EXECUTION COPY AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION COPY

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

POLYCOM, INC.

SPYGLASS ACQUISITION CORP.

and

SPECTRALINK CORPORATION

Dated as of February 7, 2007

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INDEX OF ANNEXES

Annex A    –    Conditions to the Offer

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit A    –    Form of Tender and Voting Agreement

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this " Agreement ") is made and entered into as of February 7, 2007 by and among Polycom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Parent "), Spyglass Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (" Merger Sub "), and SpectraLink Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the " Company "). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Article I .

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, it is proposed that Merger Sub shall, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 10 Business Days after the date hereof), commence a tender offer (the " Offer ") to acquire all of the outstanding shares (the " Company Shares ") of Company Common Stock, at a price of $11.75 per Company Share, net to the holder thereof in cash (such amount, or any different amount per Company Share that may be paid pursuant to the Offer, being hereinafter referred to as the " Offer Price "), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, it is also proposed that, following the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company and each Company Share that is not tendered and accepted pursuant to the Offer will thereupon be cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, each of the Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub, as well as the Company Board, has (i) determined that this Agreement is advisable, (ii) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, taken together, are at a price and on terms that are fair to and in the best interests of their respective stockholders and (iii) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, each of the directors and executive officers of the Company, solely in their respective capacities as stockholders of the Company, have entered into Tender and Voting Agreements with Parent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a " Tender and Voting Agreement " and collectively, the " Tender and Voting Agreements ").

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as follows:

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS

1.1 Certain Definitions . For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings:

(a) " Acquisition Proposal " shall mean any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal by Parent or Merger Sub) relating to any Acquisition Transaction.

(b) " Acquisition Transaction " shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) involving: (i) any acquisition or purchase from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person or "group" (as defined in or under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than a fifteen percent (15%) interest in the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person or "group" (as defined in or under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) beneficially owning fifteen percent (15%) or more of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company immediately preceding such transaction hold less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the equity interests in, or other outstanding voting securities of, the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction; (iii) any sale, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), exchange, transfer, license (other than in the ordinary course of business), acquisition or disposition of more than fifteen percent (15%) of the assets of the Company or of one or more of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, is a "significant subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (in each case measured by the lesser of book or fair market value thereof); (iv) any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other significant corporate reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (v) any combination of the foregoing.

(c) " Affiliate " shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the term "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(d) " Associate " shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

(e) " Authorized Financial Advisor " means Q Advisors LLC, Avondale Partners LLC or any other financial advisor of nationally recognized standing.

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(f) " Balance Sheet " shall mean the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006.

(g) " Business Day " shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of California, Colorado or New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such States are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

(h) " Business Facility " is any property (including the land, improvements, indoor air, groundwater and surface water) that is or at any time has been owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their predecessors in connection with the operation of the business.

(i) " Code " shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute thereto.

(j) " Company Board " shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(k) " Company Capital Stock " shall mean the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

(l) " Company Common Stock " shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

(m) " Company ESPP " shall mean the Company’s 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and the Company’s 2006 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.

(n) " Company IP " shall mean Owned Company IP and Licensed Company IP.

(o) " Company Material Adverse Effect " shall mean any fact, event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or when taken together with all other such facts, events, circumstances, changes or effects that exist at the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, (x) is or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Company taken as a whole with its Subsidiaries, or (y) would reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable Legal Requirements; provided, however , that none of the following facts, events, circumstances, changes or effects, by itself or when aggregated with any one or more of the other such facts, events, circumstances, changes or effects, shall be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect and none of the following facts, events, circumstances, changes or effects, by itself or when aggregated with any one or more of the other such facts, events, circumstances, changes or effects, shall be taken into account when

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determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would, could or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) any changes resulting from, relating to or arising out of general market, economic or political conditions (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism or war, weather conditions or other force majeure events), provided that such changes do not have a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) any changes resulting from, relating to or arising out of general market, economic or political conditions in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, or war, weather conditions or other force majeure events), provided that such changes do not have a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, (iii) any changes or effects resulting from, directly arising out of or directly related to the announcement or pendency of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, (iv) changes in GAAP, or third party changes in the interpretation of GAAP, pursuant to which the Company is required to change its prior accounting policies or practices, (v) changes in Legal Requirements, (vi) the failure to take any action as a result of any restrictions or prohibitions set forth in Article VI , (vii) any legal claims or other Legal Proceedings made or brought by any Company Stockholders or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger), (viii) a change, by itself, in the trading price of a share of the Company Common Stock on Nasdaq, provided that the underlying causes of any such change may be taken into account in making a determination as to whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect except as otherwise provided in this definition, (ix) any failure by the Company to meet (A) any analyst estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or (B) the Company’s internal projections or forecasts of its own revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in any case under (A) or (B) above in and of itself, provided that the underlying causes of such failure may be taken into account in making a determination as to whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect except as otherwise provided in this definition, or (x) the matters set forth in Schedule I hereto.

(p) " Company Options " shall mean any options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock outstanding under any of the Company Option Plans.

(q) " Company Option Plans " shall mean the Company’s Stock Option Plan, Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan and the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and any other compensatory option plans or Contracts of the Company, including option plans or Contracts assumed by the Company pursuant to a merger or acquisition.

(r) " Company Preferred Stock " shall mean the Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

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(s) " Company Source Code " shall mean source code for which all or part of the Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights therein are part of the Owned Company IP.

