Comprehensive Report Gives WebEx Meeting Center Top Scores for Consistent High Performance, Coupled with the Breadth and Depth of the overall Product

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26, 2006— WebEx (Nasdaq: WEBX), a leading provider of on-demand collaborative business applications, today announced that Forrester Research has placed WebEx in the top spot in its new report, Forrester Wave: Web Conferencing, Q2 2006. In the evaluation, WebEx ranked number one in all three categories garnering top scores for product offering, strategy and market presence.

“WebEx is moving aggressively into integration with core business processes,” writes Claire Schooley, Forrester research analyst and author of the report “It does not see its conferencing product as a standalone application, but rather as one that enhances workers’ productivity and is easily accessible from whatever applications they are in.” 1

The report continues, “The product provides strong integration at many levels. It supports meeting notification in Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, launching IM meetings from within Microsoft applications, and integration with both enterprise management systems and user management systems.” 2

For further detail on the Forrester evaluation of WebEx or to view the 2006 Forrester Wave, go to: www.webex.com/go/forrester-wave

Forrester evaluated the six leading web collaboration vendors across 108 criteria for this report. WebEx received the highest score among all vendors in the areas of connectivity, customer base, product management, financials and product strategy where it scored a perfect 5.00. The report also states that customers who use the WebEx have a seamless integrated web conferencing and audio experience.

“Unlike the software business, you can’t buy your way into on-demand collaboration leadership, you have to build your platform, operations and organization from the group up for the on-demand model” said Subrah Iyar, CEO, WebEx. “WebEx is leading a workplace revolution with new on-demand applications and services that unify collaboration technologies, business processes, content, and presence.

WebEx provides on-demand collaboration applications to individuals, small businesses and enterprise organizations. WebEx applications combine both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration capabilities and allow businesses to leverage the web as an efficient channel for interaction with customers, partners and coworkers. These on-demand applications enhance high-touch business processes, such as sales and training, with efficient web-touch interactions.

All WebEx applications are built on the MediaTone platform and are supported by the WebEx MediaTone Network, a platform and global network specifically designed for on-demand applications. The WebEx MediaTone Network uses a switch-based architecture to provide reliable, consistent and secure application performance worldwide. MediaTone APIs make it easy for developers to build specialized applications that leverage the network’s real-time collaboration capabilities or add these capabilities into third party applications.

About WebEx

WebEx Communications Inc., is the leader of on-demand applications for collaborative business on the web. WebEx applications are used across the enterprise in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering and product design. WebEx delivers its range 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.

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1. The Forrester Wave Vendor Summary, Q2 2006: WebEx Continues to Lead the Web Conferencing Market by Claire Schooley
2. The Forrester Wave Vendor Summary, Q2 2006: WebEx Continues to Lead the Web Conferencing Market by Claire Schooley

WebEx and MediaTone are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of WebEx Communications, Inc.

The above referenced report was produced by Forrester Research, an independent third party analyst that is not affiliated with WebEx Communications, Inc.

Contact:
Colin Smith, WebEx Communications, 408-566-5694

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