Elsevier Acquires Professional Development Soft...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition Extends the Evolve Testing and Remediation Product Suite

    Elsevier, the leading global publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of
the assets of Professional Development Software, Inc. (PDS), the provider of
Softwarefornurses.com online learning education products. PDS will be
integrated into Elsevier's Evolve Testing and Remediation product suite
(which includes the 'HESI Test'), bringing additional content to Elsevier's
total curriculum solution for nursing.



    "PDS products are current, well-written, and very useful to
nursing students and faculty seeking a review and remediation resource in
preparing for the NCLEX(R)," said Sebastian Vos, Elsevier's Vice President
for eLearning. "It is a perfect fit within the Evolve Testing and Remediation
product suite."



    For schools of nursing, PDS Software for Nurses modules are
used for learning reinforcement, guidance in decision making, remediation,
clinical make up and NCLEX(R) review. For healthcare organizations, the
modules are used for orientation, competency testing, cross training,
remediation, and continuing education.



    PDS customers can continue to visit http://www.softwarefornurses.com
for product information and any updates related to joining the Evolve Testing
and Remediation product suite (http://www.evolve.elsevier.com). The suite
comprises some of the best possible test preparation tools in the industry
for both students and teachers, and is run by Elsevier, the world's leading
and largest provider of medical content, tools and services. Terms of the
agreement are not being disclosed.



About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical
and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with
the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over
70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such
as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.



    Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business
headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide.
Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a
world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science
and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier
provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with
increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's
ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK
and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).



    
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