Polycom WebOffice Enhancements Further Company's Web Collaboration Leadership

Advanced Web Conferencing Platform Now Enables Larger Voice, Video and Data Conferences With Increased Meeting Control

PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 10, 2002 -- Polycom(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), a worldwide leader in the convergence of interactive voice, video, data and web communications, today extended its technology leadership in web collaboration with significant enhancements to its WebOffice(TM) real-time conference and collaboration software product that provide increased conference control, enhanced performance, scalability and ease-of-use. WebOffice software provides a collaborative environment ideal for applications where users can share information in an effective, cost-efficient way and is an integrated part of The Polycom Office(TM), the leading end-to-end solution for converged voice, video, data and web collaboration.

"Polycom WebOffice is an advanced web collaboration tool that allows quick and easy movement between voice, video and web conferencing at the click of a button," said Mark Roberts, director of business development for Polycom Network Systems. "The latest enhancements improve the performance, scalability and usability of the product and add value to its existing breakthrough features. WebOffice is an integrated part of The Polycom Office, which offers customers a complete range of industry-leading communications products that are also part of an integrated solution for converged communications. This integration enables industry-first functionality across products and a level of user simplicity not possible with other solutions."

Polycom WebOffice provides a web-based virtual office, which enables users to conduct online meetings, or to share documents, applications or desktops in a secure, interactive environment using their web browser. WebOffice is now available on a Java-based server architecture and supports up to 120 conference participants in a single session. WebOffice is the only solution that enables seamless integration with voice and video conferencing, allowing users to launch a voice and/or video conference with one click through integration with the Polycom Video MCU and Gateway and VoicePlus. The software also gives the conference owner greater control through the addition of real-time polling functionality and the ability to remove participants and delete documents during an active meeting. In addition, the conference owner can now choose to group a large conference into "all participants," providing an easy-to-read and convenient snapshot of participants' viewing and focus.

"W.R. Grace & Company has experienced a great deal of success and a tremendous adoption rate with Polycom's voice and video communications technologies, so implementing WebOffice for collaboration among our remote teams and with our customers made sense strategically," said Guy Welty, manager of Global Media Networks and Collaborative Services for WR Grace & Company. "The newest enhancements to WebOffice make a great product even better. The additional level of control provided by the real-time polling functionality and the ability to remove participants and documents, along with the security and stability of the Java platform, help us leverage the productivity and resource-saving benefits of web conferencing to the fullest extent."

About Polycom WebOffice

Polycom WebOffice is easy to install, simple to use and works with firewalls. WebOffice leverages the use of instant messaging and presence detection to support ad hoc collaboration sessions. Users simply set up their virtual web offices by creating a unique URL, similar to their e-mail address. Anyone can then meet in this virtual office by entering the "office URL" into their web-browser, whether they are inside or outside of the organization. They connect to the office as they would any web site. From the office they can also start voice conferences and video conferences. To sign up for a free demo account go to http://www.polycom.com.

About Polycom

Polycom, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a full range of high-quality, easy-to-use and affordable voice and video communication endpoints, video management software, web collaboration software, multi-network gateways, and multi-point conferencing and network access solutions. Its fully integrated end-to-end solution, The Polycom Office, is supported by the Polycom Accelerated Communications Architecture, and enables business users to immediately realize the benefits of integrated video, voice data and web collaboration 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 http://www.polycom.com.

NOTE: Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks and The Polycom Office, WebOffice and Polycom VoicePlus are trademarks of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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