(t) " Continuing Employees " shall mean all employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who are offered and timely accept employment by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, or who continue their employment with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company as of the Effective Time.

(u) " Contract " shall mean any contract, subcontract, agreement, commitment, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, sublicense, permit, franchise or other instrument, obligation or binding arrangement or understanding of any kind or character, whether oral or in writing.

(v) " Delaware Law " shall mean the DGCL and any other applicable law of the State of Delaware.

(w) " DGCL " shall mean the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or any successor statute thereto.

(x) " DOJ " shall mean the United States Department of Justice, or any successor thereto.

(y) " DOL " shall mean the United States Department of Labor, or any successor thereto.

(z) " Domain Name " shall mean any or all of the following and all worldwide rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith: domain names, uniform resource locators and other names and locators associated with Internet addresses.

(aa) " Environmental Laws " are all applicable Legal Requirements which prohibit, regulate or control any Hazardous Material or any Hazardous Material Activity, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act of 1976, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Clean Water Act, the WEEE Directive and the RoHS Directive.

(bb) " Environmental Permit " is any approval, permit, registration, certification, license, clearance or consent required to be obtained from any private person or any Governmental Authority with respect to a Hazardous Materials Activity which is or was conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(cc) " ERISA " shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statue, rules and regulations thereto.

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(dd) " Exchange Act " shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations thereto.

(ee) " Export Control and Import Laws " shall mean all applicable Legal Requirements that regulate, control, limit, prohibit, describe, authorize, tax, apply to, except, or exempt exports from or import into the United States, whether of physical items or of technology or technical data, including those Legal Requirements applicable to the export or release of controlled technology or technical data to non-United States persons whether in the United States or abroad (exports and "deemed exports"), including the Arms Export Control Act, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Act, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Export Administration Regulations, Title 19 of the United States Code, Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Trading with the Enemy Act, United Nations Participation Act, Cuban Democracy Act, Libertad Act, International Security and Development Cooperation Act, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and the USA Patriot Act.

(ff) " FTC " shall mean the United States Federal Trade Commission, or any successor thereto.

(gg) " GAAP " shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, as applied in the United States.

(hh)" Governmental Authority " shall mean any government, any governmental or regulatory entity or body, department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or judicial body, in each case whether federal, state, county, provincial, and whether local or foreign.

(ii) " Hazardous Material " is any material, chemical, substance or waste that has been designated by any Governmental Authority to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous, a pollutant, a contaminant, or otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment.

(jj) " Hazardous Materials Activity " is the transportation, transfer, recycling, storage, use, treatment, manufacture, removal, remediation, release, exposure of others to, sale, or distribution of any Hazardous Material or any product or waste containing a Hazardous Material, or product manufactured with ozone depleting substances, including any required labeling, payment of waste fees or charges (including so-called e-waste fees) and compliance with any recycling, product take-back or product content requirements.

(kk) " HSR Act " shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations thereto.

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(ll) " Intellectual Property " shall mean any or all of the following: (i) proprietary inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, industrial designs, improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how, technology, technical data and customer lists, and all documentation relating to any of the foregoing; (ii) business, technical and know-how information, non-public information, and confidential information, including databases and data collections and all rights therein; (iii) works of authorship (including computer programs, source code, object code, whether embodied in software, firmware or otherwise), architecture, documentation, files, records, schematics, verilog files, netlists, emulation and simulation reports, test vectors and hardware development tools and (iv) any similar or equivalent property of any of the foregoing (as applicable).

(mm) " Intellectual Property Rights " shall mean any or all of the following and all worldwide common law and statutory rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith: (i) patents and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof (" Patents "); (ii) copyrights, copyrights registrations and applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world including moral and economic rights of authors and inventors, however denominated (" Copyrights "); (iii) industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor; (iv) trade names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks, trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor (" Trademarks "); (v) trade secrets (including, those trade secrets defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and under corresponding foreign statutory and common law), business, technical and know-how information, non-public information, and confidential information and rights to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person; including databases and data collections and all rights therein (" Trade Secrets "); and (vi) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing (as applicable).

(nn) " IRS " shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service, or any successor thereto.

(oo) " Legal Proceeding " shall mean any action, claim, suit, litigation, proceeding (public or private), criminal prosecution, audit, arbitration, mediation or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.

(pp) " Legal Requirements " shall mean any and all applicable federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, directive, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issues, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

(qq) " Liabilities " shall mean any liability, indebtedness, obligation or commitment of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP).

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(rr) " Licensed Company IP " shall mean all Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights that are licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties.

(ss) " Lien " shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset); provided, however , that references to Liens throughout this Agreement shall exclude Permitted Liens.

(tt) " Nasdaq " shall mean the Nasdaq Global Market, or any successor inter-dealer quotation system operated by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., or any successor thereto.

(uu) " Order " shall mean any judgment, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ, assessment or order of any Governmental Authority that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable Legal Requirements.

(vv) " Owned Company IP " shall mean Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights that are owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(ww) " Parent Common Stock " shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.0005 per share, of Parent.

(xx) " Parent Material Adverse Effect " shall mean any material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Offer and the Merger prior to the Initial Termination Date or Extended Termination Date, as applicable.

