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Xcite Energy, the oil company looking to develop what is seen as one of the North Sea's most exciting prospects, yesterday reported a strengthening of its balance sheet in its latest results.

He has been Chairman of the Group since January 2004 and a member of the Board since April 2003.

Crucial.com, an online destination of Micron Technology , boasts one of the most comprehensive offerings of memory product lines in the industry.

This partnership will create a suite of online tools for the 21st century learner, allowing Pearson and eChalk to jointly bring functionality to market and extend Pearson's PowerSchool student information system capabilities.

Apple is rejecting the U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit in which it stands accused of conspiring with publishers to fix e-book prices.

Lets Talk Computers: Michael Miller from Que Publishing and Rob Wheadon from Crucial.com to be interviewed on Let's Talk Computers, airing on 05/25/2012 May 23, 2012 -- May 23, 2012 - Guests from Que Publishing and Crucial.com will appear on radio talk show "Let's Talk Computers". Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's ... (more)

PROPOSALS for two controversial projects to site wind turbines in designated beauty spots have been deferred for a month to enable decision-makers to see the situation on the ground.

May 17, 2012 - Middle schoolers at Ohio's Milford Exempted Village are among the first students in the nation to follow the mathematics learning path outlined by the new Common Core State Standards thanks to an all-new 100 percent digital program.

CITY asset management doyen Paul Manduca could be named as insurer Prudential's chairman within days, replacing out-of-favour Harvey McGrath.

Lets Talk Computers: Michael Miller from Que Publishing and Bill Head from CRU-DataPort to be interviewed on Let's Talk Computers, airing on 05/18/2012 May 17, 2012 -- May 17, 2012 - Guests from Que Publishing and CRU-DataPort will appear on radio talk show "Let's Talk Computers". Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's ... (more)

Pearson , the London-based learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Certiport from Spire Capital Partners for $140 million in cash.A Founded in 1997 in Utah, Certiport develops, markets and distributes certification exams and practice tests of IT and digital literacy skills Pearson, the world's leading learning company, is today ... (more)

Planning officers at Suffolk Coastal are recommending the machines to generate green electricity are given the go-ahead on Tuesday on land at Levington Hall, despite a huge number of objections.

Robin Freestone, Financial Director of FTSE 100 publishing giant Pearson, has added another 8,560 shares to his already sizeable stake.

By joining forces with Certiport, Pearson VUE is furthering its commitment to offering the most robust, end-to-end professional learning and assessment solutions across the globe.

Advanced Placement Summer Institutes, sponsored by the College Board, provide training for educators so they in turn can help students to master essential AP and college and career readiness skills, and acquire college credits while still in high school.

Apigee, the API company , today announced that Pearson -- the world's leading learning company -- runs its Plug & Play developer platform on the Apigee Enterprise API management platform .

One of Britain's most powerful businesswomen has infuriated residents with plans to erect two large wind turbines - which will be a 'blot on the landscape' whilst hidden from her own view.

May 1, 2012 - Pearson today announced that the field test for the Teacher Performance Assessment , a nationally available, performance-based assessment measuring the effectiveness of teacher candidates seeking initial licenses, is under way.

BETHESDA, Md., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global Information Assurance Certification , a leading information security certification body, announces Pearson VUE as their new proctored exam partner.

April 30, 2012 - Good grammar is fundamental to good writing. However, today's students, who live in a world of texting, instant messaging and "tweeting," are often lacking strong grammar skills.