In addition to English, Version 2.0 can communicate with users in French, German, and Spanish, although the solution doesn't automatically translate a policy into a different language. The product provides its own HTTP server and integrates with Microsoft Corp. IIS on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 platforms. From a browser-contained client, security administrators can write policies using wizards and templates, or they can import existing documents in the most common formats, including rich text, XML, HTML, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat. Administrators can instantly publish a new policy and make it available to users across the company network, regardless of the employees' location. VPC stores policies in its embedded database or in a Microsoft SQL Server repository.
Users view and acknowledge new policies from their browser-based client.
To simplify administrative tasks, VPC allows administrators to import user and group lists from an LDAP directory or text file. By doing so, administrators can easily maintain consistency with existing authentication systems. They can also define homogeneous access control lists that identify target users, such as developers, computer operators, accounting clerks, or security managers, and specify their access rights for each policy. When a new document is published, VPC will automatically insert a link to the document and a warning message on those users' home page. Furthermore, VPC keeps a tally of the documents that each user reads.