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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. Visit www.polycom.com for more information and follow us on Twitter @AllAboutPolycom.

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Brekeke and its partners have demonstrated numerous successful deployments of the Polycom and Brekeke packaged solution. "The combination of Brekeke and Polycom is a winning team. The feature sets of both are extensive and work well and seamlessly together. I have installed many phone systems, both traditional and SIP, and it was a pleasant change to use two different suppliers' products together and have them deploy, rollout and implement without any issues. Every customer I have implemented this package combination in has been more than pleased and impressed with the solution," said Geoff Newman from Buzz Systems, a Brekeke channel partner in England.

"We are delighted to announce this technology partnership with Polycom to our community. Polycom is well known for its high-class products and a service quality that stands out in our industry, which is why we are so glad to be part of this effort to provide such outstanding products and services to our community," said Shin Yamade, CEO of Brekeke Software. "Furthermore, the benefits provided through this technology partnership with Polycom will allow us to advance our hosted telephony platform offerings by taking advantage of Polycom's customized provisioning system for service providers," added Mr. Yamade.

About Brekeke Software

Brekeke Software, Inc., develops high-quality, innovative SIP communication software products for enterprises and service providers. Brekeke's comprehensive SIP-based family of products enables organizations to migrate or integrate IP communication systems seamlessly into their communications infrastructure.

Founded in 2002, Brekeke is headquartered in San Mateo, California. For more information, please visit http://www.brekeke.com/.

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To ensure that future solutions offer the industry's most innovative features, BT and Polycom have collaborated on software development that brings BT's Bridge Connect services to the scalable Polycom RMX conference infrastructure. This joint development on the Polycom RMX also allows BT to deliver VNOC services and intercompany B2B services, through BT's Global Video Exchange, in support of Polycom immersive telepresence solutions. Additionally, Polycom RMX has been chosen by BT in the company's initiative to upgrade existing video bridging infrastructure.

With the first set of offerings expected to be available by year's end, the companies' unified conferencing solutions will be powered by BT's global multi-protocol label switching network, which is available in more than 120 countries worldwide. Both companies are continuing joint development on Polycom immersive platforms and will be releasing additional value-add services in the near future.

The agreement also includes plans to add Polycom-certified technical support specialists to BT's global support operation, including its 24x7 "follow the sun" help desk services as well as leverage a new global support program that is also part of the agreement.

"BT and Polycom have the unique ability to provide our customers with the unified conferencing solutions that they require," said Aaron McCormack, CEO of BT Conferencing. "Working closely with BT's global sales force, I am pleased with our partnership and the significant potential revenue stream it will represent for both BT and Polycom."

"BT is a strategic partner for Polycom," said Robert C. Hagerty, chairman, CEO and president of Polycom. "The joint solutions we create will enable people to connect and collaborate everywhere. Coupling Polycom's acclaimed voice and video communications solutions with BT's unparalleled success in serving enterprises and public entities alike, this alliance creates a uniquely formidable industry force."

About BT Conferencing

BT Conferencing was established more than 20 years ago and is now one of the leading global providers of audio, video and web collaboration services. Year on year growth has seen the company out-perform the conferencing industry expectation and with its extensive global portfolio, is now one of the largest conferencing providers in the UK and Europe with current reach in more than 70 countries. BT Conferencing is based in the USA, EMEA and Asia Pacific and specializes in the delivery of reliable, robust and innovative conferencing solutions and product hardware to some of the largest companies in the world.

The company offers tailor-made solutions to customers, whether they are small SMEs or major global businesses. With businesses now juggling to increase productivity, being more environmentally aware and at the same time looking to improve the work-life balance of its employees, conferencing and collaboration services provide a cost effective and time saving solution.

For more information, visit www.bt.com/conferencing.

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.

In the year ended 31 March 2009, BT Group's revenue was GBP 21,390 million.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt.

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. Visit www.polycom.com for more information and follow us on Twitter @AllAboutPolycom.

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Reporting to Bigfoot Networks CEO Michael Howse, Mr. Dunlap will direct development of the company's high-performance online gaming technology. As former CTO and vice president of engineering at Polycom, Dunlap brings extensive experience in networking and data communications. At Polycom's Video Solutions Division he was instrumental in creating the top-ranked HDX high-definition videoconferencing product line. Prior to Polycom, Mr. Dunlap held technical lead and senior engineering positions with Wang Laboratories, Nomadic Systems and The Complete PC. He has several US patents in visual collaboration.

"Bigfoot Networks' technology targets a growing demand for improved networking performance in online gaming," Dunlap said. "I'm thrilled to lead a team that is pioneering this exciting new category of networking solutions and evolving the experience for gamers around the world."

Ballard has served as CEO of numerous technology and entertainment companies, including Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games; SONICblue, the makers of ReplayTV and the Rio digital music player; MyFamily.com, a successful subscription-based Internet service; and 3D-gaming pioneer 3dfx Interactive. Previously, Ballard was a senior executive at Time Warner, Capcom Software and Digital Pictures. Ballard has also served on the board of directors for THQ (NASDAQ: THQI), Pinnacle Systems, IGN and xFire and currently serves on the board of DTS (NASDAQ: DTSI).

Today's announcement follows other recent news of progress at the company. Bigfoot Networks recently announced a new distribution partnership with VisionTek, a leading consumer PC peripherals company, to license and distribute the Killer Xeno(TM) Pro. Bigfoot Networks currently sells gaming network cards inside PCs from Dell and Alienware as well as rigs from many specialized gaming PC manufacturers. It is also sold as a separate add-in-card product for gamers through e-tail and retail channels. Bigfoot Networks has also recently released new software for Killer Xeno Pro gaming network cards, providing additional features, improved performance and Windows 7 compatibility.

"Bigfoot Networks has taken all the necessary steps to solidify its market position and prepare for future growth," said Cali Tran, principal at North Bridge Venture Partners. "It has created new international sales channels, extended its business model into OEM licensing and recruited world-class executives. We believe Bigfoot Networks is well-positioned to become the top worldwide supplier of networking products and technologies for gaming and real-time Internet applications."

"This has been a transformational year for Bigfoot Networks," said Bigfoot CEO Michael Howse. "We strengthened our products, partner relationships and team. Wayne Dunlap completes our management team and brings us extraordinary expertise in networking technology. We are privileged to have Greg Ballard join our board of directors, and will benefit from his experience as one of the most respected executives in the consumer technology industry. Bigfoot Networks now has all the right assets in place, and we look forward to reaping the benefits in 2010 and beyond."

About Bigfoot Networks

Bigfoot Networks is a leading networking technology company that develops hardware and software solutions that significantly improve the online gaming experience. Its products are designed to provide a smoother, more responsive experience for today's new generation of real-time, online applications, such as gaming, voice chat and other applications that require highly responsive interactivity and high-performance networking solutions. To learn more, visit Bigfoot Networks at http://www.bigfootnetworks.com.

BIGFOOT NETWORKS, the BIGFOOT NETWORKS logo, KILLER and all other Bigfoot Networks product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bigfoot Networks Inc. KILLER Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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