Pearson Goes Live on Schedule in Korea and Taiwan with IBS Bookmaster Software

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:45am EDT 

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(Business Wire)--
Pearson Education, the world's largest publisher, has gone live on
schedule in Korea and Taiwan with its implementation of the IBS
Bookmaster publishing ERP system.

   Pearson's single installation of IBS Bookmaster software on a Hong
Kong-based server enables management of all its operations in
Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan.

   "Pearson wanted to benefit from the efficiencies of a single title
and customer file to cover its Asian operations and IBS enhanced the
standard IBS Bookmaster system to include double byte capability and
to format and display currencies differently in each country," said
Mike Irving, Vice President Publishing at IBS. He continues, "We also
increased the title and author fields to 60 characters to handle long
Korean names and as a result IBS Bookmaster now offers a true multi
language and multi currency solution."

   The successful Pearson Korea and Taiwan implementations were
managed by a dedicated team of Pearson Bookmaster specialists lead by
project manager Darren Russell and Pearson Asia Regional IT manager
Vincent Li.

   "By using IBS Bookmaster in Hong Kong for two years we have
developed high quality Bookmaster expertise in-house" said Darren
Russell. "The team worked very hard, with excellent support from IBS,
resulting in two successful implementations."

   Pearson also uses IBS Bookmaster software in Australia, New
Zealand and India (on a server based in Melbourne) and in its MML
joint venture in South Africa. It is in the process of implementing
IBS Bookmaster in several European countries on a single UK-based
server and will begin to roll out IBS Bookmaster in Japan in 2009.

   IBS Bookmaster software is the world's most widely used publishing
ERP system with customers in 22 countries on five continents.

   About Pearson

   Pearson (NYSE:PSO) 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
renowned publishing 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.

   IBS in brief

   With over 30 years of supply chain expertise, IBS is a leading
provider of complete ERP solutions. IBS focuses on mid-sized and large
distribution companies, as well as sales and manufacturing
subsidiaries of international groups, mainly within industries such as
automotive, electrical, food, industrial supplies, paper,
pharmaceutical, publishing and wholesale distribution. More than 5,000
customers across some 40 countries use IBS software to gain fast and
measurable returns on IT investments.

   IBS B share is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm. For more
information, please visit www.ibs.net

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IBS AB
Mike Irving, Vice President, Publishing,
Telephone: +44 20 8207 5655
Mobile: +44 (0) 7775 697 006
mike.irving@ibs.net

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