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".

PLEASANTON, Calif. Oct. 23, 2006 Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today 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 and HD content sharing, and feature many industry-first capabilities such as simultaneous HD dual streams for People and Content, Siren22 kHz StereoSurround audio and unmatched HD camera performance. 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. (For more information on the UltimateHD architecture, please refer to today's press release entitled, Polycom Announces UltimateHD Collaboration Architecture for Virtual Meetings that Rival In-Person in Quality of Detail, and Resulting Efficiency & Productivity.)

"The Polycom HDX series delivers far more than a simple increase in video resolution, and significantly enhances the entire user experience, including voice quality, video quality and content sharing capabilities," said Ed Ellett, senior vice president and general manager of video communications at Polycom. "In many applications, sharing content over distance can be far more valuable than just seeing other people. It is often the exchange of content that allows critical ideas to be transferred, enabling organizations to move swiftly and make confident decisions."

For more information visit www.polycom.com