PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 17, 2006 -- Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced it has received the prestigious 2005 Market Leadership Award in the Global Video Conferencing Infrastructure Systems Market from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, as detailed in the "World Videoconferencing Infrastructure Systems" report published in December 2005 (#F640-64). Polycom was noted for its strong overall product portfolio, including unified conferencing capabilities, market share leadership, strong brand recognition, financial strength, and for its integration partnerships with Alcatel, Avaya, Microsoft, Nortel and others to make video communications an integrated part of a company's core IP telephony and presence platform.

"Polycom's video conferencing infrastructure systems continue to set the bar in terms of overall performance, scalability and integration," said Sally Windman, conferencing and collaboration analyst with Frost & Sullivan. "This year Polycom led the industry in a new direction with technology partnerships to make video communications an integrated part of the core IP telephony platforms. We believe this integration is necessary for wider adoption within corporate environments, as it offers IT network administrators more control over video on their network, while giving end users more flexibility in how they use video communications as an on-demand communication tool from the phone or from their instant messaging client."

"2005 was a significant year for the conferencing and collaboration market with important technology innovation at every level from endpoints to infrastructure systems to integration with leading telephony and presence communications platforms," said Robert Hagerty, CEO of Polycom. "Polycom continues to innovate at every level, which was confirmed through Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Awards in both video conferencing endpoints and now infrastructure systems. We will continue to show our leadership in 2006 through the delivery of integrated solutions that fit seamlessly within our customers' communications network environments."

Polycom Named "Unified Conferencing Company of the Year" for Third Straight Year

Polycom was named Unified Conferencing Company of the Year 2005 for the third consecutive year by Video Conferencing Insight. Polycom is the only company to ever receive the award that recognizes its pioneering role in driving the market for unified collaborative communications, an emerging market category resulting from the convergence of voice, video, data and web collaboration.

"Polycom has made Unified Conferencing on IP or on SIP a reality both within the enterprise and outside among telecom carriers. Central to this solution are the MGC unified conferencing bridges that make it possible to communicate over any network from anywhere using any device: a video conferencing system, PC, mobile phone or Voice over IP phone. That's why Polycom is our Unified Conferencing Company of the Year 2005, for the third year running," said Richard Line, editor of Video Conferencing Insight.

ReadiConvene(TM) -- Product of the Year from Internet Telephony Magazine

Polycom's ReadiConvene unified conferencing bridge was named "2005 Product of the Year" from Internet Telephony Magazine, as reported in the January and February 2006 issues. ReadiConvene is unique as a full-featured, all-in-one IP voice and video conferencing bridge with an integrated application module that also delivers gatekeeping, device management, scheduling and conference management on a single platform and within the same chassis. ReadiConvene is packaged and priced to provide customers with an easy-to-order, cost- effective, single-platform solution that is optimized for IP, while still offering all the industry-leading features of the Polycom MGC(TM), including both on-demand and scheduled conferencing.

Ease of use for end users is key to the adoption of conferencing services, and the migration of video and voice conferencing to IP networks makes it possible to offer end users on-demand access -- anytime, anywhere -- from almost any communication device. On-demand conferencing services increase work day productivity, and are simple with ReadiConvene's one-number dialing from any type of endpoint, or point and click from "buddy list" desktop applications. Conferencing is very easy to do with ReadiConvene whether on- demand "virtual meeting rooms," or alternatively, scheduled conferencing with integrated Microsoft Office Outlook or IBM Lotus Notes scheduling tools.

ReadiConvene offers a full array of voice, video, data and Web conferencing applications and also includes all the scheduling and management tools required for deploying and managing today's complex conferencing networks. These applications come pre-installed and pre-configured on the ReadiConvene "Integrated Application Module" (IAM), providing customers with an IP conferencing solution that is easy to install and support.

The ReadiConvene single platform solution is optimized for IP networks, but includes optional upgrades for the support of ISDN and PSTN networks.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.frost.com .

About Videoconferencing Insight Newsletter

Videoconferencing Insight is a well established newsletter for the user of video and unified conferencing systems which has reported on the industry from a user perspective since May 1996. To increase access to the newsletter, Videoconferencing Insight became a webzine accessible free of charge in August 2002. It is published on Wednesday of each week at http://www.vcinsight.com. In addition to the user application case studies, interviews and industry news published weekly, the web site contains a reference data bank of over 100 user applications in 20 user vertical categories such as manufacturing industry, financial services, telemedicine and education. Potential users of videoconferencing are invited to examine these in order better understand the benefits of using videoconferencing themselves.

About TMC(R)

Celebrating more than 30 years as a leading publisher, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)) publishes Customer Inter@ction Solutions(R) and INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazines, Web portal TMCnet.com, and the online publications SIP(TM), Speech-World(TM), VoIP Developer(TM), WiFI Telephony(TM), WiMAX(TM), Alternative Power(TM) and BiometriTech(TM). TMC(R) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC(R) Labs. TMC(R) produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO, VoIP Developer Conference(TM) and Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit(TM). TMC offers live and online certification programs through TMC University. TMCnet.com publishes more than 14 online newsletters. Visit http://www.tmcnet.com for details.

About Polycom

Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide leader in unified collaborative communications (UCC) that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations by integrating the broadest array of video, voice, data and Web solutions to deliver the ultimate communications experience. Polycom's high quality, standards-based conferencing and collaboration solutions are easy to deploy and manage, as well as intuitive to use. Supported by an open architecture, they integrate seamlessly with leading telephony and presence- based networks. With its market driving technologies, best-in-class products, alliance partnerships, and world-class service, Polycom is the smart choice for organizations seeking proven solutions and a competitive advantage in real-time communications and collaboration. For additional information call 1-800-POLYCOM (765-9266) or +1-408-526-9000, or visit the Polycom website at http://www.polycom.com.

NOTE: Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks and MGC and ReadiConvene are trademarks of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.