CERTPOINT - VUEPOINT LAUNCHES NEW “ON-DEMAND” E-LEARNING SUITE

... New Solution Eliminates LMS/LCMS Start-Up-Costs ...

Roslyn Heights, NY, November 15, 2005 - Vuepoint, a solutions provider that helps clients create, deliver and manage their learning, announces the company’s “On-Demand” E-Learning Suite – which provides all the features of the Vuepoint Learning System through a monthly subscription based pricing model that eliminates the substantial financial commitment of traditional learning management systems (LMS).

With its “On-Demand” solution, Vuepoint has created an ASP-model LMS/LCMS that allows companies to access the full breadth of features of the Vuepoint Learning System without the need to purchase or install costly hardware or software. The pricing model is particularly cost-effective for small-midsize businesses and business units of large companies seeking a flexible, e-learning solution for their employee training needs.

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CERTPOINT - VUEPOINT RECEIVES FIRST-EVER “LEAN KAIZEN SPIRIT” AWARD FROM TOYOTA

---Recognizing the company’s transformation and accomplishments---

Roslyn Heights, NY, September 23, 2005 - Vuepoint, a solutions provider that helps clients create, deliver and manage their learning, today announced that it has been awarded the first-ever “Lean Kaizen Spirit” award from Toyota. The award recognizes Vuepoint’s pioneering work in bringing the lean philosophy, which Toyota founded in the manufacturing space, into the knowledge worker environment.

Vuepoint, which has provided Toyota with a comprehensive learning and content management solution, began discussing its own internal development processes last year and how using lean principles can help gain a competitive edge in the e-learning market. They initiated their lean transformation by gathering off-site to identify “muda,” or wasteful practices, and then took their insights back to the office and incorporated lean practices throughout the company, from software development to sales to management.

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CERTPOINT - TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE STRESSES NEED FOR ‘LOCALIZATION’ AT VUEPOINT CLIENT FORUM

LONG ISLAND, NY, August 29, 2005 - Vuepoint, a leading provider of knowledge transfer and e-learning training solutions, held its most recent biannual Client Forum, where Rick Taniguchi of Toyota Motor, Europe (TME) delivered a presentation on the unique challenges associated with localizing e-learning content for training a multinational, multilingual workforce.

As General Manager, Toyota Academy Europe, Mr. Taniguchi is responsible for creating e-learning-based training for 3,500 retail outlets in 26 countries, comprising 23 different languages and numerous cultural differences. Training employees across Europe requires a delicate mix of delivering the right content, to the right people, at the right time – in their local language and in a manner relevant to their local culture. As a Vuepoint client, TME is currently using the company’s flagship e-learning product, the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS), to develop and disseminate training content to TME employees and to the Retail Network.

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CERTPOINT - VUEPOINT REINFORCES “CUSTOMER VALUE THROUGH CUSTOMER INVOLVEMENT” AT ITS MOST RECENT CLIENT FORUM

... Lean Thinking Practices Drive Client Benefits ...

LONG ISLAND, NY, August 9, 2005 - Vuepoint, Vuepoint, a solutions provider that rapidly transfers product and brand knowledge throughout organizations of all sizes, recently held its Vuepoint Client Forum – the company’s bi-annual event which focuses on increasing customer value and satisfaction through client community sharing and direct interaction with Vuepoint Product Developers.

Hosted by University of Toyota, a long-time Vuepoint client and part of the corporation globally identified as the leader in Lean Thinking, the Forum hit a record attendance level, including numerous business leaders in the manufacturing, service, financial, energy, healthcare, automotive and entertainment industries. Client feedback obtained during the forum will directly inform the product development process, driving new feature and function upgrades in future versions of the VLS (Vuepoint Learning System), the company’s flagship e-learning software. The event serves also served to complement monthly teleconferences the company conducts as part of its commitment to customer value through customer involvement.

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CERTPOINT - CME DEVICES PARTNERS WITH VUEPOINT TO PROVIDE ONLINE TRAINING FOR CUTTING-EDGE MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP

LONG ISLAND, NY, June 20, 2005 - Vuepoint, a leading training solutions provider for the sales and marketing channel, today announced that its Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) 5.0 product will be used to train and certify medical professionals on CME Device’s flagship ambulatory infusion pump, the Bodyguard 323™.

The VLS training software allows nurses and pharmacists to access all the information they need to activate and operate the Bodyguard 323, a highly reliable and feature-rich pump for ambulatory and pole mount infusion therapies. Vuepoint has developed a full product simulation that allows the end user to virtually operate the device on a computer and become competent with its functionality before operating it with patients. After completing the online training course and mastering the product simulation, the end user is approved to use the device.

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CERTPOINT - CERT and Vuepoint to Help UAE Public & Private Sectors, Do More With Less

Abu Dhabi - May, 2005 - Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), the leading technology and research organization of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), partners with Vuepoint Inc. USA, a leading provider of Lean Knowledge Transfer Technologies, to serve public and private sector in UAE.