(yy) " Permitted Encumbrances " shall mean (i) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or Taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP on the Balance Sheet, (ii) Liens of landlords and carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due and payable, and (iii) statutory Liens existing as of the Closing Date and claimed or held by any Governmental Authority that are related to obligations that are not due or delinquent.

(zz) " Person " shall mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or Governmental Authority.

(aaa) " Sarbanes-Oxley Act " shall mean the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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(bbb) " SEC " shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

(ccc) " Securities Act " shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules or regulations thereto.

(ddd) " Subsidiary " of any Person shall mean (i) a corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one of more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, (ii) a partnership of which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, is the general partner and has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such partnership, (iii) a limited liability company of which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, is the managing member and has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such company or (iv) any other Person (other than a corporation, partnership or limited liability company) in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof.

(eee) " Superior Proposal " shall mean any unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal involving the acquisition of all of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (whether by tender or exchange offer, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, recapitalization or other similar transaction) (i) which, if any cash consideration is involved, is not subject to any financing contingencies (and if financing is required, such financing is then fully committed to the third party making such Acquisition Proposal subject only to customary terms and conditions) and (ii) with respect to which the Company Board shall have reasonably determined in good faith (after consultation with an Authorized Financial Advisor and its outside legal counsel, and after taking into account, among other things, the financial, legal and regulatory aspects of such Acquisition Transaction, as well as any counter-offer or proposal made by Parent pursuant hereto) that (A) the acquiring party is capable of consummating the proposed Acquisition Transaction on the terms proposed within a reasonable time period and (B) the proposed Acquisition Transaction would, if consummated in accordance with its terms within a reasonable time period, be more favorable to the holders of Company Shares (in their capacity as such), from a financial point of view, than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger (or any counter-offer or proposal made by Parent pursuant hereto).

(fff) " Tax " shall mean (i) any and all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes and amounts imposed under escheat or

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unclaimed property laws, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts, (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period (including any liability under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provision of foreign, state or local law (including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar arrangement)), and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person or as a result of any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other Person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor or transferor.

(ggg) " Tax Returns " shall mean all returns, declarations, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed in respect of any Taxes, including all attachments, statements and addendums thereto.

1.2 Additional Definitions . The following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the respective sections of this Agreement set forth opposite each of the capitalized terms below:

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1.3 Certain Interpretations

(a) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to Sections, Articles, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules, shall be deemed to refer to Sections, Articles, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement, as applicable.

(b) Unless otherwise indicated, the words "include," "includes" and "including," when used herein, shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words "without limitation."

(c) The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

(d) When reference is made herein to a Person, such reference shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires.

(e) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to the Subsidiaries of a Person shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires.

(f) Unless otherwise indicated, throughout this Agreement, references to whether an event or matter is "material" to the Company shall be deemed to mean whether such event or matter is material to the Company, Kirk Telecom A/S and other direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company, taken as a whole.

(g) The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

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ARTICLE II

THE OFFER

2.1 The Offer . (a) Terms of Offer; Conditions to Offer . Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Article IX and (ii) none of the events set forth in clauses (C)(1) – (C)(7) of Annex A hereto, inclusive, shall have occurred and be continuing, then as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event more than ten (10) Business Days thereafter), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer to purchase all of the Company Shares at a price per Company Share, subject to the terms of Section 2.1(b) , equal to the Offer Price. The obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares tendered (and the obligation of Parent to cause Merger Sub to accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares tendered) shall be subject only to (i) the condition (the " Minimum Condition ") that, prior to the then scheduled expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(c) ), there be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer and not withdrawn a number of shares of Company Common Stock that, together with the Company Shares then owned by Parent and Merger Sub (if any), represents at least a majority of (x) all then outstanding Company Shares, plus (y) all Company Shares issuable upon the exercise of all then outstanding Company Options that (A) are vested and exercisable as of any then scheduled expiration date of the Offer or that would be vested and exercisable at any time within 120 calendar days following the then scheduled expiration date of the Offer assuming that the holder of such Company Options satisfies the vesting conditions applicable thereto (and after giving effect to the acceleration of any vesting that may occur as a result of the Offer), and (B) have an exercise price that is less than the Offer Price, plus , (z) all Company Shares issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any then outstanding securities (other than Company Options) that are exercisable or convertible into, or exchangeable for, Company Shares and (ii) the other conditions set forth in Annex A hereto. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however , that unless otherwise provided by this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, neither Parent nor Merger Sub may make any change to the terms and conditions of the Offer that (A) decreases the Offer Price, (B) changes the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, (C) reduces the number of Company Shares to be purchased in the Offer, (D) imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto, (E) amends the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto so as to broaden the scope of such conditions to the Offer, (F) amends the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto in any manner that is adverse to the holders of Company Shares, (G) extends the Offer in any manner other than pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 2.1(c) , or (H) amends or waives the Minimum Condition. The conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub and may be waived by Parent and Merger Sub, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion, other than (x) the Minimum Condition, and (y) the conditions set forth in clause (A), (C)(3) and (C)(4) of Annex I hereto if the directors or officers of the Company would be reasonably likely to have any material liability as a result of a waiver thereof (after taking into account the indemnification and insurance provisions set forth this Agreement for the benefit of such directors and officers), any of which conditions described in the preceding clauses (x) and

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(y) may be waived by Parent and Merger Sub only with the prior written consent of the Company. The failure by Parent and Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

(b) Adjustments to Offer Price . The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), cash dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to Merger Sub’s acceptance for payment of, and payment for, Company Shares pursuant to the Offer.

