Small Businesses Vote WebEx WebOffice Collaboration Product of the Year in SmallBusinessComputing.com Excellence in Technology Awards


Readers Recognize WebOffice as Cost-Effective, Easy to Use On-Demand Collaboration Solution

SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 15, 2005 — WebEx Communications (Nasdaq: WEBX), the leading provider of on-demand collaborative business applications, today announced that WebEx WebOffice has been named Product of the Year in the Collaboration category by SmallBusinessComputing.com. The Excellence in Technology awards are chosen by SmallBusinessComputing.com readers in an annual poll to determine the "outstanding products of the year that help small businesses increase efficiency and improve productivity." WebEx WebOffice allows small businesses to conduct online meetings, share documents, calendars and databases, assign and track tasks, and post group announcements—all in a secure online workplace.

“Our readers have spoken and they are clearly impressed with the features, functionality and price of WebEx WebOffice,” said Dan Muse, executive editor of internet.com's Small Business Channel. “We’re pleased to welcome WebEx WebOffice to the prestigious circle of Excellence in Technology winners.”

Introduced in October 2005, WebEx WebOffice integrates both real-time and asynchronous collaboration capabilities into one unified solution to help small businesses increase productivity, coordination and communications with colleagues, customers and partners. By combining collaboration capabilities such as document sharing, calendaring and real-time web meetings into an easy-to-use suite, WebEx WebOffice allows small businesses to be more integrated, efficient and nimble, and ultimately more competitive. These “on-demand” capabilities are critical to small businesses users, providing anytime, anywhere access to manage all aspects of business operations.

WebEx WebOffice currently has more than 325,000 users worldwide. The service is offered in two versions, one for small businesses and one for individuals. Either version is available on-demand, and may be setup online in just minutes.

  • WebEx WebOffice Workgroup — Designed to meet the collaboration and web meeting needs of small businesses with five or more users, WebOffice Workgroup provides a complete collaboration suite including a document manager, group calendar, database manager, task manager and several other collaborative business tools.
  • WebEx WebOffice Personal — Tailored to the requirements of the individual professional, WebOffice Personal provides users with real-time web meetings, document manager, task manager, online calendar, and contact manager.

About WebEx Communications
WebEx Communications, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand collaboration applications. WebEx applications are used across the enterprise in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering and product design. WebEx delivers its suite of applications over the WebEx MediaTone Network, a global network specifically designed for secure delivery of on-demand applications. WebEx Communications is based in Santa Clara, California and has regional headquarters in Europe, Asia and Australia. Please call toll free 877-509-3239 or visit www.WebEx.com for more information.

WebEx recently created the WebExOne operating unit specifically to focus on meeting the unique requirements of the small business and individual professional market segments. For more information about our small business offerings, or to take a FREE 30-day test drive of any of these products, visit www.WebExOne.com, or call toll free 888-932-2600.

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