Polycom Agrees to buy Sentri

Polycom, Inc.

, the global leader in open standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sentri, Inc., a leading provider of advanced services with expertise in Microsoft technologies (such as Microsoft® Lync™, SharePoint and Office 365), UC&C, video collaboration, cloud services and networking. Sentri's deep expertise integrating Microsoft Lync with Polycom solutions is a key element of the acquisition, as Polycom has a portfolio of more than 40 video and voice products that interoperate with Lync, and the majority of customers choose Polycom and Microsoft over other vendors for a complete UC&C solution. Sentri gives Polycom and its partners new opportunities to better serve customer needs with the ability to deliver advanced services with an emphasis on multi-vendor UC solutions that can encompass video, voice, data and networking. Advanced services offerings include consulting, design, deployment, and maintenance services for complex UC&C environments. The acquisition of Sentri is expected to complement current partner capabilities and create new revenue, expertise and joint go-to-market opportunities, through an expanded UC&C expertise practice.