BNET Industries

Market Cap:$1.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a leading global provider of high-quality, easy-to-use communications solutions that enable enterprise and public sector customers to more effectively collaborate over distance, time zones and organizational boundaries. Our solutions are built on architectures that enable unified voice, video and content communications. Our offerings are organized in three segments: Video Solutions, Voice Communications and Services. The shift from circuit-switched telephony networks to Internet Protocol (IP) based networks continues to be a significant driver for Polycoms collaborative communications markets and for our business. High Definition (HD) voice, video and content is another key driver for Polycom. This significant improvement in quality is enabling telepresence, a rapidly-emerging market driven by the need for dispersed people to communicate as if they are all physically in the same room, and other communications models that approximate in-person communications, which are also key drivers for our business. We also believe that increasing travel costs and the focus on green initiatives in many countries and businesses is driving increased demand for our video solutions. Strategically, Polycom is investing most of its research, development, sales and marketing efforts into delivering a superior IP-based, HD collaborative communications solution, using Polycom proprietary technology in the evolving, standards-based IP communications environment. ...

Chief Executive Officer, Baja Corporation LLC and Co-Founder of Ascend Communications
Betsy S. Atkins
Number of Employees 2,648
Contact Information

4750 Willow Rd

Pleasanton, California 94588

polycom.com

(925) 924-6000

NAICS Code Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing: 334210

Recent Events

  • BT and Polycom Form UC Partnership

    11/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Polycom, BT Video Conferencing, UC Managed Service Won't Cut Partners Out

    11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BT, Polycom Announce New Partnership

    11/18/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Polycom Launches Pro AV Line

    11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • BT and Polycom Announce New Partnership to Accelerate Growth of Unified Conferencing Solutions Worldwide

    11/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BT and Polycom Announce New Partnership to Accelerate Growth of

    11/18/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Polycom Unveils Customizable Telepresence Solutions

    11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Vivox Uses Polycom HD Voice to Power the World of Online Chat

    11/08/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Vivox Uses Polycom HD Voice to Power the World of Online Chat

    11/03/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Vivox Uses Polycom HD Voice to Power the World of Online Chat

    11/03/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Polycom Unveils New Desktop Phones

    11/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/02: MOT, UFS, GNW, EL, JWN, WY, RCL, CS Upgraded; RIMM,...

    11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bank of America Initiates Coverage on Polycom PLCM with a Buy

    11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Should AMD Investors Panic Over Galleon?

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Brighten Up â€" It’s A New Plastic Optical Fiber Technology

    10/29/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • The Mizkan Group Cuts Travel Costs and Speeds Business

    10/28/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • NATO Turns To Telepresence For Savings And Security

    10/19/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Brighten Up " Its A New Plastic Optical Fiber Technology

    10/20/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • FACTBOX - Deals targeted in Galleon insider trading case

    10/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Polycom Dropped To Over Three-Month Low Wednesday

    10/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Betsy S. Atkins Chief Executive Officer, Baja Corporation LLC and Co-Founder of Ascend Communications
Donald J. Floyd Chief Audit Executive
Glenn Noga Chief Information Officer
Hans Schwarz Chief Technology Officer
Heidi M. Melin Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Jeff Rodman Co-Founder and Cto of The Company's Voice Communications Solutions Division
Michael Kourey Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Patty Azzarello Chief Marketing Officer
Sayed M. Darwish Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel & Secretary
Gary M. Zieses Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Philip Keenan Senior Vice President, Strategy
Pierre Catte Senior Vice President, Corp Operations
Robert B. Steele Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Barry Morris Vice President of Federal Sales
Barry Walker Vice President, Marketing
Bartus De Vries Vice President, Worldwide Finance
Garth B. Hobden Vice President
Gary M. Ziesés Vice President, Human Resources
Hansjoerg C. Wagner Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Vice President
Jim Kruger Vice President, Marketing
John Nye Vice President & General Manager, Product Development
Joseph P. Sorrentino Vice President, Sales
Kathleen Crusco Vice President, Worldwide Finance
Kim Kasee Vice President & General Manager, Product
Laura J. Durr Vice President, Worldwide Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Mark Roberts Vice President of Marketing for Polycom's Partner Ecosystem
Micky Tsui Vice President & General Manager, Communications
Rob Claus Vice President of Worldwide Distribution
Stuart Gold Vice President, Product Marketing
Anton Sigrist Joseph Senior Vice President, Gm Network Systems
Geno Alissi Senior Vice President and General Manager, Polycom Global Services
Joseph A. Sigrist Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video Solutions Division
Sunil Bhalla Senior Vice President and General Manager, Voice Division
Brian L. Hinman Co-Founder
James B. Bell Director
Kurt Jacobs Marketing Director, Communications
Mahendra Soneji Director, Product Marketing
Ron Emerson Director of Healthcare Markets
Tony Heyworth Director, Marketing
Catherine Chen Marketing Manager
Colin Williams Marketing Manager
Craig Malloy General Manager, Communications
Ed Ellett Senior Vice President & General Manager, Communications
James Ellett Senior Vice President & General Manager
Kimberly Klawuhn Manager, Public Relations
Marcos Bianco Regl Manager
Maria Silvestri Regional Manager
Pierre Rodriguez Regional Marketing Manager
Christine L. Cavallo Assistant Secretary
Cynthia Pevehouse General Counsel & Secretary
John Seely
Mark A. Bertelsen
Pat Moon
Phil Keenan
Renee Kiefer Industry Analyst Inquiries
Robin Raulf-Sager
Betsy Atkins Director
Stanley J. Meresman Director
William A. Owens Director
James R. Swartz Lead Investor
Norman Fogelsong Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
D. Scott Mercer Board of Directors
David G. DeWalt Board of Directors
Durk I. Jager Board of Directors
John A. Kelley Board of Directors
John Seely Brown Board of Directors
Kevin J. Kennedy Board of Directors
Kevin T. Parker Board of Directors
Robert C. Hagerty Board of Directors
Thomas G. Stemberg Board Member

