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TANDBERG Delivers Business-Quality Video Interoperability With Microsoft Unified Communications Platform

Posted on: Monday, 11 February 2008, 09:00 CST

TANDBERG(R) (OSLO: TAA), a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video solutions, today announced interoperability with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, a unified communications platform. Users of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 can seamlessly connect face-to-face with other team members that use TANDBERG room-based video and telepresence systems. This enables organizations to easily interoperate existing videoconferencing systems with their Office Communications Server 2007-based unified communications platform.

TANDBERG MXP endpoints can now register and authenticate directly with Office Communications Server 2007 allowing them to appear as contacts in an Office Communicator 2007 user's contact list. By simply clicking a name in their contact list, users of Office Communicator 2007 can now visually connect with any TANDBERG MXP device registered directly with Office Communications Server 2007 -- all with a simple software upgrade. These users can also take advantage of the single user identity inherent in Microsoft Office Communications Server. For example, an individual can be reached automatically at their high-definition (HD) desktop videoconferencing system when in the office and on their Office Communications Server 2007-enabled webcam while traveling.

Additionally, the TANDBERG Codian MCU 4500 Series extends TANDBERG's interoperability model with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 by allowing conferences from the TANDBERG MCU to appear as contacts. This enables users of Office Communicator 2007 to conference with any other standards-based video systems. HD video users on a multipoint conference continue to receive HD quality.

"TANDBERG and Microsoft Corp. share the vision of a complete unified communications environment," said Fredrik Halvorsen, CEO of TANDBERG. "TANDBERG is committed to delivering leading edge video communications solutions which are key to an organizations unified communications platform. As such, this is the first of many interoperability development milestones planned."

This software is available for download today, and is free with a maintenance contract.

About TANDBERG

TANDBERG is a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video products and services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit www.tandberg.com for more information.

All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

 Contact: Jean Rosauer TANDBERG +1 703.272.2106 Email Contact  Marcel Goldstein Ogilvy for TANDBERG +1 202.729.4188 Email Contact

SOURCE: TANDBERG

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