AGT Achieves Polycom Platinum Certification
Certification enables superior service and support for Polycom conferencing and collaboration

Rockledge, FL.  July 27, 2004 - Applied Global Technologies, proven experts in IP collaboration technologies and solutions, today announced it has achieved Platinum Channel Certification from Polycom, Inc., the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions.  As a platinum certified channel partner, Applied Global Technologies can provide customers with superior service and support for Polycom's integrated, end-to-end voice, video, web and data communications solutions. 
 
"Our Engineering team maintains the highest level of industry certifications, which include CCIE, CCNP, MCSE, MCP, CVE, and Polycom MGC.  In addition, we are recognized as Subject Matter Experts in the areas of IP collaboration, Kiv/KG secure communications, T-1/ISDN networking, and IP convergence network analysis which is enabled by the use of our exclusive FATHOM IP H.323 network analysis tool," stated Mark Cray, director of Managed Services, Applied Global Technologies.  "We are extremely pleased Polycom recognizes the value that technical expertise provides to the customer, who will ultimately benefit the most by working with a Platinum Certified Partner."

"Unified Collaborative Communications has become a critical business tool for leading companies worldwide thanks to the availability of reliable, high-quality and easy-to-use systems," said Kim Niederman, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Polycom. "By meeting the Platinum level of Polycom's Certification Program, Applied Global Technologies is qualified to offer its customers our entire line of voice, video, web and data solutions together with our networking solutions for integrating them.  When Applied Global Technologies customers see the Platinum Certification, they will know that they are working with an organization that has been fully trained to support Polycom's industry leading conferencing and collaboration products."

The platinum certification is the highest of three certification levels available through the program, including certified, certified gold and certified platinum.  To achieve platinum certification, channel partners must meet a rigorous suite of requirements surrounding converged voice, video and network solutions including such things as customer satisfaction, enterprise networking environments, end-user training, and sales and service support. Channel partners can apply for certification by visiting the Polycom Resource Center, accessible through http://extranet.polycom.com. 
 
Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks, and The Polycom Office is a trademark of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2004, Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved.  Applied Global Technologies and the AGT logo are registered trademarks of Applied Global Technologies, Inc.