CERTPOINT - Toyota and Vuepoint Capture Silver Excellence in E-Learning Award Presented by Brandon-hall.com and Online Learning Magazine

ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 23, 2002 - Vuepoint, a provider of enterprise software that rapidly creates, distributes and manages proprietary corporate and product knowledge, announced today that its client, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has received the Silver Excellence in E-Learning Award presented by brandon-hall.com and Online Learning Magazine at Sunday's awards dinner held at the Anaheim Hotel as a kick off for the Online Learning 2002 Conference and Expo beginning today at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Present to accept the award on behalf of the Toyota team was Rick Taniguchi, Associate Dean of Learning Technology at the University of Toyota, founded in 1998 as part of the company's "Business Revolution" campaign to streamline overall corporate operations. "I'm very honored and pleased to have experts from brandon-hall.com recognize our efforts. I especially want to take the time to thank Vuepoint for its thought leadership and guidance, which was critical in making this initiative not only possible but a huge success," said Taniguchi.

Mr. Taniguchi also mentioned key members of the Toyota team including Bryan Bergsteinsson, Group VP, University of Toyota; Mike Morrison, Dean, College of Associate Education and Development; Bill Bergen, Associate Dean, School of Product and Technical Education; and Bob Zeinstra, Associate Dean, School of Retail Professional Development.

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CERTPOINT - Descartes Announces Real Time Product Training Using Vuepoint Learning System

WATERLOO, ONTARIO, September 5, 2002 - The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (Nasdaq:DSGX), (TSX:DSG), a trusted provider of logistics solutions, today announced real-time product training and support to its global customer base.  Using an integrated system developed by Vuepoint, called Vuepoint Learning System (VLS), Descartes customers in over 60 countries will now be able to strengthen their understanding of Descartes solutions through interactive, anytime, anywhere product knowledge.

With VLS Descartes will offer customers introductory and overview training courses to enhance skills and understanding of Descartes’ logistics solutions, while advanced, technical courses will continue to be offered in a classroom setting.  Descartes will also use VLS to train its global partners and distributors to effectively communicate the value of Descartes’ products to prospective buyers.

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CERTPOINT - Direct Alliance Corporation Chooses Vuepoint to Better Serve Fortune 500 Clients

... eLearning System to be used as service support tool to decrease clients’ time to market ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Aug. 27, 2002 - Moving to leverage departmental expertise and utilize knowledge across its workforce, Direct Alliance Corporation (Direct Alliance) has implemented the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) as both a service support tool and a knowledge management system to help Direct Alliance more efficiently implement services to its Fortune 500 clients and support its practice of taking a company to market in 90 days or less.

A comprehensive eLearning provider for global enterprises, Vuepoint is administering proprietary courses about Direct Alliance’s unique services, corporate competencies, management skills and specific client requirements for 900 employees. Direct Alliance projects that through use of VLS’s administrative and management features, it will save the cost of almost 100 training days annually.

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CERTPOINT - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Awards Vuepoint With Patent for Integrated Learning System

... Approval of 1997 Patent Application Reflects Leadership in Anticipating Industry Evolution and Customer Needs ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., July 25, 2002 - Vuepoint today announced that it has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its unique integrated learning system.

The patent, U.S. number 6,347,943, covers the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS)-specifically recognizing the thoroughness and faultless engineering for the complete integrated approach-which provides individual courses of instruction for each user through authoring, assessment, instruction, content management, and collaboration.

Companies such as Toyota have recognized the business impact of Vuepoint's integrated approach. Rick Taniguchi, Associate Dean of eLearning at the University of Toyota, part of the company's "Business Revolution" campaign to streamline overall corporate operations, says, "VLS is so complete, it's the only eLearning system we need. It meets our functional requirements, and eliminates the cost and headache of integrating offerings from other eLearning vendors."

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CERTPOINT - Learning Software Provider Wins Third Consecutive Long Island Software & Technology Network Award

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., June 21, 2002 - Vuepoint, a provider of enterprise software that rapidly creates, distributes and manages proprietary corporate and product knowledge, announces it has received the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Companies Award for Long Island for a third consecutive year.

Awarded by the Long Island Software & Technology Network (LISTnet) and judged by KPMG, the honor is based upon Vuepoint’s exceptional employment growth and 45 percent revenue increase from fiscal year 2000 to 2001.  In order to be considered for the award, companies had to increase their revenue by at least 31 percent.

“It is exciting to feel the momentum within our company, but this recognition from the Long Island business community is especially gratifying,” said Natalie Sarafian, CFO of Vuepoint.  “As one of Long Island’s fastest-growing companies, we’re confident about our future on Long Island as well as the incredible opportunity within the learning market.”

