Vyou Makes e-Learning Safe and Secure.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001

Companies' Valuable Intellectual Property Can Now Safely be Placed

Online for Corporate e-Learning Without Fear of Unauthorized

Redistribution or Misuse

Vyou Inc., the leader in Web based content access management and content-to-commerce solutions, today announced its Vyoufirst(TM) software solution for the e-Learning market.

Whether delivering branded e-Learning courses via the Web, developing corporate e-Learning solutions or providing the secure infrastructure for managing and delivering e-Learning content, Vyoufirst helps companies protect vulnerable content and brand, keeping sensitive information where it belongs.

Vyoufirst is an efficient, compact software solution that protects intellectual property and controls its use on the Web. With Vyoufirst, content appearing in a Web browser cannot be cut, copied, saved, printed, or redistributed without permission, giving intellectual property owners greater confidence in their online content security. In addition to its solution for e-Learning, Vyou also has targeted solutions for online publishing, online entertainment, including streaming media, and aggregation (Editor's note: please also see "Vyou Delivers World's First Solution for Controlling Account Aggregation" press release.)

"e-Learning provides companies with a competitive advantage by delivering greater volumes of knowledge more rapidly to employees, vendors, customers, and partners, opening the door to new kinds of communication and collaboration," said Peter Levy, CEO of Vyou Inc. "But in the race to bring knowledge online, valuable intellectual property can be compromised by vandals, competitors, and even employees. Vyou is helping to secure sensitive information online, protecting the investment companies are making in their employees and e-Learning."

Vyoufirst for e-Learning Publishers

As e-Learning content becomes more specialized and more valuable, protecting hard-earned revenues and competitive advantage takes on greater importance. Vyoufirst gives e-Learning publishers unprecedented control over intellectual property, enabling them to make content available over the Web securely. Vyoufirst's powerful "Content Access Policies" -- viewing, copying, printing and saving rights -- protect any object, page or folder, or even an entire site, ensuring that intellectual property can be viewed safely on the Web. Even JavaScript, VbScript, servelets and other Web page components, including source code, are protected, making sure that a site's look and feel or programming techniques cannot be copied and reused, assuring e-Learning publishers that all their intellectual property remains on their Web site.

Vyoufirst for Secure e-Learning Infrastructures

Security is a critical component of any learning management system, ensuring that only authorized users gain access to the content they are entitled to and protecting all the components of today's knowledge delivery platforms. Although these systems make it unlikely that an individual without proper user name and password will access valuable or potentially sensitive information, any authorized user may still copy, print or share this information.

Vyoufirst brings unique security capabilities to e-Learning infrastructures to protect information and control its use over the World Wide Web. Augmenting existing security components, Vyoufirst extends security offerings to protect text, images, audio, video, streaming media and virtually anything else that can be viewed with a browser. With Vyoufirst as part of an e-Learning management system, content creators and publishers can control viewing, copying and printing of individual content components, whole pages or entire Web sites.

Vyoufirst for Corporate e-Learning

Companies invest considerable time and money to create sophisticated multimedia e-Learning content, much of which contains information that is not intended to be shared outside the organization. As the investment in e-Learning infrastructure and the development of company specific courseware grows, issues of security and the ability to control the distribution of the content will become increasing important.

Additionally, companies are co-opting their investment in e-Learning infrastructure and applying it to corporate communication needs. Getting timely information to sales people and channel partners can be a competitive advantage; however, companies need to protect themselves by keeping this information confidential. Whether introducing a new product, projecting revenues or publishing white papers and other technical documentation, companies want to share information but must limit distribution to specific audiences and individuals. With Vyoufirst, companies can protect their investment in courseware and ensure that their communications are delivered, but not inappropriately redistributed.

Pricing and Availability

Vyoufirst for e-Learning is available immediately. Pricing starts at $15,000 for a single server; volume discounts may apply.

About Vyou Inc.

Vyou Inc., a privately held company based in San Jose, CA, provides real-time, content access management solutions that allow companies to maintain control over their online brands and content. Vyou's Vyoufirst software allows the highest quality text, images, HTML, and streaming content to be published on the Web without fear of potential redistribution or misuse. For more information, visit the Web site at www.vyou.com or call 408/287-4200.