Polycom Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) was founded in 1990 by Brian L Hinman and Jeffrey Rodman and is headquartered in San Jose, California. It has 3,525 full-time employees. It is a business communications company specializing in the development of high-resolution video conferencing products.
Update:
In March 2018, Plantronics announced the acquisition of Polycom for approximately US$2 billion. The transaction was completed on July 2 of the same year, and the latter’s stock was delisted.
Polycom Polycom (PLCM):
Polycom Inc. (Polycom Inc.) is a supplier of video conferencing and audio conferencing, and a leader in global integrated collaborative communications. It is a conference product manufacturer that provides global multimedia communication tools and network systems for communication equipment lines. A basic information conference system manufacturer, providing enterprise users with video, audio, data, and Netcom systems.
Polycom (PLCM) acquisition history:
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M&A day |
company name |
Main business |
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January 1998 |
ViaVideo |
Application video communication system |
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December 1999 |
Atlas Communications Engines, Inc |
Integrated access equipment and DSL router |
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February 2001 |
Accord Networks |
Next-generation multimedia (rich-media) network products |
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April 2001 |
Circa Communications |
IP phone products |
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October 2001 |
PictureTel |
PC-based video communication system |
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December 2001 |
ASPI Digital |
installed sound system |
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June 2002 |
MeetU |
Web cooperation software |
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January 2003 |
VCAS software from AGT |
Video scheduling and management software company |
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January 2004 |
Voyant Technologies |
Voice conferencing and collaboration network solutions company |
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August 2005 |
DST Media |
China Dingshitong Technology Co., Ltd. |
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January 2007 |
Destiny Conferencing |
Immersive telepresence company |
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March 2007 |
SpectraLink and KIRK telecom |
workplace cordless phone |
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March 2011 |
Accordent Technologies |
Video content management |
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July 2011 |
HP Visual Collaboration Business Unit |
Visual collaboration business |
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October 2011 |
ViVu, Inc. |
Video collaboration software |
Polycom Polycom (PLCM) investment:
Due to the acquisition by Plantronics , it was delisted in July 2018.
