PictureTel

PictureTel Corporation
Company type	Public
Industry	Telepresence & Videotelephony
Founded	August 1984
Founders	Brian L. Hinman; Jeffrey G. Bernstein; David H. Staelin;
Defunct	October 2001
Headquarters	Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
Products	(Partial list); C-2000 Codec; C-3000 Codec; V-2100 Videoconferencing System; V-3100; Live50; Live100; Live200; 600 Series; 900 Series; System 4000; Concorde 4500; Venue 2000; LiveShare Plus - Windows;

PictureTel Corporation was one of the first commercial videoconferencing product companies. It achieved peak revenues of over $490 million in 1996 and 1997 and was eventually acquired by Polycom^[1] in October 2001.

^ Polycom To Acquire PictureTel Corporation. May 2001 Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Polycom To Acquire PictureTel Corporation. May 2001 Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

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