(c) Extension and Expiration of Offer . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, the Offer shall expire at midnight, New York Time, on the date that is twenty (20) business days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Section 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) after the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act); provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (i) Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or the Nasdaq that is applicable to the Offer, (ii) if the Minimum Condition is not satisfied at the time of any such extension, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for up to three (3) successive extension periods of ten (10) Business Days each in order to permit the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition; provided, however , that Merger Sub shall not be required (and, without the prior written approval of the Company, shall not be permitted) to extend the Offer more than three (3) times pursuant to this clause (ii), and (iii) in the event that (A) any of the conditions to the Offer and the other conditions set forth on Annex A hereto, other than the Minimum Condition, are not satisfied or waived as of any then scheduled expiration date of the Offer and (B) the Minimum Condition is satisfied at the time of such expiration date, then Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for successive extensions periods of ten (10) Business Day each in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions to the Offer; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (i) - (iii) of this Section 2.1(c) , inclusive, in no event shall Merger Sub be required to extend the Offer beyond the Initial Termination Date or the Extended Termination Date, as applicable; and provided further, that the foregoing clauses (i) - (iii) of Section 2.1(c), inclusive, shall not be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the right of Parent or the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Article IX . Neither Merger Sub nor Parent shall be entitled to extend the Offer in any manner other than pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.1(c) without the prior written consent of the Company.

(d) Payment for Company Shares . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment, and pay for, all Company Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, promptly (in accordance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act)

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after the applicable expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended in accordance with Section 2.1(c) ). The Offer Price payable in respect of each Company Share validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the holder thereof in cash, subject to reduction only for any applicable U.S. federal withholding or back-up withholding or other Taxes payable by such holder.

(e) Subsequent Offering Period . Merger Sub may (but shall not be required to), and the Offer Documents shall reserve the right to, provide for a "subsequent offering period" (within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) of not less than three (3) nor more than twenty (20) business days immediately following the expiration of the Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment, and pay for, all Company Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as so extended by such subsequent offering period, promptly after any such Company Shares are tendered during such subsequent offering period in accordance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Company Share validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, as so extended by such subsequent offering period, shall be paid net to the holder thereof in cash, subject to reduction only for any applicable U.S. federal withholding or back-up withholding or other Taxes payable by such holder.

(f) Schedule TO; Offer Documents . As soon as practicable on the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and including all exhibits thereto, the " Schedule TO ") with respect to the Offer, which shall contain as an exhibit or incorporate by reference an Offer to Purchase, or portions thereof (the " Offer to Purchase "), and forms of the letter of transmittal and summary advertisement, if any, in respect of the Offer (together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the " Offer Documents ") and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to all holders of Company Shares (collectively, the " Company Stockholders "). Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4 , the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents may include a description of the determinations, approvals and recommendations of the Company Board set forth in Section 2.2(a) . The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub in writing all information concerning the Company that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent and Merger Sub for inclusion in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents so as to enable Parent and Merger Sub to comply with their obligations under Section 2.1(a). Parent and the Company shall cooperate in good faith to determine the information regarding the Company that is necessary or reasonably appropriate to include in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents in order to satisfy applicable securities laws. Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and all other Legal Requirements. Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree that the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, when filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the

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statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company or any of its officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. The Company hereby agrees that the information provided by the Company in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents, when filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall promptly update or correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. Parent and Merger Sub shall take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, as so updated or corrected, to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents, as so updated or corrected, to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide to the Company and its counsel any and all written comments that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive in writing from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents promptly after receipt thereof, and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the formulation of any written response to any such written comments of the SEC or its staff.

2.2 Company Actions .

(a) Company Determinations, Approvals and Recommendations. The Company hereby approves and consents to the Offer and represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that, at a meeting duly called and held prior to the date hereof, the Company Board has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (i) unanimously determined that this Agreement is advisable, (ii) unanimously determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, taken together, are at a price and on terms that are in the best interests of the Company and the holders of Company Shares, (iii) unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, and the Tender and Voting Agreements, which approval, to the extent applicable, constituted approval under the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL as a result of which this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, as well as the Tender and Voting Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby, are not and will not be subject to the provisions of, or any restrictions under, the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL and (iv) unanimously resolved to recommend that the holders of Company Shares accept the Offer, tender their Company Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer and adopt this Agreement in accordance with the applicable provisions of

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Delaware Law; provided, however , that such recommendation may be withheld, withdrawn, amended or modified in accordance with the terms of Section 7.2 . The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the foregoing determinations and approvals in the Offer Documents and, to the extent that the foregoing recommendation of the Company Board is not withheld, withdrawn, amended or modified in accordance with Section 7.2 , the Company hereby consents to the inclusion of such recommendation in the Offer Documents.

(b) Schedule 14D-9 . The Company shall (i) file with the SEC, concurrently with the filing by Parent and Merger Sub of the Schedule TO, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and including all exhibits thereto, the " Schedule 14D-9 ") and (ii) cause the Schedule 14D-9 to be mailed to the Company Stockholders, together with the Offer Documents, promptly after the commencement of the Offer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2 , the Schedule 14D-9 shall include a description of the determinations, approvals and recommendations of the Company Board (including the Company Board Recommendation) set forth in Section 2.2(a) and Section 7.2(a) . Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. The Company shall cause the Schedule 14D-9 to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and all other Legal Requirements. The Company hereby further agrees that the Schedule 14D-9, when filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9. Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree that the information provided by them specifically in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9, when filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly update or correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9, as so updated or corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. The Company shall provide Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. The Company shall provide in writing to Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel any written comments the

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Company or its counsel may receive in writing from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly upon receipt thereof, and the Company shall provide Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the formulation of any written response to any such written comments of the SEC or its staff.

