Private company

PictureTel Corp.

Logo: PictureTel Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

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 in October 2001.2 It was founded in 1984.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded1

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 in October 2001.2

Products and brands

  • software

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1984Founded Founded1

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