2001 Press Releases
2001 Press Releases
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Names Preston Dodd, Former Jupiter Communications Analyst, as Director of Strategic Alliances
... After years as hands-on practitioner and industry analyst, Dodd chooses Vuepoint for strength of eLearning industry, quality of management team, and merit of software and services...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2001 – Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, announces that
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Debuts Third Release of Integrated LCMS, LMS & Collaboration Offering, VLS 3.0, to Rapidly Deliver and Manage Product & Organizational Knowledge at the ‘Speed of Need’
... Web-based, open and customizable platform adapts to any organization’s structure and offers sophisticated learning objects, plus notification, collaboration and tracking capabilities...
LOS ANGELES, C.A., Oct. 1, 2001 – Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, launched its third release of an integrated LCMS, LMS and collaboration offering, the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) 3.0, at today’s OnLine Learning 2001 Conference & Exposition. Vuepoint developed the new system with a mission to help organizations more rapidly deliver and manage their products and organizational knowledge at the “speed of need.”
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Wins Silver for Custom Content in Brandon Hall and Online Learning Magazine’s Excellence in E-Learning Awards Program
... Vuepoint One of Eight Awarded the Silver from a Pool of 64...
Los Angeles, Oct. 1, 2001 – Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, today announces from the OnLine Learning 2001 conference and exposition that leading e-learning analyst group brandon-hall.com and Online Learning magazine have awarded Vuepoint’s Home Networking Course developed for 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) with a silver award for Custom Content.
CERTPOINT - ELearning Analyst Brandon Hall names Vuepoint to Four Short Lists, including Best Overall Learning Content Management System (LCMS)
... Also named to short list for 2001 LMS report, Vuepoint’s single platform recognized for superiority in both content management and learning management...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1, 2001 – Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, today announces from the OnLine Learning 2001 Conference that influential analyst group brandon-hall.com has named Vuepoint’s newly released VLS 3.0 to four short lists, including Best Overall Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS), in the recently published report “Learning Content Management Systems: Comparative Analysis of Systems Used to Construct, Organize and Reuse ‘Learning Objects’.”
CERTPOINT - eLearning Experts Clark Aldrich and Bryan Chapman to Host LCMS Session Sponsored by LCMS Vendor Council During OnLine Learning 2001 Conference & Expo
... LCMS Vendor Council welcomes three new members: Online Courseware Factory, Vitalect and Vuepoint Corp. ...
LOS ANGELES, C.A., Sept. 25, 2001 – Clark Aldrich, eLearning researcher and executive vice president of SimuLearn and formerly with Gartner Group, and Bryan Chapman, senior researcher and eLearning analyst at brandon-hall.com, will discuss the benefits of Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) for the enterprise during a roundtable session at the OnLine Learning 2001 conference and exposition to be held Sept. 29-Oct. 4 in Los Angeles.
CERTPOINT - Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., World’s Largest Financial Services Post-Trade Infrastructure Company, Selects Vuepoint for eLearning
... DTCC employs Vuepoint’s combined LMS & LCMS platform to train its customers in services and products...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Sept. 3, 2001 – Vuepoint, an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, announces today that The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the largest financial services post-trade infrastructure organization in the world, has selected Vuepoint to provide online training in DTCC’s services and products to its customers in the financial services industry.
Vuepoint’s system, which offers in a single platform both a learning content management system (LCMS) and a learning management system (LMS), allows DTCC University to offer interactive, self-paced, online training courses in addition to its existing live instructor-led and computer-based training. Vuepoint will allow DTCC to train more customers more quickly.
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint CEO Ara Ohanian Nominated for eLearning Executive of the Year by SmartExecutive
... Fellow Nominees Include Jack Welch, John Chambers, Larry Ellison and Bill Gates...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., August 27, 2001 – Ara Ohanian, CEO and founder of Vuepoint Corp., an eLearning software and services company that matches speed to knowledge with speed to market, has recently been nominated for SmartExecutive’s eLearning Executive of the Year Award alongside renowned CEOs including Jack Welch of General Electric, John Chambers of Cisco Systems, Larry Ellison of Oracle, and Bill Gates of Microsoft.
The nomination builds upon Vuepoint’s momentum after a string of recent successes, including an $11 million round of funding, the addition of new board members, entering into a large engagement with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., as well as new customers iPlanet™ E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, the largest financial services post-trade infrastructure organization in the world. Additionally, Vuepoint recently hosted the Vuepoint E-Learning Summit 2001 with Brandon Hall, Ph.D., CEO and lead researcher of Brandon-Hall.com, to provide a forum for clients to share best practices and learn how recent trends would directly impact their organizations.
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint, E-learning Provider to the Fortune 500, Secures Over $11 Million in Growth Capital Led By Wheatley Partners
... Funding Will Aid in Expanding Client Base, Continuing Superior Customer Service...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., July 24, 2001 – Vuepoint Corp., a business-savvy e-learning company providing a single platform combining a learning content management system (LCMS) and a learning management system (LMS), today announced it has secured over $11 million in growth capital. The investment is led by Wheatley Partners, a private venture firm that has funded and advised companies such as Novell and Cheyenne Software.
“Vuepoint takes a bottom-line approach to e-learning for enterprises. That’s a big differentiator, along with a comprehensive package that gives an organization everything it requires for effective and efficient learning,” said Barry Rubenstein, General Partner of Wheatley Partners and new addition to Vuepoint’s board of directors. “With the e-learning market emerging strongly, Vuepoint’s sophisticated technology, experienced management team and proven track record with Fortune 500 companies mean rapid growth for the company.”
