Author of “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything” Kicks Off WebEx Virtual Forum

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 14, 2007—WebEx (Nasdaq: WEBX), the leading provider of web collaboration applications, starts its online user forum this week with a keynote presentation from Don Tapscott, co-author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.

Tapscott’s keynote takes place on May 15 at 10:00 AM PDT and kicks off the 2007 WebEx Experience Online Forum, a six-day virtual event with 27 sessions hosted by industry experts. For more information or to register for the free keynote and online forum, visit, www.webex.com/experience.

The 2007 WebEx Experience Online Forum consists of five tailored series designed to help users improve collaboration with customers, colleagues and partners. The five series are:

• Discover Series: investigates new tips and tricks for getting the most out of your WebEx applications
• Best Practices: focuses on best practices across WebEx applications
• New Solution: features special sessions for WebEx Connect partners
• QuickFire: features 15-30 minute “quickfire” on some of the hottest new features
• Real Results: showcases real customer user case studies

About Don Tapscott:

Don Tapscott is a speaker, author and consultant based in Toronto, specializing in business strategy and organizational transformation. Tapscott is chief executive of New Paradigm, which he founded in 1993, and adjunct professor of management, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He has authored or co-authored eleven widely read books on the application of technology in business. His new book, co-authored with Anthony Williams is Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Portfolio, December 2006). Tapscott holds a B.Sc. in psychology and statistics, and an M.Ed. specializing in research methodology. He also holds two honorary Doctor of Laws granted by the University of Alberta in 2001, and Trent University in 2006.

About WebEx

With 2.3 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, telework 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 www.webex.com for more information.

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