Polycom HDX 9000 series "delivers an exceptional user experience, flexibility for customizing video for the room and application, and an integrated, end-to-end offering with all the pieces for a complete HD solution"

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 02 November 2006: FVC, the authorised distributor for Middle East and North Africa for Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, has announced the availability of the Polycom HDX 9000 series, a breakthrough platform with the broadest flexibility and highest levels of performance to support any video collaboration application, including high definition (HD). The Polycom HDX solutions deliver an experience like none other with the comprehensive benefits of HD Voice, HD video, HD content sharing and features many industry-first capabilities such as simultaneous HD dual streams for People and Content, Siren22 kHz StereoSurround audio and unmatched HD camera performance.

These new Polycom HDX solutions will be demonstrated at Gitex 2006 for the first time in the Middle East.

"Polycom is a great innovator and we are pleased to introduce another 'first' from the world leaders in unified collaborative communications solutions," said K. S. Parag, regional director, FVC. "The Polycom HDX series provides users with the greatest visual, audio and content detail in a multimedia collaborative meeting. The pure clarity, rich detail and extended fidelity improve productivity and efficiency on a scale never before available in conferences over distance, approaching the same value as face-to-face meetings."

The Polycom HDX solutions are based on the Polycom UltimateHD architecture, the foundation for the industry's only integrated and complete HD video collaboration offering that includes video systems, video multipoint control units (MCU), HD recording, streaming and playback systems (for both video and content), related HD services, and integrated Polycom HD Voice endpoints. The Polycom UltimateHD architecture gives customers the quality, scalability, backwards compatibility and end-to-end integration they require.

Polycom is delivering HD video communications technology in solutions for the executive desktop, conference rooms, and vertical solutions for education, healthcare/telemedicine, and judicial environments. In addition, Polycom is working with its alliance partners including Avaya, Microsoft, Alcatel, and IBM to enable the UltimateHD experience in the leading unified communications environments. Today, Polycom is announcing the Polycom HDX 9000 series and the Polycom Practitioner Cart HD for healthcare and medical applications. Polycom HDX video solutions can be integrated in an evolutionary manner as organizational needs demand since they actually improve the performance of existing standards-based video communications systems (non HD) on a network by sending and receiving people and content in higher resolution during a call and leveraging the highest capabilities of those systems.

To assist customers deploying HD video conferencing, FVC is offering a comprehensive suite of Polycom HD Readiness services through its channel partners -- from planning and design to evaluating and optimizing HD video performance on existing networks to standard maintenance and service options.

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About FVC
FVC is the distributor for Polycom, Tipping Point, Packeteer, Barracuda, Dilithium, NOD32, Vaddio, and VBrick. Headquartered in Dubai, FVC is a Value added distributor for Rich Media communications as well as Networking and security. It works through a network of resellers throughout Middle East and North Africa. With a management office in the UK, FVC also has branches in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Kuwait.

About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide leader in unified collaborative communications (UCC) that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations by integrating the broadest array of video, voice, data and Web solutions to deliver the ultimate communications experience. Polycom's high quality, standards-based conferencing and collaboration solutions are easy to deploy and manage, as well as intuitive to use. Supported by an open architecture, they integrate seamlessly with leading telephony and presence-based networks. With its market driving technologies, best-in-class products, alliance partnerships, and world-class service, Polycom is the smart choice for organizations seeking proven solutions and a competitive advantage in real-time communications and collaboration.  For additional information, visit the Polycom website at www.polycom.com.

Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks, and HDX, UltimateHD, MGC, EagleEye, Siren22, and RSS are trademarks of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  2006, Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved.

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