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11 Februar 2008

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

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


TANDBERG’s Standards-Based Video Now A Component of Microsoft =
Office Communications Server 2007 Experience



NEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, February 11, =
2008
—TANDBERG=AE (OSLO: TAA. OL), 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 organization’s 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 
jean.rosauer@tandberg.com


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

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TANDBERG
1212 Avenue of the Americas. 24th Floor. New York, NY 10036 =
+212.692.6500
Philip Pedersens vei 20. 1366. Lysaker. Norway =
+47.67.125.125
Contact a TANDBERG office near you.

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