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CERTPOINT - SAPIENT AND VUEPOINT PARTNER TO DELIVER TIME-CRITICAL, COST-EFFECTIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS FOR CLIENTS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - June 18, 2002 - Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), a leading business and technology consultancy, today announced it has formalized a partnership with Vuepoint , a provider of enterprise software that helps companies generate revenue quickly by creating, distributing and managing proprietary knowledge.  The companies will work with Global 2000 clients to rapidly deploy learning solutions that are easy to use, identify knowledge gaps, and disseminate important knowledge about products and services to employees, suppliers, partners and customers.  Clients will be able to bring products to market more quickly, increase productivity, reduce costs and improve their ability to generate revenue.

Sapient and Vuepoint are currently delivering a learning solution for Toyota Motor Corporation that will streamline learning across Toyota and its dealership network and deliver more knowledge faster.  The new solution is expected to boost productivity levels, reduce costs, increase high-quality, more cost-effective training, and provide a return on Toyota’s investment within 24 months.

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CERTPOINT - Analyst Bryan Chapman, LCMS Vendor Council to Discuss Benefits of Learning Content Management Systems at Training Directors Forum

... Panelists to present problem-solving features, cite customer case studies ...

LAS VEGAS, June 4, 2002 – Bryan Chapman, senior researcher and e-learning analyst at brandon-hall.com, will moderate a panel presentation from representatives of the LCMS Vendor Council about the critical business benefits of a Learning Content Management System (LCMS) on Monday, June 10, at the 18^th annual Training Directors Forum, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort June 9-12.

LCMS Vendor Council members from Docent, Knowledge Mechanics, LeadingWay Knowledge Systems, Online Courseware Factory, Vitalect, Vuepoint, and WBT Systems, led by Mr. Chapman, will speak to the features of an LCMS that customers really value to solve their immediate business problems and will cite specific customer case studies.

LCMS solutions allow companies to create small units of instructional content called learning objects, reducing the time and cost of content creation as well as facilitating personalized learning for students. Research firm IDC defines an LCMS as a system that is used to create, store and deliver personalized e-learning content in the form of learning objects. However, not all Learning Content Management Systems are implemented with the same features.

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CERTPOINT - GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Employs Vuepoint Learning System to Accelerate Sales Knowledge and Increase Speed-to-Market Advantage

... Vuepoint awarded for contributing to growth and development of entire sales force...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., May 14, 2002 - Vuepoint, a comprehensive eLearning provider that allows global enterprises to rapidly channel proprietary knowledge to the entire value chain, today announces that GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK CH) has communicated and implemented critical sales programs four months faster using the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS), which has significantly reduced training costs, generated a return on investment of 5.3 percent, and bolstered productivity by cutting travel-related downtime. GSK CH has also recognized Vuepoint's contribution to the growth and development of its entire sales force with the Commitment to Development Award for 2001.

"VLS allows us to shave four months off the cycle time of our sales programs, and that speed-to-market advantage is incredibly powerful," said Doug Willner, Director of Leadership and Development for GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. "VLS has also freed our sales representatives from traveling to many training seminars and significantly reduced the amount of workshop time, giving them more time to focus on selling our products. "

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CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Wins First Place in eLearning at Long Island Software and Technology Network Awards

... LISA comes on heels of recent client wins including Toyota, Pall Corporation, and Midwest Energy Association ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., May 3, 2002 - Vuepoint , a comprehensive eLearning provider that allows global enterprises to rapidly channel proprietary knowledge to the entire value chain, has been awarded first place in eLearning by PC Magazine judges in the LISTnet Long Island Software Awards (LISA), presented Wednesday. The award recognizes the company for crafting innovative technology and contributing to the strength and diversity of the Long Island software industry, and continues a string of positive news for Vuepoint, including client wins Toyota, Pall Corporation, and the Midwest Energy Association.

"We pride ourselves on delivering eLearning that creates revenue generation and growth opportunities for corporations, so this recognition as a regional player contributing to the growth of the Long Island business community is a great honor," said Ara Ohanian, CEO and Founder of Vuepoint.

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CERTPOINT - Vuepoint’s Success Package Produces Rapid Business Results for Companies Deploying an eLearning Solution

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., May 1, 2002 - Vuepoint , a comprehensive eLearning provider that allows global enterprises to rapidly channel proprietary knowledge to the entire value chain, announced today that it will offer the Vuepoint Success Package, a series of services that will jumpstart an eLearning initiative for companies seeking to implement a solution within 30 days. The Success Package will aid in the strategy, rapid installation, user-friendly administration, and training of an enterprise-wide eLearning program. Companies will reap benefits such as time-to-market advantage and productivity gains while eliminating the lengthy analysis and prioritization process that slows the entire implementation.

