Carousel Industries Named 2010 North American Emerging Partner of the Year by Polycom®

Polycom Recognizes Carousel Industries for Industry-leading Performance in 2010 During TEAM Polycom 2011

Exeter, Rhode Island, April 21, 2011 – Carousel Industries, a leader in data networking and converged communications, today announced it was named 2010 North American Emerging Partner of the Year by Polycom, Inc., the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions. The award was given in conjunction with TEAM Polycom 2011, the company’s annual partner conference, and recognizes Carousel Industries for its outstanding sales performance and excellence in meeting customer solution, service and support needs.

“Polycom solutions play a fundamental role in our unified communications portfolio,” said James Marsh, Senior Vice President of Carousel Industries. “As we continue to grow our business and broaden our customer base -- both in the SMB and enterprise spaces -- we are pleased to be able to count on the support of Polycom and especially proud to be recognized in this way.”

"This is an exciting time in the unified communications industry, and Polycom sits squarely in the middle of this ever-changing, rapidly growing market," said Ron Myers, Polycom Senior Vice President of Channels. "Our partners are absolutely critical to our success and we’re proud to be represented by the best, top-performing partners in this industry. Polycom is honored to recognize Carousel Industries for their continued excellence in meeting customer needs."

About Carousel

Carousel Industries designs, delivers and supports technology solutions that become the foundation of our clients’ businesses. This includes unified communications, virtualization, Voice over IP (VoIP), video conferencing and collaboration and data infrastructure solutions. Since Carousel was founded in 1992 we’ve grown an average of 30% - 50% per year with estimated 2010 revenues of over $200 million. Today we have over 5,000 customers, including 35 of the Fortune 100. Carousel has been recognized by both VAR and CRN Magazines as one of the top technology integrators in the US and we’ve been listed in the Inc. 500 five times.

Carousel is headquartered in Exeter, RI with over 850 employees working from offices in 23 locations across the US, including over 250 service technicians deployed across the country.

About Polycom

Polycom, Inc. is a global leader in unified communications solutions with industry-leading telepresence, video, voice and infrastructure solutions built on open standards. Polycom powers smarter conversations, transforming lives and businesses worldwide. Please visit http://www.polycom.com for more information or connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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