
John Wiley & Sons announced that it has signed <A HREF="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-101310,newsId-2209.html">an agreement to acquire Sybex,</A> a publisher of computer books and software based in Alameda, California. The terms of the purchase, which is scheduled to close by the end of the month, were not disclosed. Sybex has been a leading publisher for the global Information Technology professional community for nearly 30 years. Known for high quality publications that are translated into more than 20 languages, Sybex publishes about 100 new titles a year and has a backlist of approximately 450 titles in the graphics, digital photography, operating systems, programming, and gaming categories.