The tie-up between the Vuepoint and CERT, the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), will bring to UAE advanced Knowledge Transfer Technologies and the Lean Thinking discipline that catapulted Toyota from a small fledging start into a giant corporation. The guiding spirit and overarching philosophy behind the practice of Lean Thinking is "less is more". Vuepoint has adapted this thinking to its Knowledge Transfer Software, its business model, and importantly the Knowledge Worker.

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CERTPOINT - RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC. CHOOSES VUEPOINT TO PROVIDE CENTRAL LEARNING PORTAL

Roslyn Heights, NY- May 31, 2005 - Vuepoint, a global training solutions provider, today announced its selection by Raymond James Financial Inc. to provide a central learning portal through their Vuepoint Learning System (VLS).

Raymond James Financial employs more than 5,200 financial advisors serving 1.3 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas through its three wholly owned broker/dealers: Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd. Vuepoint’s solutions will allow Raymond James to automate and streamline processes related to educational delivery, design and operations.

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CERTPOINT - BLACK & DECKER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS GROUP PROVES LINK BETWEEN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND INCREASED SALES

... Sales Boost of 63 Percent During Vuepoint Test Period...

Long Island, NY., April 30, 2005 - Vuepoint, a leading training solutions provider for the sales and marketing channel, today announced that the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) provided a 63 percent boost in sales for its client Black & Decker, based on results from a controlled pilot study conducted by Black & Decker’s North American Industrial Products Group.

Using an in-house team supported by Vuepoint Corporation’s services team and the VLS Learning System, Black & Decker’s North American Industrial Products Group developed training courses and curriculum to boost sales in support of new product launches. Custom content was rapidly developed using Vuepoint’s system. The target audience included Black & Decker’s entire US-based sales force, as well as distributors and field specialists. As part of the product launch preparation program, for the trial period accessed, sales increased about 63 percent versus a run rate six weeks prior and six weeks post control period.

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CERTPOINT - VUEPOINT LAUNCHES VLS 5.0 - NEW, CUSTOMER-DRIVEN VERSION OF ITS SUCCESSFUL SALES TRAINING PLATFORM

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., March 24, 2005 - Vuepoint, a leading training solutions provider for the sales and marketing channel, today announced the launch of the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) version 5.0, which contains substantial upgrades conceived directly from user requests.

VLS version 5.0 differs from previous versions by offering:

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CERTPOINT - Medical Specialties Distributors and Vuepoint to Develop Web-Based Training for MULTI Track Plus Inventory System

LONG ISLAND, NY, February 10, 2005 - Medical Specialties Distributors (MSD) announced today that it has selected Vuepoint to develop and deliver online product training to customers and prospects as well as to MSD’s sales and customer services organizations.

The Vuepoint system will provide training on the use of MSD’s “MULTI Track Plus” customer equipment management system. MULTI Track Plus closely tracks the status, location and patient usage of all equipment and accessories – owned, leased or rented, resulting in increased profits and lower costs achieved through increased equipment utilization.

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CERTPOINT - Medical Specialties Distributors and Vuepoint Partner to Create a Product Training Highway for Medical/Healthcare Suppliers

LONG ISLAND, NY, February 9, 2005 - Medical Specialties Distributors (MSD), the nation’s leading alternate site healthcare distributor and Vuepoint, a global training solution provider, are announcing their partnership to form a standardized product knowledge platform that will provide the MSD sales team, their customers and prospects with real-time training on new products and services.

Utilizing Vuepoint’s proprietary e-learning infrastructure, MSD’s suppliers will have the ability to transfer product and service knowledge to the MSD sales team – online and in real-time. This technology eliminates any lag time between when a product was ready to be sold – and when the sales team was ready to sell it.

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CERTPOINT - BRANDON-HALL.COM RECOGNIZES VUEPOINT FOR ITS WORKFLOW FLEXIBILITY AND EASE-OF-USE IN “JUST-IN-TIME” TRAINING

--Industry Report Highlights “Extensive Use in Sales Training” and “Ideal” Applicability for Rapid Development --

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., January 13, 2005 - Vuepoint, a leading training solutions provider for the sales and marketing channel, today announced its inclusion in an industry-wide LMS technology review from Brandon-Hall.com, a leading independent knowledge research and advisory service. The report, the most in-depth review of vendors and capabilities in the industry, highlights Vuepoint’s unique applicability in sales training, where ease-of-use, speed and workflow flexibility are critical.

In the past 18 months Vuepoint has leveraged its architectural and workflow flexibility to make significant headway with buyers in sales and marketing business functions. Notes Brandon-Hall.com in its report: “[Vuepoint] has extensive use in sales training, and [their] LMS set-up and optional integration with their robust LCMS makes [them] an ideal choice for companies that have to create and publish just-in-time training.”

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