(c) Company Information . In connection with the Offer, the Company shall, or shall cause its transfer agent to, promptly following a request by Parent, furnish Parent with such information, including a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the stockholders of the Company, mailing labels and any available listing or computer files containing the names and addresses of all record and beneficial holders of Company Shares, and lists of security positions of Company Shares held in stock depositories (including updated lists of stockholders, mailing labels, listings or files of securities positions), and with such assistance, as Parent or its agents may reasonably request in order to disseminate and otherwise communicate the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of Company Shares. Subject to any and all Legal Requirements, and except for such steps as are necessary to disseminate the Offer Documents and any other documents necessary to consummate the Merger, Parent and Merger Sub and their agents shall (i) hold in confidence the information contained in any such lists of stockholders, mailing labels and listings or files of securities positions, (ii) use such information only in connection with the Offer and the Merger and (iii) if (A) this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Article IX and (B) Parent and Merger Sub shall withdraw the Offer or the Offer shall otherwise expire or terminate in accordance with the terms hereof without Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) having accepted for payment any Company Shares pursuant to the Offer, deliver (and shall use their respective reasonable efforts to cause their agents to deliver) to the Company any and all copies and any extracts or summaries from such information then in their possession or control.

(d) Rights of First Refusal . Solely in connection with the tender and purchase of Company Shares pursuant to the Offer and the consummation of the Merger in accordance with this Agreement, the Company hereby waives any and all rights of first refusal it may have with respect to Company Shares owned by, or issuable to, any Person, other than rights to repurchase unvested shares, if any, that may be held by Persons pursuant to the grant of restricted stock purchase rights or following exercise of employee stock options.

2.3 Company Boards of Directors and Committees; Section 14(f) of Exchange Act .

(a) Composition of Company Board . Effective upon the initial acceptance for payment by Merger Sub of Company Shares pursuant to the Offer (the " Appointment Time ," the use of which term herein shall not, unless the context otherwise requires, depend upon whether Parent shall exercise its rights under this Section 2.3(a) ) and from time to time thereafter, Parent shall be entitled to designate up to such number of directors on the Company Board equal to the product (rounded up to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of directors on the Company Board (giving effect to any increase in the number of directors pursuant to this Section 2.3 ) and

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(y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Company Shares held by Parent and Merger Sub (giving effect to the Company Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer), and the denominator of which is the total number of then outstanding Company Shares. Promptly following a request by Parent, the Company shall take all action necessary to cause the individuals so designated by Parent to be elected or appointed to the Company Board, including (at the election of Parent) either by increasing the size of the Company Board or by seeking and accepting or otherwise securing the resignations of such number of then incumbent directors as is necessary to enable the individuals so designated by Parent to be elected or appointed to the Company Board. From time to time after the Appointment Time, the Company shall take all action necessary to cause the individuals so designated by Parent to constitute substantially the same percentage (rounding up where appropriate) as is on the Company Board on (i) each committee of the Company Board, (ii) each board of directors of each Subsidiary of the Company and (iii) each committee of each such board of directors of each Subsidiary of the Company, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by all applicable Legal Requirements, and specifically including the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Global Market. Promptly after the Appointment Time, the Company shall take all action necessary to elect to be treated as a "controlled company" as defined by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(c) and make all necessary filings and disclosures associated with such status. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.3 , any and all members of the Company Board immediately prior to such appointments by Parent who remain on the Company Board after such appointments by Parent shall be referred to as " Continuing Directors " and each as a " Continuing Director ." At least three (3) of the Continuing Directors shall be "independent directors" as defined by Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and eligible to serve on the Company’s audit committee under the Exchange Act and Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and at least one Continuing Director shall be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto.

(b) Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act . The Company’s obligation to appoint Parent’s designees to the Company Board shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. The Company shall promptly take all action required pursuant to this Section 2.3 and Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its obligations under this Section 2.3 , and shall include in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to the Company and its directors and officers as is required under such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its obligations under this Section 2.3 . Parent shall provide to the Company in writing, and be solely responsible for any information with respect to itself and its nominees, directors, officers and affiliates, required by such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1.

(c) Required Approvals of Continuing Directors . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event that Parent’s designees are elected or appointed to the Company Board prior to the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and there shall be any Continuing Directors, the approval of a majority of such Continuing Directors (or the sole Continuing Director if there shall be only one (1) Continuing Director) shall be required in order to (i) amend or terminate this Agreement, or agree or consent to any amendment or termination of this Agreement, in any case on

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behalf of the Company, (ii) extend the time for performance of, or waive, any of the obligations or other acts of Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement, (iii) waive any of the Company’s rights under this Agreement or (iv) make any other determination with respect to any action to be taken or not to be taken by or on behalf of the Company relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger.

