Polycom Provides Broadest Range of UC Solutions Interoperable with Microsoft(r) Lync(tm), including Polycom(r) HD Video and Voice(tm) Solutions

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(r) Lync(tm) to additional Polycom SIP-based wired and wireless voice products. Polycom also announced the availability to order the Polycom(r) CX7000, the first room video collaboration solution custom-built for full integration with Microsoft(r) Lync(tm), 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(r) Lync(tm)." In addition, Polycom is testing Polycom(r) RealPresence(tm) Immersive room systems for Microsoft(r) Lync(tm) interoperability. The announcements made today offer customers a broad set of choices - more than 40 systems.