LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2003 - Vuepoint, a solutions provider that rapidly and effectively transfers product knowledge throughout enterprises and complex sales channels, today announced that it scored highest relative to all other competitors in the category of "Services" in META Group's recently released METAspectrumSM for Learning Management Systems Platforms. META Group (Nasdaq: METG) is a leading research and consulting firm that focuses on information technology and business transformation strategies.

The new METAspectrum evaluation provides an objective assessment of companies providing products that track learning via e-learning and traditional methods. These solutions span learning content management systems (LCMSs), course development, and skill management for learning object repositories, testing, local language translation, skill mapping, succession planning, and are part of a $2.5 billion, e-learning market comprising of LMS platform software ($500M), content tools ($300M), e-learning content ($700M), and services ($1.0B).

Vuepoint rose a notch in this year's rankings, to the "Challenger" segment of the METAspectrum analysis, and is recognized for its increased strength in the categories of Services, Pricing, and Personnel. Vuepoint received META's highest ranking relative to competitors in Services, which includes "deliver[ing] projects on-time and on-budget" and "learning program design, authoring, and strategy."

"Market pressures forced best-of-breed LMS vendors to consolidate and create suite solutions, spanning learning content management systems (LCMSs), course development, and skills management," said Jennifer Vollmer, research analyst, META Group Inc. "Findings in our report indicate that vendors focused upon addressing these needs, coupled with strategic growth and innovation, are poised to become market leaders."

"Vuepoint is passionate about providing business-impacting services and solutions, so it is particularly gratifying to see the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our customers reflected in our top ranking in the 'Services' portion of the METASpectrum report," said Ara Ohanian, Vuepoint CEO and Founder.

Vuepoint is known for accelerating sales by transferring product knowledge to sales channels. Its 50-plus client list includes such industry leaders as AOL, A.T. Kearney, Black & Decker, The Hartford, and Toyota Corp.