Betsy S. Atkins has been a director of Polycom since April 1999. Ms. Atkins is the Chief Executive Officer of Baja Corporation LLC, an early stage venture capital company investing in technology and life sciences. Ms. Atkins served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCI, Inc. from 1990 to 1993. Ms. Atkins was a founder and director of Ascend Communications, Inc., and from 1989 to 1999, she was its Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Ms. Atkins is also a director of Chico s FAS, Inc., Reynolds American Inc., SunPower Corporation and a number of private companies, including The NASDAQ Stock Market Exchange LLC. Ms. Atkins was a Presidential Appointee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Trust Corp. and is a Trustee of Florida International University. Ms. Atkins holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Baja Corporation LLC and Co-Founder of Ascend Communications Current
Bajallc.Com CEO Current
Baja Limited CEO Current
Guzzo The Contrarian Chair of The Corporate Governance Committee Current
Florida International University Board of Directors Current
Clear Standards Board of Directors Current
Chico's FAS, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Reynolds American Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ultrashape Inc. Board of Directors Current
NCI, Inc. chief executive officer Former
Ascend Communications co-founder Former
Selectica, Inc. Former
Wilmington Trust Corporation Former
HealthSouth Corporation Former
NCI, Inc. chairman Former
Iti Solutions Board of Directors Former
Olympic Steel Inc. Board of Directors Former
PAETEC Corp. Board of Directors Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst B.A. Former

Mr. Floyd has been the governance officer at Polycom since August 2002 and during this time Polycom has maintained top decile governance ratings from Institutional Shareholder Services. In this role, he reports directly to and works closely with the corporate governance and nominating committee of the Polycom board of directors in establishing best practice governance policies and procedures for Polycom. He has also contributed to publications concerning various corporate governance issues. In addition, Mr. Floyd is the chief audit executive at Polycom and has held this position since creating the internal audit organization for the company. His expertise in internal controls and financial reporting guided Polycom through the company's successful first year of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 assessment of internal controls and the audit performed by the external auditors. In this role, he reports directly to and works closely with the audit committee of the Polycom board of directors. Mr. Floyd has more than 10 years experience working with audit committees of public companies and is invited to speak at conferences concerning audit and governance matters. Mr. Floyd joined Polycom in July 1997 and, prior to his current responsibilities, was vice president of Finance and corporate controller. During his tenure, Polycom has grown from an annual revenue stream of $37 million to one of more than $500 million. Prior to Polycom, Mr. Floyd held senior management positions at Octel Communications Corporation and various financial management positions at AT&T Corporation and KPMG, a big four public accounting firm. Overall, Mr. Floyd has more 20 years of global finance and accounting experience. Mr. Floyd holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Rutgers University and is a certified public accountant in the state of New Jersey. In addition, he is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Financial Executives International, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Chief Audit Executive Current
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Corp Governance & Internal Audit Former
Polycom, Inc. Governance Officer Former
AT&T Inc. Former
Rutgers University MBA in Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Auspex Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President for Product Management and Development Former
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Technology Former
Siemens Corporation senior vice president Former
Siemens Corporation senior director Former

