CBS Uses Viewpoint Technology in "America Fights Back" Photos On Web Site.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2001 Viewpoint Corporation (Nasdaq: VWPT), a leader in digital marketing solutions, today announced that CBSnews.com is featuring ZoomView technology to show hi-resolution aerial and satellite photos and highlight military information from Afghanistan. ZoomView, the latest rich media technology offering from Viewpoint, allows CBSnews.com visitors with any speed connection to pan and zoom into maps of the Middle Eastern region and pre-attack photographs of the cities of Kabul and Kandahar as well as the Darunta camps. Starting with an aerial image An aerial image is a projected image which is "floating in air", and cannot be viewed normally. It can only be seen from one position in space, often focused by another lens. above Kabul from 400 miles, users may drill into any specific area to view close-ups of the most acute details of the landscape. Users then can pan around the images to see the various tunnel entrances, the stadium and even aircraft at the Kabul International Airport Kabul International Airport (IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB), sometimes known as Khwaja Rawash Airport, is located 16 kilometers (9 miles) from downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. The airport is also commonly referred to as KAIA. . To see these images first hand, visit: http://www.cbsnews.com/attack "We are proud that CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. chose ZoomView to provide key details about these critical events," said Bob Rice, Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Viewpoint. "The combination of our visualization technology and the internet provides a powerful tool to sell a product, solve a problem or, in this case, tell an important story." In addition, images using ZoomView of the World Trade Center disaster site can be seen on http://www.viewpoint.com. About Viewpoint Corporation Viewpoint is a leading provider of digital marketing technologies and services. Viewpoint licenses its proprietary technologies and also provides a full range of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for implementing enhanced digital rich media marketing solutions. The Company is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Salt Lake City, London and Tokyo. Visit the Viewpoint Web site at http://www.viewpoint.com. This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 and similar expressions that reflect Viewpoint's current expectations about its future performance, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause Viewpoint's actual performance to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. For information about these and other risks, uncertainties and factors, please review the disclosure contained in the Company's filings and reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Viewpoint and Viewpoint Experience Technology are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Viewpoint Corporation. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 2001 Viewpoint Corporation. All rights reserved. Flash is a trademark of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. |
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