Videoconferencing Industry News

TANDBERG Ships 10,000 Personal Telepresence =
Units  

TNT Purchases 10,000th Unit to Reduce Carbon Emissions Resulting =
from Business Travel

NEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, May 12, 2008 - =
TANDBERG=AE (OSLO: TAA. OL), a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile video solutions, =
today announced the shipment of its 10,000th personal telepresence unit, =
the TANDBERG Centric 1700 MXP, indicating rapidly growing interest in =
telepresence use beyond the meeting room and onto individual =
desktops.

TNT, Europe’s largest mail and express delivery services company, =
purchased the 10,000th TANDBERG unit in support of its Planet Me =
program, designed to drastically reduce its contribution to climatic =
change. Installation of personal telepresence units allows TNT to =
enhance collaboration with a visual means of communication for internal =
and external meetings while reducing the carbon emissions generated by =
business travel. With the deployment of its TANDBERG personal =
telepresence systems, TNT plans to reduce the emissions of carbon =
dioxide resulting from its business travel by 20 percent.

“Video is an integral part of our effort to reduce CO2 emissions,” =
said Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT. “We target a reduction of business travel =
of 20 percent in 2008 as a result of TNT people meeting online rather =
than in person.”

“We are at the dawn of the personalization of video in which =
employees will make calls from their desktops,” said Fredrik Halvorsen, =
CEO of TANDBERG. “Increasingly, customers are integrating video into =
their daily communication for both productivity and environmental =
benefits.”

Frost & Sullivan analyst Melanie Turek adds: “Room-based video is a =
wonderful tool, especially now that high-definition systems really do =
offer a true you-are-there look and feel. However, personal, executive =
desktop systems deliver comparable quality and a more personal feel at a =
significantly lower price. As more companies go virtual, supporting a =
growing number of remote and home-based workers, they can’t count on =
employees accessing dedicated video rooms whenever and wherever. =
Employees need access directly from their desktop.”

In the third quarter of 2006, TANDBERG was the first company to ship =
a personal telepresence unit featuring high-definition (HD) life-like =
video that makes meetings from employee desktops with customers and =
colleagues thousands of miles away feel like a face-to-face interaction. =

The 1700 MXP features CD-quality audio, an integrated HD camera and a =
20″ flat-screen monitor that seamlessly switches between the PC content =
and brilliant, HD video calls for an unprecedented level of interaction =
and collaboration throughout an entire organization. For more =
information about TANDBERG’s telepresence offerings, please visit www.tandberg.com/telepresence

About TNT
TNT provides businesses and =
consumers worldwide with an extensive range of services for their mail =
and express delivery needs. Headquartered in the Netherlands, TNT offers =
efficient network infrastructures in Europe and Asia and is expanding =
operations worldwide to maximize its network performance. TNT serves =
more than 200 countries and employs around 161,500 people. Over 2007, =
TNT reported €11 billion in revenues and an operating income of =
€1,192 million. TNT is publicly listed on the stock exchange of =
Amsterdam. TNT recognizes its social responsibility, and has formed =
partnerships with the United Nations World Food Programme and the United =
Nations Environment Programme to fight hunger and pollution in the =
world.

About TANDBERG
TANDBERG is a leading global =
provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing 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 herein may be trademarks =
of their respective owners

Media or Analyst Contacts:
Barnaby =
Meadows    
TANDBERG     =

+1 703.272.2132    
barnaby.meadows@tandberg.com  

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