Heidi Melin joined Polycom in September 2007 as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. She is responsible for Polycom's high-touch marketing strategy which includes global branding and corporate identity, field and channel marketing, corporate communications, analyst relations, enterprise solutions, demand generation, and events. A marketing veteran with more than eighteen years of corporate and agency experience, Heidi brings a proven track record of successful, award-winning marketing programs that deliver bottom line results. Prior to joining Polycom, Heidi served as chief marketing officer at Hyperion Solutions, the leader in business performance management and business intelligence, and as group vice president of Marketing for PeopleSoft. Prior to joining PeopleSoft, Melin worked for leading technology advertising agency Hodskins Simone and Searles, where she was responsible for the strategic direction of integrated marketing programs for a variety of high tech clients. At Hyperion, Heidi led a successful global brand strategy and corporate re-positioning initiative which contributed to its recognition as a leader in two Gartner Magic Quadrants and IDC's 2006 Marketing Performance Matrix. At PeopleSoft, Heidi led the marketing services organization, managing a global team of 160 marketing professionals. Heidi holds a BA in Political Science from Willamette University.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Current
Hyperion, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Co-Founder and Cto of The Company's Voice Communications Solutions Division Current

Since January 1999, Michael R. Kourey has been a member of the Polycom board of directors and served as senior vice president of Finance and Administration. Since January 1995, Mr. Kourey has also served as our chief financial officer. In the past, he served as vice president of Finance and Administration (January 1995 to January 1999), vice president of Finance and Operations (July 1991 to January 1995), secretary (June 1993 to May 2003), and treasurer (May 2003 to May 2004). Prior to joining Polycom, Mr. Kourey was vice president of Operations at Verilink Corporation. Mr. Kourey currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Aruba Networks, Inc. and Riverbed Technology, Inc. and serves on the advisory board of the Business School at Santa Clara University. Mr. Kourey holds a B.S. in Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis, and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Verilink Corporation Vice President, Operations Former
Santa Clara University M.B.A. Former
University of California, Davis B.S. in Managerial Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Current

Sayed Darwish joined Polycom as on August 8, 2005. He is responsible for oversight of Legal, Corporate Governance, Equity Program Administration, Global Citizenship, and Information Technology. Sayed is also leading the "Excellence in Delivery" program—Polycom's effort to simplify systems and processes across the company. Prior to joining Polycom, Sayed served as vice president and general counsel for EMC Corporation's Software Group. Sayed joined EMC in 2003 after its acquisition of Documentum, Inc., where Sayed was vice president, general counsel and secretary. Sayed also served as vice president and general counsel at Forté Software, Inc. where he helped manage the successful merger of Forté with Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sayed also worked as corporate counsel at Oracle Corporation and as an associate in the law firm of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D. cum laude; and holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois, Urbana.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel & Secretary Current
Polycom, Inc. General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary Former
Aspire Public Schools Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Documentum Current
Polycom, Inc. Corporate Secretary Former
Aspire Public Schools Board of Directors Current
Documentum, Inc. Secretary Current
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison Associate Former
Forte Software General Counsel Former
University of San Francisco Jd Former
University of Illinois B.A. in Economics Former
University of Illinois Degree In Math Former
University of San Francisco School of Law Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategy Current
Video Server Co Vice President of International Sales Former
Polycom, Inc. Officer Former
PictureTel Former
Accord Inc. Former
Cardiff University Degree In Mining Geology Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Corp Operations Current

Mr. Steele joined Polycom in April of 2001 as vice president of Manufacturing. In his current role he is responsible for all aspects of worldwide manufacturing including new product introduction, manufacturing test and process technology development, supply chain management, product manufacturing, procurement, product fulfillment, and logistics. Mr. Steele is also responsible for Polycom's sales order management function. Prior to joining Polycom, Mr. Steele was vice president of Supply Base Management at iLogistix. He also held a variety of senior positions at Digital Equipment Corporation in their Personal Computer Systems Group, High Performance Systems Group and Terminal Manufacturing Group. Mr. Steele received an M.B.A. from Northeastern University in Boston, and an M.A. and a B.S. in Business Administration from Salem State College in Salem, MA.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations Current
Polycom, Inc. Vice President of Manufacturing Former
Salem State College M.A. Former
Northeastern University M.B.A. Former
Salem State College B.S. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President of Federal Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
Time Domain Corporation Board Member Current
Covi Technologies Ltd CEO Former
Covi Technologies Ltd President Former
Polycom, Inc. Sales and Marketing Executive Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Finance Current
PeopleSoft, Inc. Senior Finance Director Former
Polycom, Inc. Senior Finance Director, Emea Former
University of Amsterdam CPA Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President Current
Polycom, Inc. Treasurer Current
Vantive Corporation Vice President Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. Vice President Former
Polycom, Inc. Corporate Treasurer Former
Hexcel Corporation Senior Treasury Finance Positions Former
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Senior Treasury Finance Positions Former
Synopsys, Inc. Corporate Treasurer Former
Cadence Design Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. Treasurer Former
Vantive Corporation Treasurer Former
Golden Gate University MBA In Finance Former
California State University B.S. Degree In Finance Former

