HD Conference

HD Conference Feature: ClearOne to Showcase New Conferencing Tools
2/2/2010… ClearOne, a company that sells audio conferencing products, is scheduled to showcase several new conferencing products at the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe show through Thursday. ISE is a major European business-to-business marketplace for display, projection, audio, conferencing, lighting and staging, digital signage, Internet streaming, and networked presentation and communications systems. Did I leave anything out?

HDTV Adoption on the Rise: Report
1/29/2010… Consumers that still watch TV shows and movies on standard-definition cathode ray tubes - the technology inside analog television sets - appear to be in the minority, a new report found. According to a recent study by ORC, close to two-thirds of U.S. households now have a high definition TV, and another 12 percent plan to buy one over the next two years. Based on the numbers and ORC estimates, nearly three out of four households will have an HDTV by 2012.

HD Conference Provider ClearOne Intros INTERACT Suite of Products
1/22/2010… ClearOne, a global provider of audio conferencing solutions, reportedly announced the new INTERACT suite of products. This new suite of products is the latest of ClearOne's Professional and Premium Conferencing families of products. Unique features of the INTERACT include enabling Unified Communications in the conference room; USB port to connect to PC for Skype, WebEX and other Z/V conferencing applications; headset port connections to Cisco, Avaya and Nortel handsets; ClearOne's HD Conference and true stereo AEC; INTERACT 8i available for up to 16 microphones; integral network management system; interoperates with Net Streams' IP audio systems; and it is easy to install, program and use.

HD Conference Feature: NetStreams Earns Patent to Stream Audio, Video and Control over IP Networks
1/14/2010… NetStreams, a company recently acquired by ClearOne, an HD conference provider announced it received a patent for its Audio Network Distribution System. The United States Patent Office awarded Patent No. 7,643,894 to NetStreams this month for streaming synchronized time-sensitive audio and video over Local Area Networks. This is the second patent for NetStreams. The firm in 2003 received Patent No. 241405 in Australia is to stream AV over Local Area Networks.

HD Conferencing Feature: HD Voice to Grow with Bandwidth Requirements
1/8/2010… There's a growing moving when it comes to the adoption of high-definition voice or HD Voice. It's no surprise. Businesses and consumers alike, are constantly on the hunt for new technology that helps them better communicate, such as HD conferencing tools, or enjoying better quality with HD TV. And one executive from a provider of messaging, collaboration and mobile media, said the movement of HD Voice won't happen overnight, but will grow steadily in popularity.

HD Conference ClearOne Provider Sees 'Bright Spots' for 2010
12/30/2009… If the last 12 months have shown businesses anything, it's that they can rise above challenging times. While some service providers in the communications technology industry are still feeling the impact of global economic pressures of 2009, they have responded with certain strategies to And ClearOne, an HD conferencing solutions provider, is no exception. While the company reported a dip in overall revenue this year, the firm is seeing signs of improvement, Zee Hakimoglu, ClearOne's president and CEO, told TMCnet, in an interview printed in full below.

HD Conferencing Drives Collaboration, Lowers Costs
12/11/2009… The demand for High Definition, or HD conferencing continues to grow as international companies are cutting travel budgets, while workforces are becoming even more spread out geographically. Mobile professionals still prefer the benefits of face time with clients and colleagues, and HD conferencing protects this valuable time while also staying within budget.

HD Conference Feature: There's Full-Duplex, Then There's FULL-Duplex: Part 2
11/23/2009… In my first installment, I described what full-duplex is and how it works, and argued how important it is when it comes to getting the most out of your hands-free calls. In this column, I will discuss this in more detail and give you a fool-proof way to test it for yourself.

HD Conference Feature: There's full-duplex, and then there's FULL-duplex.
11/16/2009… It seems to me there is a fair amount of confusion out there surrounding the term "full-duplex." And since we're the audio experts, I thought an attempt to clear things up a bit was in order. First of all, some technical definitions:

HD Conference Provider Bolsters Sales Team with New Addition
11/11/2009… Building off its recent acquisition of a high definition audio and video over TCP/IP networks company, ClearOne, a Utah-based HD conference manufacturing company, has added a new member to its sales staff. ClearOne named Buzz Goddard as vice president, worldwide residential sales. Goddard's hiring follows ClearOne's acquisition of NetStreams. In his new role, Goddard oversees global responsibility for NetStreams' residential sales, including domestic and international channel partners and manufacturing representatives that are part of NetStreams' global residential market presence.