POLYCOM WINS TELECONNECT PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
          FOR BOTH VIDEO AND VOICE COMMUNICATIONS 

          Honored for best videoconferencing product and best audio
          conferencing product, Polycom is the only company to win two
          Product of the Year Awards. 

          MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 3, 2001 - Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), a
          worldwide leader in broadband communication solutions, today
          announced it won Teleconnect Magazine’s prestigious Product of the
          Year Award. Polycom’s ViewStation FX group video communications
          system, combined with the company’s StreamStation appliance for
          live or on-demand Webcasts, earned best videoconferencing product,
          and Polycom’s SoundStation® Premier won the award for best audio
          conferencing solution. 

          In addition to the Teleconnect Product of the Year Awards, Polycom
          received frequent recognition throughout 2000 for excellence and
          innovation in video and voice communications. In its December 2000
          issue, Internet Telephony honored Polycom’s new ViaVideo desktop
          video communications appliance with its Product of the Year Award. In
          fall of 2000 Polycom’s ViewStation won the Best of the Tests Award
          from Network World as well as the Innovation Award from TMC Labs.
          In November of 2000 Home Office Computing recognized Polycom’s
          SoundPoint Pro desktop conferencing phone with its Gold Medal for
          Best Home Office Phone Product. In July, Polycom’s ViewStation was
          again recognized, along with its StreamStation appliance, with a
          Teleconnect Magazine Editor’s Choice Award. And in June 2000, Frost
          & Sullivan awarded Polycom its highly regarded 2000 Market
          Engineering Business Development Strategy Award. 

          "Polycom is honored to be recognized for its ongoing commitment to
          product development and customer satisfaction," said Bob Hagerty, CEO
          of Polycom. "These awards further validate our business strategy of
          providing high-quality, easy-to-use and affordable video and voice
          communications solutions. As more and more businesses realize the
          productivity benefits of interactive video and voice communications, we
          will continue to work hard to ensure that our products meet the needs of
          our customers ranging from small to large enterprises and from
          government agencies to educational institutions." 

          Teleconnect Product of the Year - ViewStation FX/StreamStation 
          Polycom’s ViewStation FX is the first interactive video communications
          systems to deliver TV-quality video implementing 60 fields per second
          interlaced video encoding for lifelike interaction and higher video
          resolution. It also includes features such as maximum voice clarity in large
          rooms; easy, on-demand multipoint conferencing; and the ability to call up
          to four sites at 384 kbps or three sites at 512 kbps, in a full-motion 15
          frames per second video call. Polycom’s ViewStation product line is the
          worldwide leader in units shipped and revenue market share for group
          video communications (Wainhouse Research, November 2000). 

          Teleconnect Product of the Year - SoundStation Premier 
          Polycom’s SoundStation Premier, the company’s flagship voice
          conferencing product, is a high-quality, full-duplex, easy-to-use
          conference phone. The product features Polycom’s patented Acoustic
          Clarity Technology and proprietary speaker technology, both of which
          minimize background echoes, word clipping and distortion. The
          SoundStation product line currently has the highest market share in the
          table top conferencing industry. 

          Additional Awards 

          ViaVideo - Product of the Year Award, 
          Multimedia Conferencing 
          Internet Telephony, December 2000 

          ViewStation - Best of the Tests Award, 
          Network World, November 2000 

          SoundPoint Pro - Gold Medal, 
          Best Home Office Home Product 
          Home Office Computing, November 2000 

          ViewStation and ViaVideo - 
          #1 Worldwide Units Shipped & 
          Revenue Market Share 
          Wainhouse Research, November 2000 

          ViewStation MP - Innovation Award 
          TMC Labs, October 2000 

          ViewStation and StreamStation - 
          Editor’s Choice Award 
          TeleConnect Magazine, July 2000 

          ViewStation - 
          2000 Market Engineering 
          Business Development Strategy Award 
          Frost & Sullivan, June 2000 

          About Polycom 
          Located in Milpitas, Calif., in the heart of Silicon Valley, Polycom
          develops, manufactures and markets a full range of premium-quality,
          media-rich communication tools and network access solutions. Polycom's
          integrated communication solutions enable business users to immediately
          realize the benefits of video, voice and data over rapidly growing
          converged networks. For additional information, call 1-800-POLYCOM
          (765-9266) or +1-408-526-9000, or visit the Polycom web site at
          www.polycom.com. 

          Polycom, the Polycom logo and SoundStation are registered trademarks
          and ViaVideo, ViewStation, SoundPoint and StreamStation are
          trademarks of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. All other
          trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2000,
          Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. 


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