Cisco Press is a subsidiary of Pearson Education, the world's leading publisher of technology and education content, which is a division of Pearson plc.
Pearson Education was formed in November 1998 through the acquisition of the Simon & Schuster education business and its merger with Addison Wesley Longman (AWL). Pearson Education is the leading US school (kindergarten to 12th grade) publisher, a leading publisher of online assessment and digital courseware, and is the leading higher education publisher in the US.
Pearson Education's professional and technology group publishes over 1,000 computer and technology titles per year. Their imprints include Addison-Wesley Professional, Que, Sams, Cisco Press, Adobe Press, and Peachpit. These are complemented by an online presence, InformIT, that aims to be the leading online destination for accomplished and aspiring IT professionals.