PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan 23, 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., and PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan 19, 2012 : Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced an agreement to deliver Polycom® RealPresence™ HD video and HD Voice™ solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets. The two companies will develop innovative solutions that optimize and embed Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets to deliver high-quality collaboration experiences to end-users from any location. Polycom and Lenovo are ensuring a number of devices – including select laptops in the ThinkPad T, X, L, and W Series – are Polycom-ready, providing certification and assurance that the device will perform optimally with Polycom solutions.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan 18, 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today detailed its strategy to enable service providers to offer cloud-delivered, Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) solutions to its customers. As part of today’s announcement, Polycom is unveiling Polycom® RealPresence™ Cloud, a wholesale, carrier-ready offering to enable service providers to quickly bring to market VaaS offerings. RealPresence Cloud solutions are designed specifically for service providers to equip them with the carrier-grade infrastructure, endpoints, and services they need to offer businesses of all sizes subscription-based solutions for video collaboration. The new offering for service providers is designed to accelerate the penetration and adoption of Polycom video collaboration solutions among SMBs (small to medium sized businesses) and enterprises who want either a hybrid solution of both premises-based video collaboration solutions and video on demand, or a pure VaaS solution.

London, UK - Jan 17, 2012 : Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that the National Health Service (NHS) Cumbria & Lancashire Cardiac and Stroke Network (CSNLC) is saving the lives of stroke victims by connecting patients with remote doctors in the time-critical early intervention stage of stroke using Polycom® RealPresence™ high-definition video collaboration solutions. Polycom video solutions include mobile Practitioner carts* in each of the six Acute Trusts in Cumbria and Lancashire and personal video collaboration software* running on laptops in each of the consulting physician's homes.

LOTUSPHERE, ORLANDO, Fla. - Jan 16, 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced several key initiatives that further its social business strategy, including strong customer momentum with IBM and strategic product updates, such as native integration of Polycom® RealPresence™ video solutions with the most recent version of IBM Sametime®. The integration of Polycom's video solutions with IBM social business platforms IBM Sametime and IBM Connections® helps companies tap into the transformational power of social and web platforms, empowering video calls from within the email and social business interfaces users are familiar with to connect to standards-based devices.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., and PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan 11, 2012 : Digium, the Asterisk® Company, and Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced the continuation of their strategic partnership. Throughout the world, Polycom IP phones (such as Polycom® SoundStation® IP conference phones and Polycom® VVX™ business media phones) are commonly deployed with telephony systems based on Asterisk, Digium's popular open source communications software. Digium and Polycom's partnership will ensure that customers and partners will continue to benefit from tightly integrated, standards-based solutions on Polycom phones with simplified provisioning and broad support for Asterisk features.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan 09, 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today launched the Polycom® SpectraLink® 8452, the first enterprise-grade Voice-Over Wi-Fi handset with an integrated 2D barcode scanner. The handset combines a mobile phone, pager, push-to-talk functionality, barcode scanner and access to Web-based applications in a single lightweight device. As an easy-to-use, multi-function solution, the SpectraLink 8452 improves workplace efficiency by allowing workers to communicate and access data in a variety of ways from anywhere within the enterprise Wi-Fi network.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Jan 09, 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile software is now available for the DROID XYBOARD by Motorola. RealPresence Mobile software lets Polycom customers easily connect with other standards-based video systems virtually anywhere in the world, including immersive video rooms, group/desktop systems, laptops, and other mobile devices.

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HERNDON, Va. - Dec 15, 2011 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), announced the release of the Federal Applications Program, designed specifically for Federal Government customers to receive discounted rates¹ for Polycom video collaboration equipment and solutions, along with value-add services including specialized applications training, association memberships and access to custom content and features such as a green screen solution. The green screen technology provides users with various backdrops that seamlessly appear behind the speaker when they participate in video meetings.

