Stand S40 - Hall 8, Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE

March 4th - 6th, 2014

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - 04 March 2014: Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open, standards-based unified collaboration, is showcasing its video collaboration and virtual whiteboard solutions for the GCC education industry at the Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions 2014 (GESS). Solutions on display will include: Polycom® UC Board™, Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series and Polycom® RealPresence® Mobile.

GESS 2014, the Middle East's leading education exhibition and conference is taking place March 4th - 6th, 2014 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Polycom is exhibiting at the event in partnership with its regional value added distributor FVC, one of the leading providers of world class conferencing solutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

Sukhvinder Guraya, Regional Sales Director, Polycom said: "Given the fast-paced growth of the ICT sector across the Middle East, we are now seeing more educational institutes, such the American University of Kuwait, adopt new age technology to connect with the current generation of mobile natives. Using Polycom's rich and interactive visual solutions, we are able to effectively improve all facets of education across the GCC."

"Polycom's video collaboration and virtual whiteboard solutions will enable regional educational institutes provide borderless education that engages students, extends their reach and expand their offerings while reducing operational costs and improving staff productivity," he added.

Key products showcased at GESS 2014 include:

Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series: The next-generation HD video collaboration systems offering the industry's best HD video (up to 1080p60 resolution), content sharing and crystal-clear audio. Patent-pending Polycom SmartPairing™ technology makes it simple to use your own tablet to start and manage video calls.

Polycom® UC Board™: The break-through innovation that offers a perfect solution to transform any whiteboard or LCD monitor into an interactive video whiteboard space.

Polycom® RealPresence® Mobile: An award-winning software application that lets customers securely extend the use of HD video collaboration beyond the conference room to easily connect tablets and smartphones (iOS and Android) with other standards-based video systems.

Visitors and participants may visit the Polycom stand at Stand S40 - Hall 8. To schedule a media meeting with Polycom at GESS 2014, please contact Pooja Sagar or Tarek Kiwan.

Media Contacts
Pooja Sagar, Edelman   
+971 56 665 7685  
Pooja.Sagar@edelman.com

Tarek Kiwan, Edelman
+971 50 621 4264
Tarek.Kiwan@edelman.com

About Polycom
Polycom helps organizations unleash the power of human collaboration. More than 400,000 companies and institutions worldwide defy distance with secure video, voice and content solutions from Polycom to increase productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service, expand education and save lives. Polycom and its global partner ecosystem provide flexible collaboration solutions for any environment that deliver the best user experience, the broadest multi-vendor interoperability and unmatched investment protection. Visit www.polycom.co.uk or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to learn more.

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