Mr. Ziesés joined Polycom in July 2005. He is the senior vice president of Human Resources, reporting to CEO, Robert Hagerty. In this role, Mr. Ziesés is responsible for building the programs and systems for attracting, retaining, and developing top talent to grow Polycom's business. He brings over 20 years of executive management experience to the team. Before joining Polycom, Mr. Ziesés held senior executive positions in both Human Resources as well as business operations. His assignments outside of Human Resources have included general manager of International Operations and vice president of Human Resources and Administration. Some of the companies he has served with include, Zhone Technologies, Ascend Communications, Charles Schwab, ALCATEL, and Sperry Corporation. Mr. Ziesés holds a B.A. in Economics from George Mason University.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current
Human Resources Incorporated Vice President of Human Resources and Administration Former
Human Resources Incorporated General Manager of International Operations Former
Zhone Technologies, Inc. NA Former
Alcatel NA Former
Sperry Corporation NA Former
The Charles Schwab Corporation NA Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Vice President Current

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Product Development Current

Joe Sorrentino returned to ClearOne in April 2009 as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Sorrentino served as Senior Vice President at Spire Global, Sony Video Conferencing's U.S. Sales and Marketing arm. Sorrentino was instrumental in building and managing their U. S. sales team. He was also responsible for developing and executing Spire's channel sales strategy and driving their market channel partner programs, as well as strategic partnerships. Before joining Spire Global, he held the position of Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for ClearOne where he was responsible for all sales and marketing operations worldwide. Sorrentino built a world class sales team and developed the sales and marketing strategies that drove consistent quarterly growth year-over-year. He was the driving force behind the sales and marketing strategy of ClearOne's MAXAttach product that took ClearOne's new tabletop conferencing business to the second largest tabletop conferencing business worldwide in less than two years. Prior to his tenure at ClearOne, Sorrentino served as Vice President of Sales for Polycom's voice communications division where he was responsible for building Polycom's voice sales team, launching new products in the IP and installed conferencing space, as well as growing their market share leading tabletop conferencing business. Sorrentino's career spans more than 25 years of sales management experience working with such notable companies as IBM, Motorola, Conner/Seagate, Adaptec and 3ware. Mr. Sorrentino earned a Bachelor of Science degree from San Jose State University.

Organization Position Status
ClearOne Communications, Inc. Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales Current
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current
3ware Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
Spire Global Vice President Current
Spire Global Senior Vice President Former
ClearOne Communications, Inc. Vice President, Sales, Marketing Former
San Jose State University bachelor's degree Former

Ms. Crusco joined Polycom in January 2002 as Vice President, Worldwide Controller. In August 2002, Ms. Crusco was appointed Principal Accounting Officer. In March 2005, Ms. Crusco became Vice President, Worldwide Finance. Before joining Polycom, Ms. Crusco was Vice President, Worldwide Controller at Documentum, Inc and prior to that Director of Finance at Adaptec, Inc. Ms. Crusco also had various positions for over ten years at Price Waterhouse, LLP, including Senior Audit Manager. Ms. Crusco holds a B.S. in Accounting from California State University of Chico.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Finance Current
Adaptec, Inc. Director of Finance Former
Polycom, Inc. Controller Former
Documentum, Inc. Controller Former
California State University B.S. In Accounting Former

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Product Current

Ms. Durr joined Polycom in March 2004 as our assistant controller and became vice president and worldwide controller and principal accounting officer in March 2005. In this role, she is responsible for Polycom's worldwide accounting functions and reports directly to the chief financial officer. Ms. Durr has more than 15 years of finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining Polycom, Ms. Durr served as the director of Finance and Administration for QuickSilver Technology and as the corporate controller for C Speed Corporation. Ms. Durr was also a business unit controller at Lucent Technologies, Inc. after Lucent's acquisition of International Network Services, where she had served as the corporate controller. Ms. Durr also spent six years in various capacities at Price Waterhouse LLP. Ms. Durr is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from San Jose State University in San Jose, California.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Current
Quicksilver Technology, Inc Director of Finance and Administration Former
BT INS, Inc. Corporate Controller Former
San Jose State University B.S. in Accounting Former

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President of Marketing for Polycom's Partner Ecosystem Current

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Communications Current

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Distribution Current

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Polycom, Inc. Vice President, Product Marketing Current

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Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Gm Network Systems Current

Mr. Alissi is responsible for strategic leadership, operations and client relationships of Polycom's Global Services division, which encompasses training, support services, consulting, and enterprise services. Prior to joining Polycom, Mr. Alissi was vice president and general manager of Dialogic, an Intel Company. At Intel he had responsibility for Dialogic's Computer Telephony and Professional Services business unit, including the Parity Software Company. In addition, Mr. Alissi has held key senior management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Alissi holds a B.A in Economics from the America International College. He also holds an M.A. in Economics from the University of Hartford.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Polycom Global Services Current
Polycom, Inc. Vice President Former
University of Hartford Master of Arts Degree In Economics Former
American International College Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics Former

