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Polycom MobileMeeting Instant Group Calling Now Supports the Symbian OS for Mobile Devices; Application for Series 60 Platform Based on Symbian OS Extends Reach of MobileMeeting
[May 24, 2004]

Polycom MobileMeeting Instant Group Calling Now Supports the Symbian OS for Mobile Devices; Application for Series 60 Platform Based on Symbian OS Extends Reach of MobileMeeting

PLEASANTON, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May 24, 2004 -- Polycom(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCM), the world's leading provider of Unified Collaborative Communications solutions, today announced the availability of Polycom's MobileMeeting(TM) wireless instant group calling application for the Symbian OS(TM), the industry-leading smartphone operating system. The solution has been delivered as part of Symbian's Catalyst Program, a 'by invitation' program bringing new and innovative solutions to commercial reality. By ensuring support for Symbian OS, MobileMeeting will enable faster, more simplified group creation and call set-up from a wider choice of Symbian OS smartphones.



MobileMeeting is an innovative instant group calling application for mobile carriers that offers a fast and convenient way to connect and collaborate on mobile phones and devices, enabling people to work efficiently and effectively while on the go. By pressing a few keys on a wireless phone or next-generation data device, users can instantly initiate group calls and quickly connect with others for voice collaboration. For mobile operators, MobileMeeting provides a service that increases revenue, attracts high ARPU users, and reduces churn.

"Imagine having the ability to initiate conference calls on-the-fly with any number of participants through a few simple key presses -- that's what MobileMeeting for Symbian OS brings to the market," said Jerry Panagrossi, vice president of US operations, Symbian. "Innovative technologies and services, such as MobileMeeting for Symbian OS, stand to change fundamentally the way we think about communicating with entire groups, teams, and departments through the use of a Symbian OS-based mobile phone."


"The openness and flexibility of Symbian OS allows us to deliver MobileMeeting to any number of smartphones based on Symbian OS after their manufacture," said Bill Ernstrom, vice president and general manager of Polycom's Voyant division. "We are excited that MobileMeeting is part of the Catalyst Program to build on the great functionality of smartphones based on Symbian OS, making the smartphone a more ubiquitous and powerful communication tool."

MobileMeeting for Symbian OS has been certified through Symbian Signed, a recently launched mobile application certification program for Symbian OS applications. For more information on Symbian Signed visit www.symbiansigned.com.

About Symbian Ltd.

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers. The following Symbian OS licensees have manufactured and announced Symbian OS-based mobile phones: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo FOMA, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Sendo, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. In 2003, over 6.67 million Symbian OS-based mobile phones were sold worldwide and 12 million were sold overall to date.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For further information about Symbian and Symbian's annual trade show this year, Exposium04 -- The Smartphone Show, please see www.symbian.com or email [email protected].

About Polycom

Polycom, Inc. is the world's technology leader of high-quality, easy-to-use video, voice, data and web conferencing and collaboration solutions. The Polycom Office(TM) is our continued commitment to make distance communications as natural and interactive as being there by providing best-in-class conferencing solutions that are interoperable, integrated and intuitive to the user. The Polycom Office is based on industry standards and supported by an open architecture that promotes interoperability in multi-vendor environments and complements leading network infrastructure platforms. For additional information call 1-800-POLYCOM (765-9266) or +1-408-526-9000, or visit the Polycom website at www.polycom.com.

Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks and MobileMeeting and Polycom Office are trademarks of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries.

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