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Ethicspoint Picks viaLanguage to Translate Whistleblower Complaints

Multinational Companies Tackle Language Barriers Associated with Compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 301

Portland, Ore. - November 23, 2004 - viaLanguage, a leading provider of global online translation services, today announced that EthicsPoint, a leading provider of ethics and compliance reporting solutions, has selected viaLanguage for the translation of its ethics reports. viaLanguage reduces language and cultural barriers brought on by compliance challenges such as Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Section 301 requires public companies to adopt whistleblower reporting systems that are available to all employees, including those in international locations and non-English speaking employees located within the U.S.

Today, international companies are faced with not only Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, but other types of compliance and governance issues requiring multilingual communication. viaLanguage expands communication globally by offering high quality, cost-effective online translation and localization services for not only compliance reports, but websites, marketing materials, human resources documents and more. viaLanguage provides the best accuracy record which is essential in helping companies communicate more effectively on a global scale. viaLanguage also drives communication efficiency by understanding the cultural nuances so that employees are more apt to interact. Additionally, highly-skilled staff are trained to handle the sensitive and confidential nature of translations.

"We have multinational clients with operations around the globe that turn to us not only to meet requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 301, but to increase organizational transparency and reduce the risk of fraud and non-compliance. Our customers receive reports on a continuous basis from Europe, South America, the Middle East, Far East - everywhere," said Keith Halasy, Director of Marketing for EthicsPoint. "It is critical that the translated reports are delivered on time and accurately reflect the nuance of a reporter's native language. It's also just as important that the confidentiality of this sensitive information is not compromised, which viaLanguage provides for us."

&"There are a number of cultural hurdles that multinational organizations face when trying to communicate globally," said Chanin Ballance, CEO of viaLanguage. "We are in a unique position to identify and convey the different cultural nuances. This valuable information enables multinational companies to clearly and accurately communicate with all employees, thus making employees feel more comfortable communicating back; everyone benefits."

"Providing an efficient and anonymous way for non-English speaking employees to report corporate misconduct is extremely important," said Robert Falcone, EVP and CFO of BearingPoint Inc., an international consulting firm with offices around the world. "Non-English speaking employees need a reliable method to report these situations and know that their concerns are being addressed by management. Having a reporting system in place in local languages ensures that companies receive and process this valuable input."

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About EthicsPoint

EthicsPoint provides "best practice" reporting solutions to the corporate, non-profit, K-12, higher education and government sectors that help organizations meet governance compliance mandates, mitigate risk, and build ethical workplace environments. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, EthicsPoint provides its global client base with anonymous, confidential reporting via the web and telephone, secure web-based report distribution, incident management, trend analysis and archival. For more information, visit www.ethicspoint.com

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About viaLanguage

viaLanguage is a leading provider of online language translation services for marketing collateral, technical documentation, presentations, reports, general correspondence, Web and software content. The viaLanguage Online Language System (OLS) provides desktop access to high-quality translation and editing services. Clients include: BASF, Citibank, DaimlerChrysler, Freightliner, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, NetIQ, healthcare organizations and State governments. For more information, contact viaLanguage at (503) 243-2007.


	Press Release Ethicspoint Picks viaLanguage to Translate Whistleblower Complaints Multinational Companies Tackle Language Barriers Associated with Compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 301 Portland, Ore. - November 23, 2004 - viaLanguage, a leading provider of global online translation services, today announced that EthicsPoint, a leading provider of ethics and compliance reporting solutions, has selected viaLanguage for the translation of its ethics reports. viaLanguage reduces language and cultural barriers brought on by compliance challenges such as Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Section 301 requires public companies to adopt whistleblower reporting systems that are available to all employees, including those in international locations and non-English speaking employees located within the U.S. Today, international companies are faced with not only Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, but other types of compliance and governance issues requiring multilingual communication. viaLanguage expands communication globally by offering high quality, cost-effective online translation and localization services for not only compliance reports, but websites, marketing materials, human resources documents and more. viaLanguage provides the best accuracy record which is essential in helping companies communicate more effectively on a global scale. viaLanguage also drives communication efficiency by understanding the cultural nuances so that employees are more apt to interact. Additionally, highly-skilled staff are trained to handle the sensitive and confidential nature of translations. "We have multinational clients with operations around the globe that turn to us not only to meet requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 301, but to increase organizational transparency and reduce the risk of fraud and non-compliance. Our customers receive reports on a continuous basis from Europe, South America, the Middle East, Far East - everywhere," said Keith Halasy, Director of Marketing for EthicsPoint. "It is critical that the translated reports are delivered on time and accurately reflect the nuance of a reporter's native language. It's also just as important that the confidentiality of this sensitive information is not compromised, which viaLanguage provides for us." &"There are a number of cultural hurdles that multinational organizations face when trying to communicate globally," said Chanin Ballance, CEO of viaLanguage. "We are in a unique position to identify and convey the different cultural nuances. This valuable information enables multinational companies to clearly and accurately communicate with all employees, thus making employees feel more comfortable communicating back; everyone benefits." "Providing an efficient and anonymous way for non-English speaking employees to report corporate misconduct is extremely important," said Robert Falcone, EVP and CFO of BearingPoint Inc., an international consulting firm with offices around the world. "Non-English speaking employees need a reliable method to report these situations and know that their concerns are being addressed by management. Having a reporting system in place in local languages ensures that companies receive and process this valuable input." # # # About EthicsPoint EthicsPoint provides "best practice" reporting solutions to the corporate, non-profit, K-12, higher education and government sectors that help organizations meet governance compliance mandates, mitigate risk, and build ethical workplace environments. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, EthicsPoint provides its global client base with anonymous, confidential reporting via the web and telephone, secure web-based report distribution, incident management, trend analysis and archival. For more information, visit www.ethicspoint.com # # # About viaLanguage viaLanguage is a leading provider of online language translation services for marketing collateral, technical documentation, presentations, reports, general correspondence, Web and software content. The viaLanguage Online Language System (OLS) provides desktop access to high-quality translation and editing services. Clients include: BASF, Citibank, DaimlerChrysler, Freightliner, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, NetIQ, healthcare organizations and State governments. For more information, contact viaLanguage at (503) 243-2007.