2.4 Top-Up Option .

(i) The Company hereby grants to Parent an irrevocable option (the " Top-Up Option "), exercisable only upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to purchase, at a price per share equal to the Offer Price, that number of shares of Common Stock (the " Top-Up Option Shares ") equal to the lowest number of shares of Common Stock that, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock owned by Parent and its subsidiaries and affiliates at the time of such exercise, shall constitute ten thousand (10,000) shares more than 90% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (after giving effect to the issuance of the Top-Up Option Shares); provided , however , that (x) the Top-Up Option shall not be exercisable unless, (A) immediately prior to such exercise, Merger Sub and Parent collectively hold Company Shares in excess of 80% of the Company Shares then outstanding and (B) immediately after such exercise and the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, the Short Form Threshold would be reached (assuming the issuance of the Top-Up Option Shares); (y) that in no event shall the Top-Up Option be exercisable for a number of shares of Common stock in excess of the Company’s total authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock; and (z) in no event shall the Top-Up Option be exercisable for more than an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to 19.9% of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date hereof (or such greater amount as may be issuable under Rule 4350(i) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules without the approval of the Company’s stockholders). Neither Parent nor Merger Sub may transfer the Top-Up Option to any other Person, other than a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Parent, without the prior written consent of the Company.

(ii) Provided that no applicable law, rule, regulation, order, injunction or other legal impediment shall prohibit the exercise of the Top-Up Option or the issuance of the Top-Up Option Shares pursuant thereto, or otherwise make such exercise or issuance illegal, Parent may exercise the Top-Up Option, in whole but not in part, at any one time after the Appointment Time and prior to the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 .

(iii) In the event Parent wishes to exercise the Top-Up Option, Parent shall send to the Company a written notice (a " Top-Up Exercise Notice ," the date of which notice is referred to herein as the " Top-Up Notice Date ") specifying the denominations of the certificate or certificates evidencing the Top-Up Option Shares which the Parent wishes to receive, and the place, time and date for the closing of the purchase and sale pursuant to the Top-Up Option (the " Top-Up Closing"). The Company shall, promptly after receipt of the Top-Up Exercise Notice, deliver a written notice to the Parent confirming the number

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of Top-Up Option Shares and the aggregate purchase price therefore (the " Top-Up Notice Receipt "). At the Top-Up Closing, Parent shall pay the Company the aggregate price required to be paid for the Top-Up Option Shares by wire transfer in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount specified in the Top-Up Notice Receipt, and the Company shall cause to be issued to Parent a certificate or certificates representing the Top-Up Option Shares. Such certificates may include any legends that are required by federal or state securities laws.

(iv) Parent and Merger Sub understand that the Company Shares which Merger Sub may acquire upon exercise of the Top-Up Option will not be registered under the Securities Act and will be issued in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company that Merger Sub is, or will be upon the purchase of the Top-Up Option Shares, an Accredited Investor, as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Merger Sub agrees that the Top-Up Option and the Top-Up Option Shares are being and will be acquired by Merger Sub for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for resale in connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.

ARTICLE III

THE MERGER

3.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the " Merger "), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger. The Company, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the " Surviving Corporation ."

3.2 The Effective Time . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall cause the Merger to be consummated under Delaware Law by filing a certificate of merger (or a certificate of ownership and merger, as applicable) in customary form and substance (the " Certificate of Merger ") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the " Delaware Secretary of State ") in accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law (the time of such filing and acceptance by the Delaware Secretary of State, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger, being referred to herein as the " Effective Time ").

3.3 The Closing . The consummation of the Merger (the " Closing ") shall take place at a closing to occur at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California, 94304, on a date and at a time to be agreed upon by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company, which date shall be no later than the second (2 ^nd ) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject

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to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder), of such conditions), or at such other location, date and time as Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall mutually agree upon in writing (the date upon which the Closing shall actually occur pursuant hereto being referred to herein as the " Closing Date ").

3.4 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

3.5 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws .

(a) Certificate of Incorporation . At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 7.14 , the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically to the Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law and such Certificate of Incorporation; provided, however , that at the Effective Time the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended so that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be "SpectraLink Corporation."

(b) Bylaws . At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 7.14 , the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall become the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such Bylaws.

3.6 Directors and Officers .

(a) Directors . At the Effective Time, the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.

(b) Officers . At the Effective Time, the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly appointed.

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3.7 Effect on Capital Stock .

(a) Capital Stock . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or the holders of any of the following securities, the following shall occur:

(i) Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (A) shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise) and (B) shares of Company Common Stock owned by stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised their dissenters’ rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL) shall be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price, without interest thereon (the " Merger Consideration "), upon the surrender of the certificate representing such share of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 3.8 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner provided in Section 3.10 ).

(ii) Owned Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise) shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.

(iii) Capital Stock of Merger Sub . Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation. Each certificate evidencing ownership of such shares of common stock of Merger Sub shall thereafter evidence ownership of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

(b) Adjustment to Merger Consideration . The Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), cash dividends, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.

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(c) Statutory Rights of Appraisal .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (collectively, " Dissenting Company Shares ") shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7 . Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, except that all Dissenting Company Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 3.8 .

(ii) The Company shall give Parent (A) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Delaware Law and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (B) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under Delaware Law in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.

(d) Company Options; Company ESPP . At the Effective Time, (i) each Company Option then outstanding under any of the Company Option Plans shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.11 and (ii) each purchase right then outstanding under the Company ESPP shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.11 .