Mr. Sigrist joined us in April 2006 as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Systems and became Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video Solutions in July 2007. Before joining us, Mr. Sigrist was Chief Executive Officer of Hammerhead Systems, a networking startup, from April 2003 to December 2004. From July 1999 to February 2003, Mr. Sigrist was the President and General Manager of the Edge Access Systems division of Lucent Technologies, Inc. after Lucent s acquisition of Ascend Communications in July 1999. Mr. Sigrist holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Organization Position Status
Network Systems Company Senior Vice President Current
Network Systems Company General Manager Current
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video Solutions Division Current
Video Solutions Senior Vice President Former
Video Solutions General Manager Former

Mr. Bhalla joined Polycom in February 2000 as our senior vice president, Business Communications. Before joining us, Mr. Bhalla served as vice president and general manager of Polaroid Corporation's Internet Business and also served as Polaroid's vice president and general manager, Worldwide Digital Imaging Business. Previously, Mr. Bhalla held posts as director of Strategic Marketing at Computervision Corporation, as well as senior management positions with Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Bhalla is a graduate of Stanford's Executive Program, holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University as well as a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from Institute of Technology, BHU, India.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Voice Division Current
Vonair, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polaroid Corporation Vice President Former
Polaroid Corporation General Manager, Worldwide Digital Imaging Business Former
Computervision Corporation Director of Strategic Marketing Former
Computer Vision Director of Strategic Marketing Former
Stanford University Former

Organization Position Status
Wire Co LLC CEO Former
PictureTel Co-Founder Current
Oak Investment Partners Venture Partner Current
Wire Co LLC Board of Directors Current
Aurora Biofuels,Inc. Board of Directors Current
Esolar, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Qpixel Technology Corp. (Apac) Board of Directors Current
Innoviti Communications LLC Board of Directors Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. CEO Former
Wire Co LLC President Former
2Wire, Inc. President & CEO Former
University of Maryland B.S.E.E. Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology SMEE Former

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Polycom, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Marketing Director, Communications Current
Polycom, Inc. Marketing Director, Communications Former

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Polycom, Inc. Director, Product Marketing Current

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Polycom, Inc. Director of Healthcare Markets Current
American Telemedicine Association Board of Directors Current

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Polycom, Inc. Director, Marketing Current

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Polycom, Inc. Marketing Manager Current

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Polycom, Inc. Marketing Manager Current

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Lifesize Communications, Inc. CEO and Co-Founder Current
Polycom, Inc. General Manager, Communications Current
Lifesize Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. General Manager Former
University of California, Los Angeles Master of Business Administration Former
United States Naval Academy Bachelor of Science degree Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager, Communications Current

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Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager Current

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Polycom, Inc. Manager, Public Relations Current

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Polycom, Inc. Regl Manager Current

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Polycom, Inc. Regional Manager Current

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Polycom, Inc. Regional Marketing Manager Current

Ms. Cavallo joined Polycom in November 2004 as our Associate General Counsel, Corporate/Securities and became our Assistant Secretary in August 2005. In this role, she is responsible for handling legal matters for the Company primarily in the areas of securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Prior to joining Polycom, Ms. Cavallo served as the Vice President, Corporate Legal Affairs and Assistant Secretary of Incyte Corporation and as Senior Corporate Counsel at Teligent, Inc. Ms. Cavallo also worked as a corporate associate in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP. Ms. Cavallo received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, magna cum laude with Honors.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Assistant Secretary Current
Legal Affairs Vice President Former
Teligent, Inc. Senior Corporate Counsel Former
Incyte Corporation Assistant Secretary Former
University of Virginia School of Law Juris Doctor Degree Former
The University of Arizona B.S. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. General Counsel & Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Current
Geologic Solutions, Inc. Current
In-Q-Tel, Inc. Current
Northstar Systems International, Inc. Current
Intersperse, Inc. Current
Caringfamily, LLC Current
H5 Technologies Incorporated Current
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated Director Former
Xerox PARC Director Former
USC, LLC visiting scholar Former
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Former
Brown University doctorate degree Former
University of Michigan Ph.D. in Computer and Communication Sciences Former
Brown University B.A. in mathematics and physics Former

Organization Position Status
Autodesk, Inc. Managing Partner Current
Taleo Corporation Partner Current
Informatica Corporation Senior Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Current
Atmel Corporation Secretary Current
Voltage Security, Inc. General Counsel Current
Polycom, Inc. Current
Advent Software, Inc. Current
Taleo Corporation Board of Directors Current
Autodesk, Inc. Director Current
Informatica Corporation Director Current
California Bar Board of Directors Current
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Partner Former
U.S. Army Officer Former
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Board of Directors Former
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall J.D. Former
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall Law Degree Former
University of California, Santa Barbara Ba In Political Science Former
University of California BA In Political Science Former
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall Degree Former
University of California, Berkeley Degree Former

Pat joined Videre Conferencing after working at Polycom as director of technology and technical marketing for the network systems division, as well as serving as a member of the Polycom Accord Acquisition team. Prior to Polycom, he was a technology and technical marketing manager for Accord Networks and senior sales and systems engineer at VTEL. He has received several awards for his technical contributions, including Systems Engineer of the Year from VTEL.

