WebEx WebOffice Recognized as a Leading On-Demand Collaboration Solution for Small Businesses

SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 26, 2006 — WebEx WebOffice from on-demand collaborative business applications leader WebEx Communications (Nasdaq: WEBX), has been named one of the top 10 technology products for small businesses in Small Business Technology Magazine’s 2005 Product of the Year Awards. 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.

The Small Business Technology Magazine 2005 Product of the Year Awards recognize world-class technology solutions that are perfectly suited to meet the unique needs of today’s small businesses. Competing products were evaluated for overall fit; functionality and ease of use; potential impact on the bottom line; and innovation as well as critical factors for successful technology adoption among small businesses, including: pricing, return on investment, features, learning curve and ease of installation. Award winners will be part of a special Winter issue featuring the 2005 Product of the Year Awards and 2006 Buyer’s Guide. The complete list of winners is available on the Small Business Technology website at http://www.sbtechnologymagazine.org.

http://www.sbtechnologymagazine.org“We are pleased to recognize WebEx WebOffice as one of the top products of 2005 for offering small businesses an innovative solution to help boost collaboration and improve productivity in our inaugural Small Business Technology Magazine Product of the Year Awards,” said Andrea Peiro, CEO of the Small Business Technology Institute and publisher of Small Business Technology Magazine. “The inaugural Small Business Technology Magazine Product of the Year Awards reinforces our commitment to providing outstanding educational resources that help small businesses better understand how technology can help them grow and succeed.

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 customers, colleagues 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.

“Small businesses need to communicate and collaborate just like larger companies, but are often constrained by resources and budget,” said Rick Faulk, president, WebEx Small Business.

“WebEx WebOffice is easy to set up, cost-effective to run and allows businesses of all sizes to share information and collaborate entirely online. We are pleased Small Business Technology magazine recognizes the value WebEx WebOffice brings to small businesses with its scalable, on-demand delivery that allows it to grow with our customers’ businesses.” WebEx WebOffice is available in two versions; a Workgroup solution for small businesses and a Personal solution for individuals. WebOffice Workgroup is designed to meet the collaboration and web meeting needs of small businesses with five or more users. The service includes a full suite of collaboration tools including; a document manager, group calendar, database manager, task manager, web meetings, and several other customizable applications. WebOffice Workgroup pricing starts at $59.95 for five users. WebOffice Personal is tailored to the individual user and offers web meetings, document management, task management, online calendaring, and more. The individual edition is offered to users at $49.95 per month.

• 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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