Videoconferencing Industry News

TANDBERG and HP Expand Video Collaboration =
Alliance

Companies to Jointly =
Develop Next Generation Telepresence Solutions and Further Telepresence =
Interoperability

LAS VEGAS, Infocomm, June 18, 2008 - HP and =
TANDBERG today announced an expansion of their alliance to broaden the =
interoperability between telepresence and standards-based =
videoconference technologies.

Working under their existing joint development agreement, the =
companies plan to jointly develop a new generation of offerings that =
deliver unparalleled managed telepresence and high-definition (HD) =
videoconferencing. In addition:

HP will invest in expanding managed services capabilities to support =
technologies from immersive telepresence solutions to standards-based HD =
videoconferencing endpoints and video network equipment on the HP Halo =
Video Exchange Network.=20
HP will continue to develop and offer immersive telepresence =
solutions.=20
TANDBERG will develop additional telepresence endpoint =
configurations, including immersive, instant and personal telepresence =
solutions, and network equipment supporting management capabilities for =
enhanced end-to-end managed services.=20
Both companies will jointly promote open industry standards to drive =
broader multi-vendor, inter-company telepresence interoperability by =
working co-operatively with other telepresence vendors and Unified =
Communications providers.

“We’re triggering the tipping point of video collaboration and =
telepresence market adoption,” said David Murphy, senior vice president, =
Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “HP remains committed to producing =
telepresence solutions, and our expanded alliance with TANDBERG will =
allow us to jointly provide customers with a comprehensive portfolio of =
managed video collaboration solutions.”

“The HP and TANDBERG alliance will provide the best experience to =
telepresence users by combining products from the video communication =
leader with the premier managed service offerings from HP,” said Fredrik =
Halvorsen, chief executive officer, TANDBERG. “Together we?re delivering =
flexibility to our customers - entire networks will not need to be =
upgraded and having telepresence at every desk can redefine =
collaboration with predictable costs.”

HP and TANDBERG first announced their alliance in January 2007 with =
the initial goal of making their respective telepresence and =
videoconferencing portfolios interoperable. To that end, the HP Halo =
Gateway, based on TANDBERG technology and introduced in August 2007, =
seamlessly bridged videoconferencing solutions and HP Halo to extend the =
access of telepresence to a much broader audience. Financial services =
and communications companies are already benefiting from the successful =
integration of the HP Halo Gateway.

About HP
HP focuses on simplifying technology =
experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the =
largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal =
computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the =
world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $110.4 billion for =
the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2008. More information about HP =
(NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp=
..com.

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.

TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other =
countries. All other product and company names here in may be trademarks =
of their respective owners.

Media Contact:
Barnaby Meadows
TANDBERG
+1 =
703.272.2132
barnaby.meadows@tandberg.com

Marcel Goldstein
Ogilvy for TANDBERG
+1 202.729.4188
marcel.goldstein@ogilvypr.com