Organization Position Status
Videre Conferencing, Inc. Director of Operations Mid, Atlantic & Southeast Regions Current
Polycom, Inc. Current
V-Tel Senior Sales and Systems Engineer Former

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Polycom, Inc. Current
Video Server Co Vice President of International Sales Former
Cardiff University honours degree in Mining Geology Former

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Polycom, Inc. Industry Analyst Inquiries Current

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Polycom, Inc. Current

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Avansis Ventures, LLC Special Limited Partner Current
Stanford University Guest Lecturer Current
Florida International University Board of Directors Current
Iti Solutions Board of Directors Current
UTStarcom, Inc. Director Current
Laurel Networks, Inc. Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Director Current
Ascend Communications Co-Founder Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst BA Former

Organization Position Status
Conexant Korea, Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Adaptec, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Palm, Inc. Director Current
Netratings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Adaptec, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Former
Western Digital Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Teralogic, LLC Chief Financial Officer Former
Western Digital Corporation Senior Vice President Former
California Polytechnic State University B.S. In Accounting Former

Dave DeWalt is Chief Executive Officer and President of McAfee, Inc. He joined McAfee in April 2007. DeWalt has more than 20 years in the technology space, holding a series of leadership positions in some of the industry's most innovative and successful companies. Prior to McAfee, DeWalt oversaw customer operations and sales at EMC Corporation. His responsibilities included channels, alliances and partners, product sales, global accounts, vertical programs, and field business operations. DeWalt also led EMC's content management and archiving software business. At EMC, DeWalt helped form the EMC Software Group (ESG), which in turn helped transform EMC from a hardware vendor to a complete IT provider. Responsible for a more than $4 billion business, DeWalt was promoted three times, ultimately becoming president of software, sales and services. He joined EMC in 2003 when EMC acquired Documentum, the global leader in enterprise content management. As president and CEO, DeWalt led Documentum through nine consecutive quarters of growth, five record revenue quarters, and four successful acquisitions before leading the sale of the company to EMC for $1.9 billion. Prior to joining Documentum, DeWalt was founding principal and vice president of Eventus Software. He also held various executive positions as Quest Software, Segue and Oracle Corporation. Over the course of his career DeWalt has helped build companies from startup (Eventus, Quest) to midsize (Documentum, Segue) to some of the largest (Oracle, EMC). A true expert in acquisitions, he led the sale of Documentum and Eventus, has been acquired three times, and has acquired more than 50 companies over the course of his career. DeWalt was named one of the 25 most influential executives in high technology by the readers of the industry publication CRN. He has spoken at the World Economic Forum on the issue of cybersecurity and keynoted at several technology industry conferences including Interop and Software 2008 and is slated to keynote at RSA 2009. DeWalt has served on the board of directors for MatrixOne, Serena, Polycom (as lead director), Documentum, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and the Enterprise Software Roundtable. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum IT and telecom industry board of governors. As a recognized expert on mergers and acquisitions, DeWalt is the author of "Making M&A Work." He's a frequent guest on international business programs, and appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, CNN and Fox Business. DeWalt received his Bachelors of Science in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of Delaware. At the University of Delaware, he won a school-record three East Coast Conference titles, advanced to the NCAA championships three times, and was the first wrestler to be inducted into the Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame.

Organization Position Status
McAfee, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
McAfee, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Guardium, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Documentum, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
McAfee, Inc. President Former
Documentum, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Dewalt Executive Vice President Mark Lewis Former
EMC Corporation Executive Vice President & President, Software Group Former
Documentum, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Quest Software, Inc. vice president of sales and marketing Former
Documentum, Inc. General Manager Former
University of Delaware B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Former

Mr. Jager has been a private investor and consultant since July 2000. He was Chairman of the Board of P&G from September 1999 to July 2000 and was P&G’s Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 until July 2000. Mr. Jager served P&G in various capacities from 1970 to 2000. Mr. Jager is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Royal KPN and chairman of the supervisory board of Royal Wessanen NV.