(e) Repurchase Rights . If any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement with the Company (" Company Restricted Stock ") with respect to a service provider who continues in employment or service with Parent (or a subsidiary of Parent) following the Effective Time, then the amounts payable with respect to such shares of Company Restricted Stock pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.7(a)(i) shall be withheld and retained by Parent and shall vest and become payable on the date that such Company Restricted Stock would have otherwise vested pursuant to its original vesting schedule as in effect prior to the Effective Time, and such payment shall be made at the first regularly scheduled Parent (or subsidiary of Parent) payroll date following the vesting date applicable to such payment.

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3.8 Exchange of Certificates .

(a) Payment Agent . Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall select a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as the payment agent for the Merger (the " Payment Agent ").

(b) Exchange Fund . Promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) following the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the Payment Agent, for payment to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of this Article III , an amount of cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the Merger Consideration and (y) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares of Company Common Stock then owned by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or any direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise)) (such cash amount being referred to herein as the " Exchange Fund ").

(c) Payment Procedures . Promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) following the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Payment Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) of a certificate or certificates (the " Certificates "), which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares) (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Payment Agent and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Article III . Upon surrender of Certificates for cancellation to the Payment Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders of such Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Article III , and the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. The Payment Agent shall accept such Certificates upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Payment Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates on the Merger Consideration payable upon the surrender of such Certificates pursuant to this Section 3.8 . Until so surrendered, outstanding Certificates shall be deemed from and after the Effective Time, to evidence only the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Article III .

(d) Transfers of Ownership . In the event that a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock is not registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, or if Merger Consideration is to be paid in a name other than that in which the Certificates surrendered in exchange therefor are registered in the stock transfer books

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or ledger of the Company, the Merger Consideration may be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company only if such Certificate is properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for surrender and transfer and the Person requesting such payment has paid to Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the payment of Merger Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate, or established to the satisfaction of Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) that such transfer or other Taxes have been paid or are otherwise not payable.

(e) Required Withholding . Each of the Payment Agent, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any cash amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former holder of shares of Company Common Stock such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under U.S. federal or state, local or non-U.S. law. To the extent that such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.

(f) No Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Payment Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other party hereto shall be liable to a holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

(g) Distribution of Exchange Fund to Parent . Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of the Certificates on the date that is six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger who have not theretofore surrendered their Certificates evidencing such shares of Company Common Stock for exchange pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.8 shall thereafter look for payment of the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock evidenced by such Certificates solely to Parent, as general creditors thereof, for any claim to the applicable Merger Consideration to which such holders may be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Article III .

3.9 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock .. From and after the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate theretofore representing any shares of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable therefor upon the surrender thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8 . The Merger Consideration paid in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of the Company Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Common Stock that were

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issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than transfers to reflect, in accordance with customary settlement procedures, trades effected prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article III .

3.10 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event that any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 3.7 ; provided, however , that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment of such Merger Consideration, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Payment Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

3.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action . If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall take all such lawful and necessary action on behalf of the Company and Merger Sub.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except, with respect to any Section of this Article IV , as set forth in the section of the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent on the date of this Agreement (the " Company Disclosure Schedule ") that specifically relates to such Section or in any other section of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is reasonably apparent from the text of such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such Section, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

4.1 Organization and Standing . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under Delaware Law. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its respective organization (to the extent the "good standing" concept is applicable in the case of any jurisdiction outside the United States), except where the failure to be so in "good standing" is not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its respective business as it is presently being conducted and to own, lease or operate its respective properties and assets. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of its activities make such qualification necessary (to the extent the "good standing" concept is applicable in the

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case of any jurisdiction outside the United States), except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has delivered or made available to Parent complete and correct copies of (a) the certificates of incorporation and bylaws or other constituent documents, as amended to date, of the Company and (b) the minutes (or, in the case of draft minutes, the most recent drafts thereof) of all meetings of the stockholders, the Company Board and each committee of the Company Board, other than those minutes and consents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any alternative transactions considered by the Board. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other applicable constituent documents, except for such violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

4.2 Subsidiaries .

(a) Section 4.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the name, jurisdiction of organization and function (i.e., sales, manufacturing, administration, etc.) of each Subsidiary of the Company. Except for the Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Person.

(a) All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, each Subsidiary of the Company (i) has been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all Liens and free of any other restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other equity or voting interest) that would prevent the operation by the Surviving Corporation of such Subsidiary’s business as presently conducted.

(b) There are no outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) options, warrants, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or that obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), together with the capital stock of the Subsidiaries of the Company, being referred to collectively as " Subsidiary Securities ") or (iv) other obligations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payments based on the price or value of any shares of any Subsidiary of the Company. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Subsidiary Securities.

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4.3 Authorization .

(a) The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and subject, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no additional corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger), other than in the case of the consummation of the Merger, obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (a) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and (b) is subject to general principles of equity.

(b) Assuming that the representations of Parent and Merger Sub contained in Section 5.6 are accurate, and if the holdings of Company Common Stock by Parent and/or Merger Sub do not meet the threshold required by Section 253 of the DGCL, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares, voting together as a class, as of the record date for such vote (the " Requisite Stockholder Approval "), is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary (under applicable Legal Requirements or otherwise) to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger.

