Videoconferencing Industry News

TANDBERG Delivers Gateway for Up to 1,000 Concurrent =
Videoconferencing Calls

Highest Capacity High Definition (HD) Gateway in the =
Market

NEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, January 22, 2008 – =
TANDBERG=AE (OSLO: TAA. OL), a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video =
solutions, today launched the TANDBERG Codian MSE 8321 gateway, enabling =
organizations to hold up to 1,000 concurrent videoconferencing calls =
between IP (Internet Protocol) and ISDN. Both service providers and =
large enterprises will now have the flexibility to deliver a variety of =
services at an unprecedented level, worldwide.

The TANDBERG Codian MSE 8000 Series is a single-chassis solution =
that provides multiple and interchangeable functions, including gateway, =
multipoint conferencing, recording and supervisor blades.  =

 
Today’s enhancements to the MSE 8000 Series allows it to =
support up to 72 ISDN primary rate interfaces in a single chassis, =
making it the highest capacity, high-definition ISDN gateway in the =
market. The TANDBERG Codian MSE 8000 Series can now support:

Up to 1,000 videoconferencing calls between ISDN and IP, or up to =
180 videoconferencing calls in HD between ISDN and IP – a threefold =
increase in the number of video calls over the previous MSE 8310 gateway =
capabilities
Eight PRI ports per blade – doubling the number of connections =
per blade
Support for nine ISDN blades – four more than the previous =
model

Future plans include upgrading multipoint to support HD.  This =
all-in-one solution will have the ability to connect 180 concurrent =
videoconferencing participants, through Universal Port™ technology, =
with individually optimized continuous presence full frame rate =
high-definition videoconferencing.
 
“With increased demand =
from our customers for high-quality videoconferencing, the carrier-grade =
Codian gateway from TANDBERG ensures we can consistently offer the most =
scalable and reliable solution,” said Christopher J. Bell, Vice =
President, Engineering, Providea Inc.

“The enhancements to the MSE 8000 Series also reinforce the strong =
integration of Codian products into the TANDBERG total solution =
portfolio,” said H=E5kon Dahle, TANDBERG Chief Technologist. “The =
TANDBERG Codian product combination provides customers with a =
comprehensive solution for deploying videoconferencing as part of their =
unified communications strategy.”

Orders are currently being taken for the TANDBERG Codian MSE 8321 =
gateway. For more information about the TANDBERG Codian MSE 8000 Series, =
visit http://www.tandberg.com/products/tandberg_codian_mse_8000.jsp

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.

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