London, UK - 15 May 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), today unveiled updates to Polycom® RealPresence® Video Content Management solutions that deliver anytime, anywhere secure access to view live-streaming webcasts and video recordings on-demand through a Web portal from any device. New features for RealPresence Video Content Management include updates for Polycom® RSS™ 4000 Recording and Streaming Server and Polycom® RealPresence® Media Manager that make the solution compatible with existing and future technologies, while extending users’ access to video content from traditional computer systems to Android and iOS-based mobile devices. Polycom’s RealPresence Video Content Management solution was recently recognised by Gartner with a “Positive” rating in the latest MarketScope for Video Content Management and Delivery, April 2012.1 

Istanbul, Turkey: - 15 May 2012 : Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today re-emphasised a strategic partnership with Armada, a leading technology distributor in Turkey, to deliver audio and video conferencing solutions to businesses throughout the region. 

Paris, France - 15 May 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), has announced an agreement to partner with IT distributor Ingram Micro in France. The move will extend Polycom’s reach, making its RealPresence voice solutions available to thousands of IT resellers in the region.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - 10 May 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced a definitive agreement to divest its enterprise wireless voice solutions business to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”) for gross proceeds of approximately $110 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the agreement. The sale is expected to close within the third quarter of 2012, following the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions. Polycom’s Board of Directors has approved an increase in its current share repurchase authorisation to include net proceeds of approximately $104 million from this transaction, contingent upon the sale of the enterprise wireless voice solutions business and receipt of the net proceeds from the sale.

London, UK - 30 Apr 2012 : Video collaboration solutions from Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), and BT (NYSE: BT), one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, are enabling Western Kentucky University (WKU) to reach students in smaller cities and rural areas who otherwise might never have the chance to earn bachelor’s and graduate degrees at WKU’s main campus in Bowling Green. In the process, WKU is collectively saving students hundreds of thousands of dollars in commute costs each semester, sparing them from losing weeks of work and family time to travel, shrinking its environmental footprint, and helping to boost local economies throughout central Kentucky.

London, UK - 30 Apr 2012 : At several industry conferences this week, Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications, is showcasing the transformational power of secure HD video in healthcare, education, manufacturing and other industries like government, financial, retail, and entertainment. From medical specialists who now can consult with more patients in more locations, to teachers and scientists who are teaching students in multiple countries simultaneously, to judges and courts who are accelerating court cases while reducing court costs, Polycom® RealPresence® video solutions are inspiring and enabling new business models, new services, new collaborative relationships, and significant competitive advantages, while creating a video culture where collaborating face-to-face with anyone is the preferred and increasingly default mode.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - 18 Apr 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Warsaw, Poland - 16 Apr 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), has been selected by LOTOS Group, a major producer and supplier of oil products across Poland and abroad, to provide a total unified communications solution to better connect its many offices and 5,000 employees, to increase productivity through video collaboration.

UK, London - 04 Apr 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), today recognised several of its top performing channel partners from around the world at TEAM Polycom 2012, the company’s annual sales and partner conference, held this week in Orlando, Fla. The annual TEAM Polycom Partner Awards showcase partners who exhibited outstanding sales performance in 2011 in each of the major partner categories and, this year, the company is also recognising partners for excellence in innovation, industry focus, services, and integration.

London - 03 Apr 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based Unified Communications (UC), today announced that mobile commerce technology provider, mBlox, is using Polycom® RealPresence® video collaboration solutions across its global offices to cross cultural divides and boost business efficiency by bringing people together for face-to-face collaboration and content-sharing in high definition. 

London - 26 Mar 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced two new interoperable solutions with HP and Microsoft that combine Polycom® RealPresence® video solutions, HP Networking technology and services, and Microsoft Lync with joint reference architectures. Together, they make it easier to deliver, scale, and manage UC environments that keep employees connected via video, voice, and other communications apps from anywhere. The solutions bring together the key elements of UC and video collaboration, from the networking and UC platform to high-quality video infrastructure and systems, enabling businesses to reduce total cost of ownership and allowing end users to participate in face-to-face meetings anytime, across any environment. 

Moscow, Russia - 20 Mar 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), has provided videoconferencing systems to equip the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for use in trials and prisoner sentencing – more than 1,000 Polycom® RealPresence® video systems have been installed in courts of general jurisdiction and investigative isolation wards since 1999. Using Polycom video collaboration, the Courts of general jurisdiction have examined more than 600,000 criminal cases, an average of 800 cases per day. By conducting examinations virtually over video and eliminating the need for people to travel and be physically present, the Supreme Court saves RUB 1.5 billion (U.S. $50.5 million) of state funds annually on prison transfers of the accused to court and back.

London, UK - 13 Mar 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that global law firm Linklaters has deployed new Polycom RealPresence Immersive video collaboration suites (Polycom® RPX™ series) in offices around the world – including London, New York, Hong Kong and Frankfurt – to improve colleague communications, speed decision-making and boost business productivity. Polycom video collaboration has helped Linklaters, with 27 offices in 19 countries, to reduce its travel budgets by tens of thousands of dollars with further reductions expected, while also saving 1,900 tons of CO2 in just 12 months – the equivalent of taking an extra 365 family cars off the road in a year.

BARCELONA, Spain, Mobile World Congress 2012 - 28 Feb 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), and HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today announced an agreement to collaborate and enable Polycom® RealPresence® Mobile on select HTC smartphones and tablets in mid-2012.

BARCELONA, Spain, Mobile World Congress 2012 - 27 Feb 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today unveiled Polycom® RealPresence® Mobile for smartphones, available in early March on the Apple iPhone 4S and soon on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) smartphones. RealPresence Mobile, powered by the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform, is a secure, enterprise-grade video software solution for mobile devices that extends the reach of video collaboration beyond the conference room, allowing mobile device users to easily connect with other standards-based video systems including immersive video rooms, group/desktop systems, laptops, tablets, and smartphones in HD quality.

London, UK - 27 Feb 2012 : At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), and Ericsson, the leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, will launch an end-to-end solution that enables operators to offer affordable, interoperable HD Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) and unified communication services to businesses of all sizes. The solution will be demonstrated at the Ericsson stand in Hall 6 and the Polycom stand (2D01) in Hall 2. This solution will be jointly taken to market globally, with Ericsson serving as prime system integrator for all of the infrastructure components.

London - 21 Feb 2012 : Polycom Inc, the global leader in standards-based unified communications solutions (UC), will showcase a selection of solutions that are interoperable with Microsoft Lync™ at this year’s UC Expo, London Olympia on stand number 819 in Microsoft’s UC Experience Zone. In addition, Charlie James, director of Polycom’s Microsoft Alliance in EMEA, will appear as a keynote speaker in the Microsoft UC Experience Zone, outlining how companies can maximise ROI with Polycom and UC Solutions for Microsoft Lync.

London - 15 Feb 2012 : Polycom Inc., the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), will announce and demo several updates to Polycom RealPresence Mobile, and video collaboration delivered as a service from the cloud, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, 27th February – 1st March, in Hall 2 on stand 2D01.

London, UK - 25 Jan 2012 : Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported that the Telestroke Network Project at NHS Surrey, which was set up across five different trusts in September 2011, is already helping to save the lives of stroke victims by using Polycom high-definition video collaboration solutions to bring remote patients together face-to-face with medical professionals for vital early intervention.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - 23 Jan 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.

London - 19 Jan 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 optimise 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.