Organization Position Status
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Procter & Gamble CEO Former
Procter & Gamble president Former
Procter & Gamble vice president Former
Procter & Gamble chairman Former
Eastman Kodak Company Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
3LEAF Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
McData Corporation Chairman, President & CEO Former
McData Corporation President Former
McData Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Qwest Communications International Inc. executive vice president Former
Federal Services Corporation Vice President Former
Federal Services Corporation General Manager Former
University of Missouri B.S. degree in Business Former

Organization Position Status
Brown University Trustee Current
Teaching and Learning Commons Advisor Current
The Hive Group, Inc. Director Current
Wcer and The Uw Board of Directors Current
Amazoninc Director Current
Theregoesdave Director Current
First Mile Solutions Board of Directors Current
National Academy of Education Board of Directors Current
Cassatt Corporation Board of Directors Current
Warburg, Pincus, LLC IT Advisory Board Current
In-Q-Tel, Inc. Board of Trustees Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Corning Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Amazon.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aronsales Director Current
Sg Entrepreneurs Director Current
H5 Technologies Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Final Tag Director Current
Xconomy Director Current
Pmi Books Director Current
Xerox Corporation Chief Scientist & Director, PARC Former
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated Director Former
University of Michigan Ph.D. Former
Brown University B.A Former

Organization Position Status
JDSU Chief Executive Officer Current
JDS Uniphase Corporation CEO and President Current
Logical Net Corporation Current
Cisbec.Net, LLC Board of Directors Current
The Regents Board of Directors Current
KLA-Tencor Corporation Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dmcom Board of Directors Current
Logical Net Internet Board of Directors Current
Canary Foundation Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
JDS Uniphase Corporation Board of Directors Current
Openwave Systems Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Rutgers University adjunct professor Former
Bell Laboratories Former
Prentice Hall Former
Openwave Systems Inc. Director Former
Rutgers University M.S. and Ph Former
Rambus Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Wind-2 Software, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Microframe Technologies, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board Current
Camber Corporation Board of Directors Current
New Mountain Capital, LLC Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
New Mountain Capital, LLC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. Co-President Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. CFO Former
CRM, Inc. chief financial officer Former
Aspect Communications Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Aspect Communications Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Price Waterhouse & Co. Former
Clarkson University Bachelor's Degree In Accounting Former

Bob came to Polycom to build on the vision of delivering a total conferencing and collaboration solution to the customer. Polycom's solutions are unique, integrating voice, video, web, and data conferencing, and the network to support them. During Bob's tenure, Polycom has made a number of key acquisitions Voyant Technologies, ViaVideo, Accord Networks, PictureTel, Meet you, ASPI and Circa Communications build the most complete product offering for collaborative communications. His continuing focus on customer need has led to the creation of a customer facing, direct touch sales force and a world class global service and distribution channel. Today, Polycom is the market leader delivering best in class category products and the industry's only Unified Collaborative Communications solution integrating voice, video, data and the web extending from the desk top to the core infrastructure hardware and software required in a world class communications system. Prior to joining Polycom, Bob served as President of Stylus Assets, Ltd. and held key senior management positions with Logitech, Inc., Connor Peripherals, Signal Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation. Bob holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and an M.A. in Management from St. Mary's College of California. Bob was named CEO of the Year in 2005 by industry analyst group Frost & Sullivan. In addition to Bob's Polycom Board membership, he currently serves on the Board of Modulus Video, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Committee Chair for Nominating and Governance Committee Current
Modulus Video, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The-Signal.Com President Former
Polycom, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
St. Mary's College M.A. In Management Former
Polycom, Inc. Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and President Former
Voyant Technologies Inc. Former
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Former
St. Mary's College B.S. In Operations Former

Organization Position Status
ITM Software Current
Mazu Networks, Inc. Director Current
Alien Technology Corporation Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. Director Current
Silicon Image Inc. CEO Former
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Vice President of Finance and Administration Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Former

Organization Position Status
Wsvma Managing General Partner Current
PetSmart, Inc. Board Member Current
Polycom, Inc. Board Member Current
PetSmart Investor Relations Petm Director Current
Wsvma Board of Directors Current
Lululemon Board of Directors Current
Staples, Inc. CEO Former
Highland Capital Partners, Inc. Venture Partner Former
Staples, Inc. Chairman Former
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Harvard University B.S. Physical Science Former

Organization Position Status
Madrona Venture Group, LLC Strategic Director Current
Advanced Internet Security, Inc. Current
Intelius Inc. Chairman Current
Embarq Corporation Chairman Current
Tri Polus, Inc. Advisory Board Director (USA) Current
Polycom, Inc. Director Current
Settleware Board of Directors Current
Wipro Limited Board of Directors Current
British American Tobacco plc Director Current
Microvision, Inc. Director Current
ViaSat, Inc. Director Current
Nexlan, LLC Board of Directors Current
Nortel Networks Corporation vice chairman Current
Brookings, Inc. Board Member Current
Symantec Corporation Board Director Current
Teledesic LLC chief executive officer Former
Nortel Networks Corporation chief executive officer Former
Nortel Chief Executive Officer Former
Times B2B President & CEO, Nortel Networks Former
Nortel President Former
Nortel Networks Corporation president Former
Teledesic LLC president Former
Science Applications International Corporation President Former
Assessments.Com Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Former
Science Applications International Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Extend America, Inc. Founder Former
AEA Investors, Inc. Senior Advisor Former
U.S. Navy career officer Former
AEA Investors, Inc. Board of Directors Former
AEA Investors, Inc. Managing Director Former
Teledesic LLC chairman Former
DaimlerChrysler AG Board of Directors Former
Telstra Corporation Limited Board of Directors Former
Science Applications International Corporation Vice Chairman Former
Nortel Board of Directors Former
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Board Member Former
Nortel Vice Chairman Former
Ecosphere Technologies Inc Board of Directors Former
The George Washington University Master's Degree In Management Former
University of Oxford M.A. Degree In Politics, Philosophy and Economics Former
University of Oxford B.A. Degree In Mathematics Former
The George Washington University Bachelor's Former
United States Naval Academy Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics Former
University of Oxford degrees in politics, philosophy and economics Former
Symantec Corporation member Former

