ClearOne Begins Selling MAX and RAV Audio Conferencing Products Through Hello Direct

SALT LAKE CITY, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ClearOne Communications Inc. , the worldwide leader in high-end, professional audio conferencing systems, has signed an agreement with Hello Direct Inc. for the distribution of ClearOne's award-winning MAX(R) and RAV(TM) audio conferencing products.

The partnership gives ClearOne presence on HelloDirect.com, the leading online resource for telecom products, and the Hello Direct catalog, which is mailed quarterly in the United States to millions of subscribers. In addition, ClearOne gains access to Hello Direct's more than 100-person sales force. ClearOne's products are available now through HelloDirect.com and will be included in the company's direct mail catalog starting in July, where the MAX conference phone will be featured on the inside back cover.

Through the ClearOne partnership, Hello Direct is now able to offer its customers several new and unique products with the MAXAttach(TM) and MAXAttach Wireless conference phones and the RAV premium conferencing system.

"We are pleased to partner with Hello Direct and its team of dedicated professionals who not only understand what end users want and need in terms of conferencing products, but also mirror our own commitment to effectively match those needs with the right products," said Joe Sorrentino, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for ClearOne.

"As a leading direct marketer of audio conferencing equipment, Hello Direct is very excited about expanding our audio conferencing category with unique products from ClearOne," said Tom Ostrander, product manager for Hello Direct. "The addition of ClearOne products will give our customers a broader selection, for which Hello Direct is known. We expect the addition of these products to add incremental sales and grow our audio conferencing category as a whole."

About ClearOne

ClearOne is a communications solutions company that develops and sells audio conferencing systems and other related products for audio, video and Web conferencing applications. 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: http://www.clearone.com/.

About Hello Direct

Hello Direct has been the leading developer and direct marketer of desktop telephony products since 1987. The company has grown from a small handful of visionaries to a well recognized business-to-business leader in telecommunications solutions. In November, 2000, Hello Direct merged with and became a cooperating unit of GN Netcom (a world leader in hands-free communication technologies), a unit of GN Great Nordic Ltd., a public company traded on the Copenhagen and London Stock Exchanges.

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