(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 12, 2001 ) ForgentTM Corporation (Nasdaq: FORG), a leading provider of advanced video network solutions for enterprise communications, has announced the appointment of Roy J. Wilson as chief operating officer, effective immediately. Wilson, who has served as interim chief operating officer since July 2001, will be responsible for sales, marketing, human resources, operations and professional services. "During the last six months, I focused on shaping the future growth strategy of Forgent," Wilson said. "Going forward, I plan to continue sharpening sales, marketing and operations to ensure successful execution."Other key sales and marketing appointments include the promotion of Bob Seidel to vice president of sales, and additions of Nancy Harris to vice president of marketing and Sanjay Mishra to director of VNP Professional Services. These new appointees come during a pivotal time for Forgent, which recently announced its Video Network Platform - the industry's first enterprise software for managing video networks. These seasoned executives are tasked to develop and execute effective sales and marketing programs that will communicate the company's vision, mission and product offering and drive customer sales of the Video Network Platform. Prior to joining Forgent, Wilson was managing director of Wilson & Wilson, an organization specializing in strategic planning and general management consulting for small to medium sized organizations. Previously, Wilson was senior vice president at BMC software, Inc., with responsibility for human resources, government relations, and community relations. He was also vice president of organizational development at Compaq Computer Corporation, and held various management and operations positions at Diageo PLC, Schlumberger and Texas Instruments. Wilson holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Relations from Syracuse University, is on the Mays College Development Council at Texas A&M University, and serves on the board of the University of Houston's College of Business. "These individuals possess proven leadership skills, solid industry experience, and strong strategic and tactical capabilities," said Richard Snyder, chairman and chief executive officer of Forgent. "They are valuable additions to our senior management team, and will be instrumental in directing our overall marketing initiatives, furthering our identity, and strengthening our leadership in the videoconferencing marketplace." Seidel, who joined the company (then known as VTel Solutions) in 1995 as director of sales for Integrated Services, has successfully created services products around integration, support and consulting that garnered wide customer acceptance; developed programs to promote, coordinate and track service sales to channel customers; and effectively managed and coordinated the marketing strategy for the new company launch. Seidel brings 20 years of marketing and sales experience in the video communications industry. He holds a master's degree from Temple University. Harris brings 16 years of experience in marketing enterprise software products. Most recently, she was director of marketing and product management at ClearCommerce - an Austin-based software startup in the Internet transaction processing market. Prior to that, Harris spent eight years with BMC Software in various key roles including director of field marketing, director of product marketing, and development management. Harris, who also spent several years with Andersen Consulting in various capacities, graduated from Northwestern University with a master's degree in marketing. As director of VNP Professional Services, Sanjay Mishra will build and manage a team that will provide integration and custom software development services to Forgent customers and technology partners. Mishra brings 11 years of experience including management and technical consulting roles at Crestone International, various technical roles at Tivoli Systems and BAE Systems, and was founder and principal architect of a venture-funded systems management software startup. Mishra holds a bachelor of arts in Computer Science and a bachelor of arts in Classics from Millsaps College, and has completed graduate work in software engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. About Forgent VTEL Corporation, doing business as ForgentTM Corporation (Nasdaq: FORG), is the premier provider of advanced video solutions for enterprise communications and a leader in improving video management and interoperability standards. Forgent's goal is to ensure simple, dependable video communications by combining professional services with network management tools to deliver ease of use, reliability, and manageability for video communications. As the largest and most experienced independent provider of services in the video industry, companies can rely on Forgent's technology and services to use video for mission-critical business functions. Forgent's Video Network Platform is the only network management software designed specifically to control the quality of service of multi-vendor video networks. For the first time, video is manageable, allowing enterprises to reduce operational costs while improving reliability and ease of use. For more information, log on to www.forgent.com or call Forgent's Investor Hotline at 1-866-276-FORG(3674). Safe Harbor This release may include projections and other forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and as such, actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected or desired. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include rapid changes in technology, changes in customer order patterns or order mix, the ability to collect certain foreign receivables, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, the intensity of competition, the cost and availability of certain key components, the company ability to manage product transitions and inventory levels, product pricing pressures, sudden or unexpected changes in demand for videoconferencing systems, litigation involving intellectual property, other issues, and the ability to consummate certain divestiture transactions. Additional discussion of these and other risk factors affecting the company's business and prospects is contained in the company's period filings with the SEC. ---------------Produced for Forgent CorporationContacts:Hedy BakerForgent Corporation512.437.2789hedy_baker@forgent.comJennifer Howard-BrownPierpont Communications, Inc.512.448.4950 x125jbrown@piercom.com---------------

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