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Vuepoint Cited in Metagroup 2004 Learning Management Systems Review - Included in META Group's Twelve Vendor Sector Review - LONG ISLAND, N.Y., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuepoint, a solutions provider that rapidly and effectively transfers product and brand knowledge throughout enterprises and complex sales channels, today announced its inclusion in META Group's twelve vendor review of Learning Management Systems. META Group is a leading research and consulting firm that focuses on information technology and business transformation strategies. The METAspectrum LMS evaluation offers an objective assessment of companies providing delivery, tracking, hosting and administration of learning events and is designed to allow company executives to quickly evaluate vendors. Vuepoint was positioned in the challenger component of the METAspectrum analysis, and was specifically recognized for their strength in customer perception, personnel, usability, scalability, localization, authoring and content management. "Understanding the depth of research and interviews performed by the META analysts, it is deeply gratifying to see our passion for customer service reflected in the positive feedback from our customers," said Preston Dodd, Vice-President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Vuepoint. "The results also mirror what we are seeing in the form of our internal customer satisfaction scorecards and account growth measures." Known for accelerating sales by transferring product knowledge to sales channels, Vuepoint serves clients such as AOL, Black & Decker, The Hartford, Toyota and Whirlpool. This marks the third-consecutive year of positive coverage of Vuepoint within the METAspectrum Learning Management Systems evaluation. "We developed METAspectrum to enable IT professionals to quickly evaluate vendors based on their ability to deliver on the presence and performance criteria that matter most in a given market," said Carrie Picardi, co-author of the report. "Virtually all the current solutions function reasonably well as standard learning management systems. This market is in a state of rapid evolution, [and we expect] greater product maturity and more investment in 2004/05 will spur growth." About METAspectrum METAspectrum(SM) evaluations from META Group (NASDAQ:METG) provide IT professionals with a view into critical market success factors and vendor positioning. METAspectrum delivers comprehensive evaluations of both technology markets and vendor product offerings. There are multiple market evaluations planned for release in 2003 and beyond. METAspectrum evaluations are updated quarterly, biannually, or annually, depending on the characteristics of individual markets. To view completed market evaluations, or learn more about the METAspectrum methodology, visit http://www.metagroup.com/metaspectrum. METAspectrum(SM) market evaluations and results are the sole property of META Group, Inc. and are Copyright (C) 2002 META Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to use the results requires prior written approval from META Group, and should not be deemed an endorsement of any company or product. About Vuepoint Vuepoint provides comprehensive knowledge transfer solutions that allow global enterprises to rapidly deliver revenue-generating product and service knowledge throughout sales, marketing and customer support channels. Vuepoint combines patented, award-winning technology, methodologies and services to help increase sales and market share for blue-chip clients including AOL Time-Warner, Black & Decker, The Hartford, Toyota, and Whirlpool. Founded in 1996, privately held Vuepoint serves more than 500,000 users in 35 countries. Vuepoint has won numerous awards, received top-ranked service and solutions ratings from industry analysts, and maintains the best financial stability ratings from leading financial institutions and information providers. DATASOURCE: Vuepoint CONTACT: Malkie Bernheim, , or Francine Vassallo, , both of Padilla Speer Beardsley, +1-212-752-8338, for Vuepoint Web site: http://www.metagroup.com/metaspectrum

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