With expertise gained from implementations at Toyota, Black & Decker, 3Com and The Hartford, Vuepoint has bundled all of the necessary programs and services to ensure success, including an out-of-the-box course on eLearning. Using the tools below, Vuepoint’s knowledge architects show organizations a way to produce measurable business results and build momentum and consensus for eLearning throughout the entire organization.

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CERTPOINT - Midwest Energy Association & Vuepoint Create Training Portal to Provide Online Learning and Certification to Energy and Utility Companies

... Association to offer industry-specific courses and OQforAll.com for federal regulation certification ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., April 22, 2002 - Vuepoint , a comprehensive eLearning provider that allows global enterprises to rapidly channel proprietary knowledge to the entire value chain, announced today Midwest Energy Association (MEA), a leading energy association with over 300 member companies, has chosen the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) 3.0 to create the first online utility technical training portal for the energy industry. The purpose of the portal is to provide customized, industry-specific and cost-effective online training and certification to members' employees.

Utilizing VLS, MEA has rolled out its first offering, an online test for energy and utility operators who need certification to comply with a Department of Transportation operator qualification regulation. Developed by a consortium of 150 energy and utility companies, the test, available at www.oqforall.com, allows for certification of personnel performing covered tasks by the October 2002 deadline. Over the next six months, MEA will author and deploy additional courses to meet federal regulations, as well as those focused on human resources and soft skills development.

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CERTPOINT - Toyota Selects Vuepoint to Streamline Learning Across the Enterprise, Deliver More Knowledge Faster, Boost Productivity & Save Millions

... Comprehensive solution with both LMS and LCMS will consolidate numerous systems and enable the delivery of more product knowledge faster ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., April 10, 2002 – Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, announces today that Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has selected it to design and implement a comprehensive, enterprise-wide eLearning system that Toyota projects will pay for itself within 24 months and realize an estimated net savings of $11.9 million over a five-year period due to efficiencies in e-course development and productivity. Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) 3.0 is expected to deliver more learning within current spending levels and provide the ability to disseminate knowledge faster to more than 80,000 Toyota and Lexus dealers and corporate associates.

The single-platform VLS will provide the base training infrastructure for University of Toyota and allow it to consolidate numerous disparate systems into a streamlined, efficient whole. Toyota’s main requirement was a sophisticated learning content management system (LCMS), but it also needed a learning management system (LMS) and collaboration capabilities. Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), a leading business and technology consultancy, is partnering with Vuepoint on the implementation, providing integration services as well as change-management strategy.

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CERTPOINT - Pall Corporation Selects Vuepoint to Train Sales Reps, Distributors & Customers About its Highly Sophisticated Filtration, Separation and Purification Products

... VLS, a Combination LCMS and LMS Platform, Enables Pall to Deliver Products to Market Faster While Maintaining Consistent Course Content to 30 Distribution Centers ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., March 19, 2002 - Vuepoint, a corporate eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, announces today that Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) has selected the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) 3.0 to train its sales and marketing representatives on its highly sophisticated filtration, separation and purification products for the life sciences and industrial industries. Pall University also plans to use VLS to train all 9,000 global employees, distributors and customers across 30 countries with courses created in five different languages.

Pall sought an eLearning system that would allow it to create courses about its information-rich products and services, which require employees, distributors and customers to absorb a large amount of specific and detailed information. VLS allows Pall’s internal subject matter experts to easily and quickly create courses, regardless of their technical expertise, helping the company to bring its products to market faster.   Additionally it allows Pall more flexibility and control to maintain consistent content to all of its 30 distribution centers, located on seven continents. Vuepoint’s system also eliminates the need for on-site display and demonstration, typically required when launching a new product.

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CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Appoints Dennis Taibl as VP of Sales

-- Comprehensive eLearning provider taps Taibl, formerly with Generation21, for decades of experience in growing revenues, market share and sales teams --

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., February 4, 2002 - Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, today appoints Dennis Taibl as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Taibl, who brings to Vuepoint over 20 years of experience in sales of products and solutions, including expertise leading eLearning sales teams, will spearhead the effort to increase market share and build Vuepoint’s inside and outside sales team and processes.

Previously, as Director of Sales & Business Development for Generation21 Learning Systems, a major corporate eLearning company owned by Renaissance Learning Inc. (Nasdaq: RLRN), Mr. Taibl excelled at increasing market share and profits through developing and managing a national sales team, developing strategic partnerships, and gaining key accounts with Fortune 500 companies.

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