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Enquiries:Investor Relations, surveys Allman Brothers Band Amlin plc allman brothers uncovers 0207 746 1074 Amlin Plc Copyright Business Wire 2009. Next-Generation SIF Agent Enhances Reliability, Flexibility and SIF-BasedInteroperability for Leading Student Information SystemSALT LAKE CITY--(Business Wire)--Edustructures, the leading provider of Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF®)solutions, today announced the availability of the SIF Agent for PowerSchoolPremier, adding SIF 2.0 capability and SIF 2.0r1 certification to PowerSchoolPremier, the industry`s leading web-based Student Information System (SIS).Built from the ground up on the company`s market-leading SIFWorks AgentDevelopment Kit (ADK), the SIF Agent for PowerSchool Premier is designed for theutmost in reliability, security and functionality. Further, the agent is builtto meet specific SIF-based state reporting requirements for State Departments ofEducation. The SIF Agent for PowerSchool Premier publishes district, school, calendar,course, student, staff, schedule and enrollment data to any SIF-enabledapplication. Features of the agent include centralized or distributeddeployment, a graphical Administration Console, full customization of datamappings, and support for SIF 2.0 or SIF 1.5. The new agent includes support forconfiguration of SIF Extended Elements and PowerSchool custom fields, and can bestopped, started and configured independently of the PowerSchool application,providing an unprecedented level of flexibility for users of PowerSchool andSIF.

"One of the most critical components in a SIF enterprise is a robust SIF agentthat is fully integrated with the business logic of the Student InformationSystem," said Steve Curtis, president of Edustructures allman brothers band soulshine . "We`re pleased todeliver this next-generation SIF Agent for PowerSchool Premier, providingPowerSchool users with significantly enhanced performance and access to criticaldata." About EdustructuresEdustructures, a Pearson company (NYSE: PSO), is the recognized leader in SIFintegration solutions for the education market, providing secureinteroperability between disparate software applications for improvededucational business processes, data accuracy and reliability, staff efficiencyand cost reduction allman . Through its SIFWorks integration platform, comprehensiveprofessional services, and business relationships with technology providers andeducators, Edustructures connects the systems that power education duane allman . For moreinformation about Edustructures, please visit About PearsonPearson (NYSE:PSO), the global leader in education and education technology,reaches and engages today`s digital natives with effective and personalizedlearning, as well as dedicated professional development for their teachers alman brothers band . Thiscommitment is demonstrated in the company`s investment in innovative print anddigital education materials for preK through college, student informationsystems and learning management systems, teacher professional development,career certification programs, and testing and assessment products that set thestandard for the industry. The company's respected brands include ScottForesman, Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley, Benjamin Cummings, PEMSolutions,Stanford 10, SuccessNet, MyLabs, PowerSchool, SuccessMaker, and many others.Pearson's comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction andintervention so that success is within reach of every student at every level ofeducation.

Pearson`s commitment to education for all is supported by the globalphilanthropic initiatives of the Pearson Foundation the allman brothers band . Pearson's other primarybusinesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group allman brother tickets . For moreinformation, go to Edustructures, Salt Lake CitySandra Richards, Copyright Business Wire 2009 allmon brothers band . EMA Research Reveals Growth and Adoption of Quality of Experience InitiativesNEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Knoa Software today announced its award-winning end-user experience andperformance management solutions are showcased in the Enterprise ManagementAssociates (EMA) IT Management Solutions Center allmen brothers band . The new Quality of Experience(QoE) Solution Center complements EMA`s recent research report, "Quality ofExperience -- the Ultimate Collaboration: How Real Deployments are Succeedingand Why." This ground-breaking EMA research provides insight into real-world QoEinitiatives, best-practices on how and where QoE projects are succeeding anddata on the future outlook for QoE deployments. The results of this survey-based report indicate a growth spurt for QoEinitiatives.

In fact, 79 percent of the surveyed business and IT professionalsreported that Quality of Experience - defined by EMA as the human experience ofthe user consuming IT services - is becoming more important to theirorganization allman brothers band jessica . According to EMA, narrowing down a short list of vendors for ITmanagement initiatives can be overwhelming and often delays key IT projects.Therefore, the analyst firm created the QoE Solution Center that compares 15leading QoE products, including Knoa`s Experience & Performance Management Suite(EPM) the allman brothers . Knoa EPM is an end-user management solution which monitors application executionfrom the end-user perspective and provides precise metrics about the end-userexperience as well as measurements on how people interact with softwareapplications allman bros . The software offers an unprecedented level of visibility into theactual end-user performance and provides metrics that help enterprises improveperformance of both the application and the end-user, driving the efficient andeffective application adoption that delivers business results allman brothers live . The EMA study revealed that 71 percent of responding companies believe that QoEis both a business and a technology concern.

"Now more than ever, it isimportant for organizations to ensure that IT and business goals are aligned,"said Dennis Drogseth, study leader and vice president at EMA . "QoE solutionslike Knoa EPM facilitate collaboration between IT and business stakeholders thatcan be invaluable in promoting superior business performance by ensuring thatend-users are able to fully exploit IT investments in critical businessapplications allman brothers tour dates . QoE is the human face to IT services, and Knoa EPM is optimized tocapture that very `human` profile in granular and measurable ways." "Knoa is delighted to be a keystone member of EMA`s QoE Solution Center to raisevisibility of the demonstrable ROI that end-user experience management isdelivering to our customers," said Lori Wizdo, vice president, marketing, KnoaSoftware allman joys . "Application usability and end-user experience are increasinglyimportant metrics for measuring the value and performance of an enterprise'sapplication portfolio .