Polycom KIRK Wireless Servers 6000 and 300 DECT-Based Systems/Handsets Receive SIP Certification From tekVizion

PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/29/09 -- Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communication solutions, today announced its digital enhanced cordless telephony (DECT) based wireless voice systems have been certified for use with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM) by tekVizion, an independent third-party lab. The solutions certified for use with Cisco UCM include the Polycom KIRK® Wireless Servers (KWS) 6000 and 300 as well as the full portfolio of KIRK handsets. With this interoperability verification, customers using Cisco UCM now have a DECT-based option to mobilize their employees for improved responsiveness and productivity within the workplace.

"Polycom has a rich heritage in delivering high-quality, full-featured, standards-based endpoints to market," said Elka Popova, North American Program Director, Unified Communications, Frost & Sullivan. "By rounding out their telephony portfolio with products that are interoperable with Cisco UC solutions, Polycom enables Cisco customers to deploy best-in-class communications networks that include the familiar, reliable devices for which Polycom is known."

Polycom offers wireless IP DECT solutions to businesses of any size.

--  The entry-level KWS 300 is a SIP-based wireless telephony system that
    is ideal for smaller sized businesses. The KWS300 is a single-cell system
    that can support up to 12 handsets and four simultaneous calls. A total of
    six KIRK repeaters can be added to extend the coverage area.
--  The KWS6000 is a SIP-based wireless telephony solution that can
    fulfill the wireless needs of up to more than 4,000 mobile employees. It is
    a multi-cell solution that is extremely scalable whether an end-user needs
    radio coverage of a large geographical area or to equip a large number of
    mobile employees with the flexibility of wireless telephony. It also
    provides strong investment protection and can grow with the end-user as the
    business grows and is therefore ideal for medium -- and up to very large
    sized businesses.
    

Polycom also offers a full range of KIRK wireless handsets that targets carpeted as well as industrial environments with a need for durable and ruggedized handsets.