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"Tuesday March 9, 4:15 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Polycom, Inc.
Polycom Sweeps Awards For Best New Video, Data And Audioconferencing Products at MultiMediaCom '99 Spring
ViewStation MP, WebStation and SoundPoint Pro Win Top Honors for Real-Time Multimedia Conferencing Category
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Polycom®, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM - news), the global leader in group conferencing, today announced that its newest video, data and audio conferencing products each received ''Best New Product'' awards within the category of Real-Time Multimedia Conferencing at the MultiMediaCom'99 Spring show (March 8-11, San Jose, CA).
Selected from an impressive field of multimedia conferencing products from other key industry players, Polycom products swept the Real-Time Multimedia Conferencing category. The new ViewStation(TM) MP multipoint videoconferencing system was awarded ''Best New Video Conferencing Product,'' Polycom's new WebStation(TM) web-based presentation system was selected ''Best New Data Conferencing Product,'' and Polycom's new SoundPointO Pro desktop conference phone was named ''Best New Audio Conferencing Product.''
''We're delighted that all three of our new video, data and audioconferencing products were selected as the most innovative conferencing products at MultiMediaCom,'' said Bob Hagerty, Polycom's president and CEO. ''These awards provide further validation of Polycom's enduring leadership in the conferencing industry, and we look forward to continuing to deliver products with the performance and features that our customers demand for all of their business applications.''
Best New Video Conferencing Product - ViewStation MP
Fully H.323-ready, the new ViewStation MP multipoint videoconferencing system (US$11,999) provides high-quality, standards-based multipoint videoconferencing on demand simply by using ViewStation's remote control and graphical user interface, without the need for a bridging service or IS support. ViewStation MP also provides continuous presence videoconferencing capability for four sites at 128Kbps, three sites at 256Kbps or point-to-point at 384/512kbps, allowing all sites in a conferencing to see other connected sites simultaneously.
As with all ViewStation products, ViewStation MP includes voice-activated camera tracking and the industry's first implementation of an embedded Web server as standard features. ViewStation MP's innovative embedded Web server enables easy access for remote system management and diagnostics, simple software upgrades via the Internet or intranet, and also provides a convenient and reliable way to display presentations from local or remote connections.
Best New Data Conferencing Product - WebStation
Polycom's newest group dataconferencing innovation, the new WebStation web-based presentation and meeting system (US$2,999), provides an easy and affordable way for meeting participants in any location to fully participate and collaborate in meetings via the Web. Using WebStation, simply by browsing the Web with any Java-enabled Web browser, remote meeting participants can join a meeting, collaborate in real-time and even share presentations or documents with other meeting participants.
WebStation also delivers a full range of features that enable a data-video or LCD projector to communicate over the Internet, allowing meeting participants to share documents and presentations with both local and remote meeting locations, with just a simple one-cable connection to any data-video or LCD projector and a standard local area network connection.
Best New Audio Conferencing Product - SoundPoint Pro
As the latest addition to Polycom's extensive award-winning audioconferencing product line, the new SoundPoint Pro desktop conference phone extends Polycom's patented corporate-quality audioconferencing capabilities to the desktop in a business phone that includes a full feature set and multi-line functionality.
Available in 2-line (US$249) and 3-line (US$299) versions, SoundPoint Pro users can switch from handset to personal full-duplex speakerphone to 360o conference mode at the touch of a button, or plug in a headset for true hands-free convenience, with headset amplifier and volume controls built in. SoundPoint Pro also provides a full business feature set, including 20-number programmable speed dial with directory, integrated primary Caller ID as well as Caller ID for Call Waiting, and 99 number caller history.
About Polycom
Leading the conferencing industry, Polycom is the only company in the world that develops, manufactures and markets a full range of high-quality group audio, data and videoconferencing products. Polycom's innovative, award-winning conferencing products provide customers with high performance and ease of use at an affordable price. For additional information, call 800-POLYCOM or 408-526-9000 or visit the Polycom web site at www.polycom.com.
NOTE: Polycom, the Polycom logo design and SoundPoint are registered trademarks and ViewStation and WebStation are trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the U.S. and various countries.
SOURCE: Polycom, Inc."
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