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Welcomes High-Tech Investors to Board of Directors
... Veterans of Cheyenne Software, Wheatley Partners to provide strategic leadership to e-learning company...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., July 24, 2001 – Vuepoint, a business-savvy e-learning company providing a single platform combining a learning content management system (LCMS) and a learning management system (LMS), welcomes to its board of directors three new members with experience investing in and rapidly building valuable technology companies.
Joining the board are Barry Rubenstein, General Partner at Wheatley Partners; Lawrence Howard of Hudson Ventures; and Eli Oxenhorn, private investor. Wheatley Partners, which has funded and advised companies such as Commerce One, VerticalNet, Apollo International and VCampus, has taken the lead in a round of over $11 million in funding secured by Vuepoint. Hudson Venture Partners, a New York-based firm with expertise in operating and growing quality businesses such as WebMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM) and Pathlight Technology, is also an investor.
CERTPOINT - Learning Objects, LCMS and LMS Hot Topics in Vuepoint E-Learning Summit 2001 Facilitated By Industry Expert Brandon Hall
... Toyota, 3Com, The Hartford, Deloitte Consulting, A.T. Kearney and GlaxoSmithKline Discussed Best Practices and Tuned into Vuepoint's and Brandon Hall's Thoughts on the Future...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y.,
"It was extremely beneficial to learn about best practices in other e-learning organizations and to discuss timely issues and trends with high-level industry peers," said Doug Willner, Director of Leadership and Development at GlaxoSmithKline.
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint E-Learning Summit 2001, with Industry Expert Brandon Hall, Will Enable Global 1000 Companies to Share Best Practices & Strategies
... E-Learning Thought Leaders From Toyota, 3Com, The Hartford, Deloitte Consulting, A.T. Kearney and GlaxoSmithKline to Discuss Strategies For Developing Competitive Advantages...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., June 12, 2001 – Vuepoint, a business-savvy e-learning company with pioneering expertise in learning content management systems (LCMS), continues its mission to increase productivity by holding the Vuepoint E-Learning Summit 2001, facilitated by e-learning expert Brandon Hall, June 20 in New York City. Global leaders
“This summit offers a valuable opportunity for these global organizations to learn from each other’s experiences and plan future initiatives,” said Brandon Hall, Ph.D., lead researcher and CEO of Brandon-Hall.com. “Who better to learn from than other world-class companies, implementing e-learning across the enterprise?”
CERTPOINT - e-LITE Think Tank Publishes Three White Papers To Further Help Corporations Use e-Learning to Achieve Business Goals
... Papers Focus on Creating Company-wide Consensus & Success,Educating External Constituencies & Motivating Learners...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., May 31, 2001 – e-LITE Think Tank, an independent educational and research organization dedicated to advancing knowledge and thought leadership in e-learning, has recently published three white papers on methods and techniques to help businesses best implement e-learning initiatives to achieve companies’ overall business goals.
The most recent white paper, “Creating and Sustaining a Company Consensus on Your e-Learning Goals,” was presented at the Web-Based Training Producer Conference & Expo by e-LITE co-founder Ara Ohanian, CEO of Vuepoint, a comprehensive e-learning company with a business-savvy approach. The paper discusses the process for establishing e-learning goals and gaining company-wide support for those initiatives as it provides a road map for pulling together the necessary consensus for success.
CERTPOINT - David Weekley Homes, Second-largest Privately Owned U.S. Homebuilder, Selects Vuepoint Learning System for Personalization & Ability to Measure Results
... Successful homebuilder to use e-learning to improve employee performance...
Long Island, N.Y., April 30, 2001 – David Weekley Homes, the second-largest privately owned homebuilder in the United States, selects Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) by Vuepoint, a comprehensive e-learning company with a business-savvy approach, to improve employee performance within the company that Fortune magazine cited last year as one of the 100 best companies to work for.
“Our employees are very important to us, and we chose Vuepoint because its platform’s capabilities coincide perfectly with our training needs,” said David Weekley, President and CEO of David Weekley Homes. “Not only is Vuepoint the best at personalizing courses to maximize the benefits of training, they allow us to measure the results of our employees.”
CERTPOINT - Vuepoint Wins Two Web-Based Training User Choice Awards
... E-learning company chosen Best in Class in two categories by users of online tools...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., April 19, 2001 – Vuepoint, a comprehensive e-learning company with a business-savvy approach, was named Best in Class in two categories Wednesday at the Web-Based Training (WBT) Producer User Choice 2001 Awards, which recognize the best tools and technologies for developing and managing e-learning.
Products from Vuepoint’s Learning System (VLS) 2.0 suite were nominated in five of the six categories and won two of the dozen awards presented based on judging by active users of online learning tools. Competitors included click2learn, DigitalThink, Docent, IBM Mindspan Solutions, Mentergy, MindLever and
CERTPOINT - Infosat and Vuepoint Partner to Bring E-Learning to South Africa
... Partnership will meet demand for corporate training & support black empowerment...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 18, 2001 – Vuepoint, a comprehensive e-learning company with a business-savvy approach, and Infosat, a value-added service provider specializing in the distribution of data via satellite and high-end Web developments, are partnering to bring Vuepoint’s expertise to South African businesses as well as to disadvantaged communities to support black empowerment.
Via InfoInteractive, Infosat’s business television platform, the company will roll out the Vuepoint Learning System (VLS) 2.0 product suite on a continental scale to its middle- to top-end corporate and parastatal (state-owned) customer base. This initiative enhances Infosat’s multicast-oriented communications offering and will meet fresh demand for content-driven end-to-end enterprise training. In addition, the partnership will link into InfoSat’s social awareness role by extending distance-education arms into disadvantaged communities.
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