Moscow, Russia - Dec 13, 2011 : Videoconferencing solutions from Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), have been implemented within Russian Federation State Arbitration Courts to help ensure court proceedings can still go ahead even if parties are unable to attend in-person. Seventy-seven additional courts are now equipped with new videoconferencing endpoints and the project, worth RUB 91,971,000 (£1.9M; US$2.9M), was completed in only six months. A total of 113 courts have now been equipped with videoconferencing solutions.

Beijing, China - Dec 06, 2011 : Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), announced that Beijing Ditan Hospital recently deployed Polycom's comprehensive UC video solutions, including the Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform – the most comprehensive software infrastructure for universal video collaboration, interoperating with the broadest range of business, mobile and social applications, and devices – upon which it has built an extensive telemedicine network to contain and prevent the spread of infectious diseases throughout China, save invaluable treatment time, and enable effective use of critical resources.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Dec 05, 2011 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that it has expanded interoperability with Microsoft® Lync™ to additional Polycom SIP-based wired and wireless voice products. Polycom also announced the availability to order the Polycom® CX7000, the first room video collaboration solution custom-built for full integration with Microsoft® Lync™, the UC platform that unites voice communications, IM, and audio, video, and Web conferencing. The Polycom CX7000 is the first video collaboration solution to be qualified by Microsoft as "optimized for Microsoft® Lync™." In addition, Polycom is testing Polycom® RealPresence™ Immersive room systems for Microsoft® Lync™ interoperability. The announcements made today offer customers a broad set of choices – more than 40 systems – to enhance their Microsoft® Lync™ environments to make collaborating by video, voice, or content-sharing easier, from the board room to the desktop or on-the-go. On Tuesday, December 6, Polycom will co-host a webinar with Microsoft to discuss collaboration trends in the enterprise and show how Sprint has made their business more productive and effective with UC solutions from Polycom and Microsoft working together.

Seoul, Korea - Nov 30, 2011 : Polycom, Inc., (NASDAQ: PLCM) the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that it has established a new solution center in Seoul, Korea. The center will provide customers in Korea the opportunity to experience first-hand the benefits of face-to-face collaboration across the full range of Polycom's industry-leading UC solutions, from the Polycom RealPresence Platform to HD video and HD Voice™ solutions for mobile tablets, offices/desktops, meeting rooms, and immersive telepresence.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Nov 16, 2011 : Polycom, Inc., the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), announced a new software update to the Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform that allows customers using Polycom and other standards-based video collaboration solutions to join calls with non-standard Cisco telepresence systems, and vice-versa. The latest RealPresence Platform software update, released today, also further extends interoperability across Microsoft and IBM UC environments.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Nov 14, 2011 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced the appointment of Dan Sibille to vice president of North America Channels. Reporting to David Ruggiero, theater president of North America, and aligning with Ron Myers, senior vice president Worldwide Channels, Sibille will be responsible for the management of Polycom's North American channel sales, including all aspects of partner development specifically with resellers, solution providers, distribution, call control vendors, regional system integrators, and other channel partners.

Seoul, Korea - Nov 09, 2011 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), announced that the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) recently deployed Polycom's comprehensive UC solutions, including the Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform, for its 'Cyber Convergence Research/Education Improvement Project.' The project is designed to offer Korean university students a higher quality of education and a more interactive research environment by using visual collaboration technologies to connect eight science and engineering universities across the country.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas and PLEASANTON, Calif. - Nov 03, 2011 : Sabre Travel Network, a global technology leader serving travel agencies and corporations, and Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), announced today the two companies are developing the first global reservation system for booking and scheduling public and corporate-owned HD video conferencing and telepresence rooms. Sabre Virtual Meetings will allow users to locate, reserve, and connect public and corporate-owned video conferencing rooms and set up "face-to-face" HD video conferences with colleagues, partners, and customers anywhere around the world. When integrated into travel applications such as online booking tools or travel agency systems, employees, agents, travel arrangers, and other travel buyers will be able to reserve and schedule video conferencing rooms at the same time they book flights and hotels.