NEW YORK -- July 18, 2006 -- Pearson Technology Group (PTG) announced today that more than 100 of its most popular technology books are now available in a new "print fidelity" format in PTG's online reference library at http://safari.informit.com. The print fidelity feature allows users to access searchable Web versions of their favorite titles with the original printed page design and instructional elements retained to look exactly like the printed versions.

Print fidelity titles include The Photoshop Channels Book by top-selling computer book author Scott Kelby, Refactoring to Patterns by Joshua Kerievsky, Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs by Scott Meyers, and more.

PTG is also releasing several additional improvements with the new version of its Safari Books Online library, to help increase user productivity and improve the overall reading experience. New features include free access to book prefaces and introductions; a search tool that gives users real time search suggestions, based on the most popular search phrases; Ajax-enabled, faster and more efficiently served pages; and more.

"Safari Books Online readership has grown significantly and subscribers have been forthcoming with suggestions on how to enhance their online experience," said John Isley, President and CEO of Pearson Technology Group. "With the application of print fidelity to Safari, our books are even easier to access and search, and reading them is more aligned with the common experience of reading a printed book."

To view the books with print fidelity from PTG imprints, including Addison-Wesley Professional, Adobe Press, Cisco Press, New Riders, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, and Sams, and to learn more about the other Safari Books Online enhancements, please visit the "What's New" section at http://safari.informit.com. Users can also download a free trial subscription of Safari today at http://safari.informit.com.

About Pearson Technology Group

Pearson Technology Group is part of Pearson Education, a Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) company, and home to the most trusted and recognized brands in the computing arena -- with books and learning materials focused on advancing the skills of technical, business, creative and professional computing consumers. Pearson Technology Group is home to such renowned publishing brands as Addison-Wesley, Adobe Press, Apple Certified, Cisco Press, New Riders Publishing, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, and Sams Publishing. Pearson Technology Group is a leader in online publishing through http://www.informit.com.