Organization Position Status
Accel Partners Founder Current
Leapstone Systems, Inc. Current
Metratech Corp Chairman Current
The Christian Center of Park City Chairman Current
Pacific Community Ventures Board Advisor Current
2Wire, Inc. Director Current
Riverbed Technology, Inc. Director Current
Telera Director Current
PCV Investment Partners Director Current
Uv Partners Board of Directors Current
GEN3 Partners, Inc. Director Current
Mazu Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fast Forward, Ltd. Director Current
Montagu Newhall Associates, Inc. Advisory Board Member Current
PictureTel Director Current
Ungermann-Bass Director Current
Medical Care America, Inc. Director Current
InGenuity Systems, Inc. Director Current
Inktomi Corporation Director Current
Transera Communications Inc Board of Directors Current
Informix Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Lead Investor Current
Netopia, Inc. Lead Investor Current
Accel Partners Investor Current
Soapstone Networks, Inc. Lead Investor Current
First Virtual Communications Lead Investor Current
PictureTel Lead Investor Current
Remedy Service Lead Investor Current
Medical Care America, Inc. Lead Investor Current
Ungermann-Bass Lead Investor Current
New York Venture Capital Forum President Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Vice President Former
Adler & Company, Inc. General Partner Former
Accel Partners General Partner Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Management Consultant Former
BMC Software, Inc. Former
Remedy Corporation Former
Broadband Technologies Inc. Former
First Virtual Communications Director Former
Netopia, Inc. Director Former
Remedy Service Director Former
Polycom, Inc. Director Former
The Christian Center of Park City Board Member Former
New York Venture Capital Forum Director Former
RGB Networks Director Former
Soapstone Networks, Inc. Director Former
Carnegie Mellon University Doctorate Former
Carnegie Mellon University M.S. In Industrial Administration Former
Harvard University B.S. Degree Former
Harvard University Graduate Former
Pacific Community Ventures Member Former

Organization Position Status
International Venture Partners, Inc. General Partner Current
Cortina Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Verisity, Ltd. Venture Investor Current
Aspect Software, Inc. Investor Current
3Com Corporation Venture Investor Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Venture Investor Current
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Artisan Components, Inc. Investor Current
WebEx Communications, Inc. Venture Investor Current
MIPS Technologies, Inc. Venture Investor Current
LSI Corporation Venture Investor Current
Applied Biosystems Group Venture Investor Current
Dust Networks Venture Investor Current
Linear Technology Corp. Venture Investor Current
SupportSoft, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Concur Technologies, Inc. Investor Current
Compaq Computers Investor Current
Websense Inc. Investor Current
Lam Research Corporation Investor Current
Polycom, Inc. Investor Current
Motion Computing, Inc. Investor Current
@Road, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Amgen Inc. Venture Investor Current
Quantum Corporation Venture Investor Current
Digital River, Inc. Venture Investor Current
Institutional Venture Partners General Partner Former
Hewlett-Packard Company computer programmer Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. management consultant Former
Stanford University Board Member Former
Harvard Law School J.D Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Stanford University B.S. degree in Management Science & Engineering Former

Executive News

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  • University of Maryland, Mtech Graduate Lurn Makes Inc. 500 List

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  • NanoH2O Gains $5M

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  • LifeSize Expands Commitment to Federal Customers with Support for Government Security and...

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  • LifeSize Unveils Next Generation HD Video Communications Bridge

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  • Polycom bullish on second half

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  • Polycom profits beat forecast

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  • Polycom profits beat forecast

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  • LifeSize Delivers Full HD Video Enterprise Solutions With Industry's Best Price Performance...

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  • High-Definition Voice: Coming Soon?

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  • CTI Group Announces the Release of Call Recording in High Definition; SmartRecord IP Now Supports G.722 Codec

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  • CTI Group Announces the Release of Call Recording in High Definition; SmartRecord IP Now Supports G.722 Codec

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  • CTI Group Announces the Release of Call Recording in High

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  • CTI Group Announces the Release of Call Recording in High Definition; SmartRecord IP Now Supports G.722 Codec

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  • CTI Group Announces the Release of Call Recording in High Definition; SmartRecord IP Now Supports G.722 Codec

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