Viewpoint Media Player to be Installed On All Fujitsu Personal Computers in Japan

Business Wire, May 22, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001

Fujitsu Licenses Viewpoint Experience Technology for Its Leading

Computer Information Web Site, fmworld.net

Viewpoint Corporation (Nasdaq: VWPT), a leader in digital marketing technologies and services for the Web, announced today that Fujitsu Limited, one of the world's leading providers of Internet-focused information technology solutions, has agreed to include Viewpoint's media player plug-in as pre-installed equipment on all of its consumer personal computer units sold in Japan. The Viewpoint media player will join other industry-standard plug-ins provided pre-installed on Fujitsu personal computers, such as Adobe(R) Acrobat Reader, AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer(R).

The goal, says Takashi Imamura, of Fujitsu Limited, is to provide our customers with the most up-to-date, industry-standard Internet access and visualization tools already in place. "We are motivated by our high standards of service and quality to provide our customers with the best, most advanced technology available. For this reason, we have chosen to include Viewpoint's Media Player on all of our consumer PCs for the Japanese market, so that our customers will be able to immediately access the standard 3D visualization and rich media technology online without the need to download a plug-in."

In related news, Viewpoint has granted Fujitsu an exclusive Viewpoint Experience Technology license to broadcast digital content in the Viewpoint format from the Fujitsu URL: www.fmworld.net. Fmworld.net is a leading consumer destination site in Japan administered by Fujitsu.

"Fujitsu is one of the world's leading computer and technology manufacturers," said Bob Rice, president and CEO of Viewpoint Corporation. "We are very pleased to be in a partnership with Fujitsu to deliver the highest quality 3D visualization and rich media technologies to their customers. Now all Fujitsu PC users in Japan will immediately begin to experience the power of rich media on the Web, all without the interruption of a download process."

About Viewpoint

Viewpoint is a leading provider of digital marketing technologies and services for marketing and selling on the Web. Viewpoint focuses on licensing its proprietary technologies for e-commerce initiatives and provides a full range of professional services for implementing enhanced digital rich media marketing solutions that integrate online advertising, promotions and e-mail strategies. The Company is headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, London and Tokyo. Visit the Viewpoint Web site at http://www.viewpoint.com.

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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.

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