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www.premiereglobal.com/ - InformationWeek Ellen Asuncion, 949-223-3622 Marketing Manager easuncion@techweb.com or Cohn & Wolfe for Premiere Global Services Lauren Mauro, 512-542-2832 lauren.mauro@cohnwolfe.com Premiere Global Services, Inc. (NYSE: PGI), a global provider of on-demand, communication technologies-based business process improvement solutions, today announced that it ranked 59th on the 2008 InformationWeek 500 that was revealed last night at a gala awards ceremony, part

of the exclusive InformationWeek 500 Conference at the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, CA.

"Premiere Global Services is pleased to be named in the top 100 of the prestigious InformationWeek 500," said David Guthrie, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Premiere Global Services, Inc. "The Premiere Global Communications Operating System (PGi(SM)COS) allows customers, partners, integrators and developers to build applications that help companies gain a competitive edge by improving critical daily business processes. Premiere Global continues to grow and provide the latest in on-demand communication services for our global customer base."

Premiere Global launched the Premiere Global Communications Operating System in 2007 to provide a broad array of communication technologies on a single, on-demand platform. With its ability to deliver applications that combine voice, Web, fax, email and SMS technologies, the PGi(SM)COS drives efficiencies in business processes and improves productivity for customers.

"For 20 years, the InformationWeek 500 has honored the most innovative users of business technology," said InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief Rob Preston. "Year after year, InformationWeek 500 companies harness technology to improve efficiency, boost productivity, drive revenue, and establish a competitive advantage. We applaud this year's winners, and the CIOs and other executives whose ingenuity and risk taking are at the center of business technology innovation."

InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing, now in its 20th year, and has tracked the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders.

Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.

About Premiere Global Services, Inc.

Premiere Global Services, Inc. is a global provider of on-demand business process improvement solutions. Our Premiere Global Communications Operating System offers business applications within the following solution sets: Conferencing & Collaboration, Desktop Document Solutions, Enterprise Document Solutions, Notifications & Reminders, and eMarketing.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and with presence in 23 countries worldwide, Premiere Global delivers solutions to an established customer base of over 50,000 companies, including nearly 95% of the Fortune 500. Additional information can be found at www.premiereglobal.com.

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Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in Premiere Global Services' forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following factors: competitive pressures, including pricing pressures; technological change; the development of alternatives to our services; market acceptance of our new services and enhancements; integration of acquired companies; service interruptions; increased financial leverage; our dependence on our subsidiaries for cash flow; continued weakness in our legacy broadcast fax business; foreign currency exchange rates; possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or infringement claims; federal or state legislative or regulatory changes; general domestic and international economic, business or political conditions; and other factors described from time to time in our press releases, reports and other filings with the SEC, including but not limited the "Risk Factors" sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Recognized for Improving Business Processes with Communications
Operating System