Polycom VSX 3000 Awarded "Product of the Year" by Internet Telephony Magazine; SoundStation2W Receives "Standing Ovation Award" from Presentations Magazine

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan. 12, 2005 - Polycom, the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced it has received additional prestigious industry awards for two of its latest voice and video communications solutions. These latest awards expand upon the significant accolades for performance and design that have been awarded to the SoundStation® conference phone and Polycom VSX™ video conferencing system product lines.

Polycom VSX 3000 - "2004 Product of the Year" from Internet Telephony magazine

Introduced in April 2004, the Polycom VSX 3000, an all-in-one, high-quality video conferencing system and display for the executive desktop, was awarded a 2004 Product of the Year award by Internet Telephony magazine in the January 2005 issue. The Polycom VSX 3000 is a complete, integrated system that includes a high-performance video conferencing system combined with a built-in camera, microphone, speakers and 17-inch LCD display that can also be used as the PC monitor. The integrated solution is ideally suited for desktops, executive suites, remote offices, doctor's offices and educational resource rooms.

"Each year, Internet Telephony magazine bestows its 'Product of the Year' awards on companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement. With the VSX 3000, Polycom has demonstrated to our editors that its products and services are committed to quality and innovation while addressing the real needs in the marketplace," said Rich Tehrani, group publisher and editor-in-chief of Internet Telephony.

Polycom SoundStation2W™ - "2004 Standing Ovation Award" from Presentations Magazine

Presentations Magazine awarded a "Standing Ovation Award" to the Polycom SoundStation2W, the first wireless conference phone based on the award-winning, triangular-shaped SoundStation line - the most widely used conference phones in the world. Delivered in September 2004, The SoundStation2W sets a new standard for everyday voice conferencing with enhanced voice quality, secure 2.4 GHz technology with voice encryption, up to 24 hours of talk time via a Lithium Ion battery, and the ability to dial through a cell phone.

"Polycom is proud to receive these industry awards, which complement the strong reception that these products have received in the marketplace," said Steve Huey, chief marketing office at Polycom. "The SoundStation and VSX product lines set the industry standard for quality, performance and overall customer value in their respective categories. It is nice to see this status reinforced through our customers and the media."

About Polycom

Polycom, Inc. is the world's technology leader of high-quality, easy-to-use video, voice, data and web conferencing and collaboration solutions. The Polycom Office™ is our continued commitment to make distance communications as natural and interactive as being there by providing best-in-class conferencing solutions that are interoperable, integrated and intuitive to the user. The Polycom Office is based on industry standards and supported by an open architecture that promotes interoperability in multi-vendor environments and complements leading network infrastructure platforms.

Polycom, the Polycom logo and SoundStation are registered trademarks and Polycom Office, SoundStation2W and VSX are trademarks of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. Believe it or not, all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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[January 18, 2005]