ClearOne's RAV(TM) Named Best New Video/Audio Conferencing Product

ClearOne's RAV(TM) Named Best New Video/Audio Conferencing Product

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The RAV(TM) business conferencing system from ClearOne Communications Inc. was named Best New Video/Audio Conferencing Product by Gary Kayye's rAVe eNewsletter in its 2005 rAVe Radical Product of the Year Awards.

RAV (pronounced "rave") is a complete, out-of-the-box audio conferencing system, which includes an audio mixer, loudspeakers, microphones and a wireless or wired control device. It can be used as a higher-quality alternative to premium and standard conference phones for stand-alone audio conferencing, and it easily connects to common rich-media devices, such as video and webconferencing systems, to deliver enhanced audio performance.

"We award manufacturers for the products we feel will ultimately have a huge impact on our market -- products that may very well change a market structure or category," said Gary Kayye, CTS, founder and chief visionary for Kayye Consulting and publisher of the rAVe eNewsletter. "So, these award winners represent not only the best technological innovations of the year in their market categories, but are also destined to set a trend for the future of the entire AV market."

"ClearOne's RAV sets a new standard in tabletop audio conferencing," said Jerry Connolly of the audiovisual integration firm SPL Integrated Solutions. "It's extremely easy to install and provides better audio quality than single unit conference phones. RAV also has flexibility that tabletop phones don't have, as you can install it in an equipment rack, customize speakers and position the controller anywhere in the room. It's ideal for basic conferencing applications and provides a quick, high quality audio interface to videoconferencing products."

"Gary Kayye's rAVe is a respected source of news and information in the professional audiovisual market, and we are honored that Gary and his team think so highly of RAV," said Dan Marchetto, ClearOne's director of North American distribution sales.

About ClearOne

ClearOne is a communications solutions company that develops and sells products for audio, video and webconferencing. The reliability, flexibility and performance of ClearOne's comprehensive solutions create a natural communications environment, which saves organizations time and money by enabling more effective and efficient communication. On the Web: www.clearone.com.

About Kayye Consulting and rAVe eNewsletter

Established in 1997, Kayye Consulting, Inc. was founded as a strategic marketing firm. Since then, Kayye Consulting (http://www.kayye.com/) has developed a reputation as the leading provider of marketing consulting and training development services in the ProAV industry in addition to publishing the ProAV market's only AV-insider eNewsletter rAVe (http://www.kayyerave.com/). Based in Chapel Hill, N.C., Kayye Consulting is now under the leadership of Jody Thomas, CTS and Gary Kayye, CTS. Clients have included Sony, Lutron, Crestron, InFocus, NEC, Da-Lite, Sanyo, Crestron and over 35 other ProAV manufacturers and integration firms.

CONTACT: Bryce Benson
ClearOne Communications Inc.
Phone: 800-945-7730, 801-974-3786
Fax: 801-977-0087
bryce.benson@clearone.com


Source: ClearOne Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Bryce Benson of ClearOne Communications Inc., +1-800-945-7730,
or +1-801-974-3786, fax, +1-801-977-0087, bryce.benson@clearone.com

Web site: http://www.clearone.com/
http://www.kayyerave.com/


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