Knowlogy Corp. Chooses WinVista to Enhance Computer Training Services; WinVista Pro Enables Company to Provide Unparalleled Training and Effectiveness Reporting.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1998--WinVista Corp., a recognized developer of industry leading and innovative desktop management software, today announced that Knowlogy Corp., a computer training services provider, has chosen WinVista Pro to enhance its training services and to better manage its internal desktop computing environment.

Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., Knowlogy, whose client list includes Bell Atlantic, the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Postal Service, provides computer training solutions to over 3,000 students per month.

The company is an authorized training partner of IBM, Lotus (lLAEC), Microsoft Solution Provider Partner (ATEC) and an Authorized Prometric Testing Center and Netscape Alliance Education Partner.

Knowlogy has integrated WinVista Pro into its computer training services to more quickly assess the progress and effectiveness of its training. With WinVista Pro, every application window or function that a user accesses is audited and centrally recorded in the activity database in 'real-time.'

Using this feature, Knowlogy is able to monitor each student as they move through coursework, which will help to quickly identify any areas of confusion. The final report produced by WinVista Pro provides trainers with a concise view of the entire training session, its overall effectiveness and possible areas of follow-up training requirements.

Additionally, the report provides support staff with detailed information about possible problem areas , aiding in more timely resolution of subsequent trouble calls from students once they have started using the application in their work environment.

"The computer training industry is highly competitive and in order to maintain premier status with our partners we must continually look for ways to improve our services. Additionally, managing the total cost of ownership of our internal desktop environment is important to our bottom line," said Kevin Rogers, vice president, Knowlogy Corp.

"WinVista provides a solution for both of these issues because it is the only product we found that provides the granular auditing, reporting and control needed to truly support our IT environment. It provides substantial benefit to our Microsoft and Novell environments and integrates well with NDS/ZenWorks and ZAK, enhancing and extending each of their core functionalities."

"With training requirements rising dramatically, fine tuning and monitoring its effectiveness has become an essential effort. Knowlogy uses WinVista Pro to maintain the company's competitive edge," said Wayne Leonard, president and chief executive officer, WinVista Corp.

"This places Knowlogy firmly ahead of its competitors that are not able to provide such detailed and crucial assessments of the training process and we believe it's going to start a trend that we'll see continue."

In order to protect company assets and improve efficiency, Knowlogy has instituted policies and procedures for its computing environment. WinVista Pro has been implemented throughout Knowlogy's enterprise and provides the technology to ensure the maintenance of these corporate standards.

Its unique VETO function restricts use of legacy systems or applications that are not Y2K compliant and stops users from installing new software.

The VETO function also secures user access to any window within any application, eliminating non-compliant usage and support calls due to user's changing settings or options for an application. This helps control support costs and lower the Total Cost of Ownership.

WinVista Pro supports Windows NT, Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.11 and is a 3 tier client/server architecture developed in three components. The components, client, server and command center all communicate using TCP/IP or IPX via WINSOCK and utilize the latest OOD/OOP methodologies using C++.

The client component has an intelligent agent that can work independently ensuring that user activity is recorded and that corporate policies are enforced even if the network is down. This capability ensures that remote users, laptops for example, are consistent with an organization's IT infrastructure.

The server component is multi-threaded to support a high capacity implementation and utilizes ODBC data connectivity. The command center component is the central administration point of the WinVista Pro environment. It manages policy identification and enforcement, as well as real-time monitoring of application activity.

WinVista Corp. is the leading provider of desktop management software for the Windows/NT desktop computing environment. The company's flagship product, WinVista Pro, is a comprehensive software solution that allows any organization, regardless of size, to get an accurate view of how its software, hardware and data assets are being utilized.

The company is headquartered in Boca Raton. For more information, please visit the company's Web site http://www.winvista.com.

Knowlogy Corp. provides solutions in education to universities, schools, government agencies, corporations and other organizations through the use of multimedia technologies, training centers and learning labs.

The company is headquartered in Falls Church, Va. and has offices in Columbus, Ohio; London, England; and Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt. Major shareholders include Carlyle International and Philips Electronics NV. For more information, please visit the company's Web site: http://www.knowlogy.com