learning, Pearson Learning Group, Pearson Digital Learning, and Pearson Addison Wesley. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Contact:
Rod Granger
Pearson Education
212-782-3486
rod.granger@pearsoned.com