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WebEx Connect Unlocks Software Suite and Enables New Generation of Distributed Innovation with On-Demand Integration, Distribution and Monetization Platform MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Web 2.0 Expo 2007 -- thinkingVOICE and WebEx (NASDAQ:WEBX), the leading provider of on-demand applications for collaborative business, today announced that thinkingVOICE has joined the WebEx Connect Developer Network to make its phone leads on demand and click to call services available via WebEx Connect. WebEx Connect, the first collaborative on-demand platform, will enable developers and customers to integrate multiple applications to create powerful collaborative business "mashup" solutions from best-of-breed web-based, on-premises and desktop applications. thinkingVOICE's lead generation services enables businesses to pay per call - giving every business the ability to make their phones ring with qualified prospects on the other line without the uncertainty of pay per click or cost per impression advertising. Getting started with thinkingVOICE is a 5 minute process where an ad and landing page is created online. Each advertiser completes a checklist targeting keywords, categories and geographies. Once approved, the ad is placed in thinkingVOICE's ad exchange -- a network of dozens of online and offline ad publishers including search sites, mobile search, directory assistance services and online directories. To see a demo of how the service works, go to http://www.thinkingvoice.com/ppl. There is no upfront fee for WebEx Connect customers to sign up or to get their first few phone leads. Upon trial expiration, a customer can select the fee it is willing to pay to continue to receive more phone leads on a pay for performance model. "As one of the pioneering companies in pay per call advertising, we are excited about extending our services to the WebEx Connect community, "said Sean Wani, president, thinkingVOICE. "It is clear that on-the-phone interaction with potential customers better equips companies to close more sales." thinkingVOICE provides one of the many services users will be able to access through the WebEx Connect Marketplace of applications. WebEx Connect will enable users to integrate data from multiple applications into collaborative workspaces, custom designed for their particular workflows and business processes. Unlike traditional transactional applications, WebEx Connect is designed to improve productivity by enhancing collaboration and interaction between individuals. By leveraging open Web 2.0 protocols and collaborative WebEx applications programming interfaces (APIs), WebEx Connect will make it easy to adapt on-demand, desktop, and enterprise applications to create composite, "mashup" applications. "There is no better way to help our WebEx Connect customers grow their business than by making their phones ring," said Shankar Iyer, vice president, WebEx Connect Ecosystem, WebEx. "Pay-for-performance models based on delivering qualified phone leads versus anonymous clicks provide great value in allowing our customers to connect and collaborate real-time with prospects." The WebEx Connect Developer Network provides the tools, training, resources and community that developers need to build and market applications for WebEx Connect. Developers can access WebEx Connect documentation, APIs, a "sandbox" development platform and join the partner program to access a beta WebEx Connect client. WebEx Connect partner marketing services can help developers generate go-to-market strategies and leads for the applications on the WebEx Connect Marketplace. To learn more about the WebEx Connect Developer Network program, go to http://community.webex.com/connect About thinkingVOICE thinkingVOICE is a leader in the emerging pay per call market. thinkingVOICE has over 60,000 advertisers and local merchants who use thinkingVOICE pay per call services to drive leads via phone either at their own websites, auction listings, emails, and across the thinkingVOICE advertising network. Its CallActivator/click to call application, and toll free and local number provisioning provides live voice call back on demand. Its AdActivator/pay per call service provides phone leads in a manner similar to how ad networks provide pay per click marketing services to advertisers. Please call 888-233-0430 or visit https://thinkingvoice.com/signup/signup.aspx?promocode=EXWEB to sign up for our free trial for WebEx Connect Customers. About WebEx With 2.2 million registered users, WebEx is the global leader in on-demand applications for collaborative business on the web. These applications enhance high-touch business processes, such as sales and training, with efficient web-touch interactions. As an on-demand provider, WebEx is able to facilitate both internal and external collaboration. WebEx delivers its range of applications over the WebEx MediaTone Network, a global network specifically designed for the secure delivery of on-demand applications. WebEx applications support multipoint videoconferencing, web conferencing and application remote control. WebEx is based in Santa Clara, California and has regional headquarters in Europe, Asia and Australia. Please call toll free 877-509-3239 or visit http://www.webex.com/ for more information. WebEx and MediaTone are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of WebEx Communications, Inc. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by use of the terms anticipates, believes, continue, could, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, potential, predicts, should or will, or the negative of those terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those described in such statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. In particular, these forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the features and availability of unreleased products or platform tools. Factors which could contribute to risks and uncertainties include the failure to deliver the offerings as described, on schedule, or at all. A fuller discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could affect WebEx Communications, Inc. are more fully set forth in WebEx Communications, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including WebEx's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2007. WebEx Communications, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information contained in this press release. Contact: Sean Wani, thinkingVOICE 888-233-0430 or Colin Smith, WebEx 408-566-5694 or DATASOURCE: WebEx Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Sean Wani of thinkingVOICE, 1-888-233-0430, ; or Colin Smith of WebEx, +1-408-566-5694 or Web site: http://www.webex.com/

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