4.4 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) fifty million (50,000,000) shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) five million (5,000,000) shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on February 5, 2007: (A) 19,525,060 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, of which 83,695 shares are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement with the Company, (B) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and (C) there were 4,732,477 shares of Company Capital Stock held by the Company as treasury shares. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights. Since the close of business on February 5, 2007, the Company has not issued any shares of Company Capital Stock other than pursuant to the exercise of Company Options granted under a Company Stock Plan.

(b) The Company has reserved 4,305,238 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance under the Company Stock Plans. As of the close of business on

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February 5, 2007, with respect to the Company Stock Plans, there were outstanding Company Options with respect to 2,898,204 shares of Company Common Stock and, since such date, the Company has not granted, committed to grant or otherwise created or assumed any obligation with respect to any Company Options, other than as permitted by Section 6.2(b) .

(c) Except as set forth in this Section 4.4 , there are (i) no outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company, (ii) no outstanding securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company, (iii) no outstanding options, warrants, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company, or that obligates the Company to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company, (iv) no obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), together with the capital stock of the Company, being referred to collectively as " Company Securities ") or (v) no other obligations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payments based on the price or value of the Shares. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities.

(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement restricting the transfer of, relating to the voting of, requiring registration of, or granting any preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights or rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any securities of the Company.

4.5 Non-contravention; Required Consents .

(a) The execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger) and the compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other constituent documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) subject to obtaining such Consents set forth in Section 4.5(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, violate, conflict with, or result in the breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets may be bound, (iii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.5(b) and, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, subject to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, violate or conflict with any law or Order

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applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, for such violations, conflicts, breaches defaults, terminations, accelerations or Liens which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the Offer and the Merger.

(b) No consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or filing or registration with, or notification to (any of the foregoing being a " Consent "), any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger), except (i) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and such filings with Governmental Authorities to satisfy the applicable laws of states in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are qualified to do business, (ii) such filings and approvals as may be required by any federal or state securities laws, including compliance with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any applicable foreign antitrust, competition or merger control laws and (iv) such other Consents, the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

4.6 SEC Reports . The Company has filed or furnished (as applicable) all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that have been required to be so filed or furnished (as applicable) by it under applicable laws prior to the date hereof, and the Company will file prior to the expiration date of the Offer all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that are required to be filed by it under applicable laws prior to such time (all such forms, reports and documents, together with any other forms, reports or other documents filed or furnished (as applicable) by the Company with the SEC on or prior to the expiration date of the Offer that are not required to be so filed or furnished, the " SEC Reports "). Each SEC Report complied, or will comply, as the case may be, as of its filing date, as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, each as in effect on the date such SEC Report was or will be filed. True and correct copies of all Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof and since January 1, 1996, whether or not required under applicable laws, have been furnished to Parent or are publicly available in the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) database of the SEC. As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), each SEC Report filed since December 31, 2001 did not (or with respect to SEC Reports filed after the date hereof, did not and will not) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. No executive officer of the Company has failed to make

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the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any SEC Report, except as disclosed in certifications filed with the SEC Reports. Neither the Company nor any of its executive officers has received notice from any Governmental Authority challenging or questioning the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing of such certifications.

4.7 Financial Statements .

(a) The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries filed in or furnished with the SEC Reports have been (or, with respect to SEC Reports filed after the date hereof and prior to the expiration date of the Offer, will be), as the case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods and at the dates involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), and fairly present in all material respects, or will present in all material respects, as the case may be, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has established and maintains, adheres to and enforces a system of internal accounting controls which are effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the Company Board and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (including any employee thereof) have identified or been made aware of, nor to the Company’s knowledge have the Company’s independent auditors identified or been made aware of, (A) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries or (C) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, partnership agreement or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction, arrangement or relationship between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand (such as any arrangement described in Section 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K of the SEC)) where the purpose or effect of such arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving the Company or any its Subsidiaries in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant, consultant or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any substantive complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No current or former attorney representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company Board or any committee thereof or to any director or executive officer of the Company.

(e) To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Legal Requirements of the type described in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company or any such Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act of such employee described in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(f) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all effective provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(g) The Company has provided to Parent copies of all SAB 99 memoranda, reports, white papers or similar documents prepared by, on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company since January 1, 2004.

(h) The Company’s Net Cash Position was $7,169,000 as of December 31, 2006 and was not less than $10,600,000 as of February 6, 2007. " Net Cash Position " shall mean (i) the sum of the Company’s (x) "cash and cash equivalents," (y) "investment in marketable securities – current," and (z) "investment in marketable securities – long term," less (ii) the sum of (x) the Company’s "current portion long-term debt" and (y) the Company’s "long term debt," all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

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4.8 Schedule 14D-9; Proxy Statement; Offer Documents .

(a) The Schedule 14D-9, when filed with the SEC, will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and, on the date first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9.

(b) The proxy statement, letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy accompanying the Proxy Statement that will be provided to the Company Stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, and any schedules required to be filed with the SEC in connection therewith (collectively, as amended or supplemented, the " Proxy Statement ") will, when filed with the SEC, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. At the time the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to the Company Stockholders and at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, the Proxy Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the in the Proxy Statement.

(c) None of the information supplied by the Company or its officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees expressly for inclusion in the Offer Documents will, on the date the Offer Documents are first sent to the Company Stockholders and at the expiration date of the Offer (in the later case after giving effect to any updated information supplied by the Company or its officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees expressly for inclusion in the Offer Documents prior to the expiration date of the Offer), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements