The Salt Lake City-based provider of audio, video and Web conferencing applications and systems, ClearOne, proudly announced today that its MAX IP Response Point has received the coveted Product of the Year Award by Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

 

The MAX IP Response Point enables small businesses using the Microsoft (News - Alert) Response Point phone system to benefit from high performance audio conferencing.

 

Powered by ClearOne's HDConference audio processing technology, the MAX IP Response Point delivers superior audio as well as the ability to connect up to four phones together. This provides better room coverage, lets people in different rooms communication via one connection and puts control into the hands of the users.

 

According to Mark Child, director of product marketing - telephony, ClearOne, the MAX IP Response Point is the industry’s first and only conference phone to work with the Microsoft Response Point VoIP phone system. ClearOne is thrilled to be awarded Product of the Year and recognized for all its hard work.

 

"Our advanced audio technologies perfectly complement the advanced speech recognition Microsoft has implemented in the Response Point software. The combination creates a comfortable, natural communications environment. ClearOne has a reputation in the industry for producing high-performance audio conferencing products and we are confident the MAX IP Response Point will bring tremendous value to small businesses across all industries,” stated Child.

 

MAX IP Response Point conference phones feature the advanced audio signal processing technologies that were developed for ClearOne's professional audio conferencing products. This HDConference technology suite provides crystal-clear audio to users on both ends of the call and includes:

 

    -- Full-duplex audio

    -- Distributed Echo Cancellation

    -- Noise cancellation

    -- First microphone priority

    -- Automatic gain and level controls

    -- ClearEffect

 

With the ability to link multiple phones, business users gain multiple microphones at each phone, as well as additional loudspeakers and keypads. This enables businesses to achieve excellent full-room coverage and user control. When all the phones are connected, the entire system can be accesses using the dial pad of any phone.

 

"INTERNET TELEPHONY is pleased to grant a 2008 Product of the Year Award to ClearOne for their MAX IP Response Point. ClearOne has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace," said Rich Tehrani (News - Alert), TMC president and editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "We're proud to honor their accomplishments in the advancement of IP communications and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

 

A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February, 2009 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

 

ClearOne recently had the opportunity to demonstrate the innovative capabilities of the MAX IP Response Point at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES (News - Alert)) in Las Vegas. Joined by Microsoft Corporation, ClearOne showcased all its products powered by the company’s HDConference technology.