[April 20, 2009] Polycom Receives World Class Award for Executive Briefing Center Tweet SANTA CLARA and PLEASANTON, CA, Apr 20, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice communications solutions, today announced that its Executive Briefing Center in Santa Clara, Calif. was awarded the "World Class New Center" award from the Association of Briefing Program Managers (ABPM). The award-winning center is the flagship within a network of Solution Centers around the globe that provide Polycom and its channel partners the ability to demonstrate Polycom telepresence, video and voice communication solutions to customers. "Briefing centers are becoming more and more compelling and elegant in the way they communicate the corporate story, and the bar for 'world class' is constantly being raised, as it should be," said Roxanne McCreery, president of ABPM. "World Class is beyond excellence, and its designation has profound meaning for those who have achieved it and for those who aspire to it. We are proud to award Polycom with the World Class Center award for what the jurors deemed a 'stunning achievement'." "The Polycom Executive Briefing Center is designed to immerse customers in the Polycom experience and help them understand how Polycom can help transform their business as a trusted partner," said Michael Swade, vice president of global accounts for Polycom. "The Polycom center features state-of-the-art communication and collaboration capabilities with the latest telepresence, high-definition (HD) video and HD voice solutions available for customers to use. Polycom solutions erase the barriers of distance and the center allows customers to see how it can be applied to solve their specific organizational challenges." The Polycom Executive Briefing Center in Santa Clara, Calif. features two Polycom RealPresence(TM) Experience (RPX(TM)) immersive telepresence rooms, multiple room and personal telepresence solutions, as well as partner integration solutions for leading communication platforms like Microsoft OCS, IBM Sametime, Avaya Video Telephony and more. There is an HD Voice(TM) showcase where customers can experience the future of voice communication that Polycom is delivering today through its industry-leading conference, desktop and wireless phones and its industry partners. There is also an "Office of Future" that demonstrates how the technologies integrate to enable seamless collaboration. "Integrating telepresence technology into the briefing center experience is a hot topic in the briefing profession," said McCreery. "The current primary application is bringing remote subject matter experts and executives from the host company into the briefing. We are also beginning to hear about briefings being conducted when the customers themselves are remote. There is great anticipation about even more robust possibilities for their application in the future." Customers can learn more about Polycom telepresence, video and voice communication solutions and visit the Executive Briefing Center or other Polycom Solution Centers through a Polycom sales representative (1-800-POLYCOM) or certified Polycom channel partner. Additional Information: Photos -- Polycom Executive Briefing Center http://www.flickr.com/photos/27090432@N07/sets/72157607917643195/ About Polycom Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) is the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions and a visionary in communications that empower people to connect and collaborate everywhere. Please visit www.polycom.com for more information. About ABPM Evolving from the optional meetings that followed the annual multi-client studies on The Role of Executive Briefings, the Association of Briefing Program Managers (ABPM) was formed in March, 1994. The ABPM is comprised of over 400 members from more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. About 10 percent of that membership consists of supplier members who are vendors who must be nominated by company (briefing professional) members who are satisfied with their services. Copyright 2009 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM(R), the Polycom "Triangles" logo and the names and marks associated with Polycom's products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Contact: Kevin Young Polycom, Inc. +1 925.924.5706 Email Contact SOURCE: Polycom, Inc. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=8D81F0C68FD2EBF1 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]