Videoconferencing Industry News

TANDBERG’s New Content Server Increases Versatility =
of Recorded Video
 
High-Definition Video =
Content Can Be Streamed in All Major Formats and Downloaded onto iPods =
and Zunes 

NEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, January 14, 2008 – =
TANDBERG=AE (OSLO: TAA. OL), a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video =
solutions, introduced today a new version of the Content Server that increases the versatility of recorded =
high-definition video and multimedia presentations. Users can create, =
store, download and distribute video calls and multimedia presentations, =
providing viewers with the flexibility to access content anytime and =
through multiple devices.

Utilizing any standards-based videoconferencing =
system a user simply connects to the Content Server to record a =
message. TANDBERG’s Content Server captures up to five concurrent video =
calls, including additional media such as PC presentations, documents, =
DVDs and other full motion sources.

With a new built-in library that is easily navigated via thumb-nail =
images, videoconferencing content can then simply be located and viewed =
through all major streaming media formats, including Microsoft Windows =
Media, QuickTime compatible MPEG 4, and RealPlayer. In addition, =
recorded content can be downloaded to portable media devices such as =
Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune allowing users the ability to access =
and view information whenever they need it.

The Content Server can be further leveraged by third-party =
applications via a rich Application Programming Interface (API). Using =
this fully documented, publicly available API, video content can now be =
posted to a Web site, or integrated directly into leading third-party =
applications, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, IBM WebSphere, =
Accordent’s Media Management System, Blackboard Learning Systems, and =
popular podcasting applications giving organizations the ability to =
broadcast messages to a wider audience. 

“TANDBERG’s Content Server provides educators and organizations with =
an effortless way to distribute a broad range of content to a large and =
dispersed audience,” said Lance Ford, technology coordinator at =
Howe/Hodgen Public Schools in Oklahoma. “Educators can easily send out =
pre-recorded lectures to remote students, provide professional =
development training courses for teachers and administrators, =
rebroadcast virtual field trips or even broadcast a live ballgame for =
students and alumni across the globe.”

The TANDBERG Content Server includes: 

Content recording from all standards-based H.323 or SIP videoconferencing =
systems
High-definition, wide-format video support
Editing and library features for simple content creation and =
retrieval

“With time being the new currency, today’s geographically dispersed =
and mobile workforce needs the flexibility to consume messages and =
content when it fits their schedules,” said Fredrik Halvorsen, TANDBERG =
CEO.  “Whether it’s a university lecture, a corporate training =
session, a CEO briefing or virtually anything in between, organizations =
can now extend their reach and ensure that messages will be seen and =
heard across the enterprise with this new TANDBERG Content =
Server.”
 
TANDBERG is currently taking orders for the =
TANDBERG Content Server and will start shipping product from January =
21st 2008.

For more information about the TANDBERG Content Server, visit
www.tandberg.com/products/recording_streaming.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