Frost & Sullivan Recognizes ClearOne with the 2014 Global Installed Audio Conferencing Systems Market Leadership Award

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO)  has received top marks from Frost & Sullivan for its continued innovation and leadership in the installed audio conferencing market, as the recipient of the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Global Installed Audio Conferencing Systems Market Leadership Award.

The award is presented to the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing the highest market share and leadership position within its industry. Installed Audio Conferencing Systems are defined as non-portable audio conferencing endpoints designed specifically for use in larger meeting environments, such as large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms, etc. These systems handle multiple audio inputs and outputs and perform various sophisticated audio processing functions, to deliver high-quality and immersive audio conferencing for meetings.

"ClearOne offers the most comprehensive, sophisticated, and feature-rich product lines on the market today," said Ashwin Iyer, Research Director at Frost & Sullivan. "Frost & Sullivan firmly believes that ClearOne's complete product line of audio conferencing systems, strategic focus on innovation, and product line expansion, as well as large channel partner network, will help the company maintain its leadership position in the installed audio conferencing market."

Frost & Sullivan lists several key factors that have enabled ClearOne's continued success and leadership in the Installed Audio Conferencing Systems market: a complete professional audio conferencing systems product portfolio, a long history of product innovation, a large and well-developed partner ecosystem, and expanded use cases that allow the company to develop and implement industry-specific solutions.

"ClearOne has a long history of innovation in the audio conferencing industry, and we remain focused on delivering superior value for our customers and partners worldwide," said Zee Hakimoglu, Chairman and CEO of ClearOne. "We are honored to be selected by a prestigious global research organization such as Frost & Sullivan for this award. I thank them for this important market recognition on behalf of the entire ClearOne team."

The award recognizes that in spite of the shift of industry focus from the high-end conference room to the desktop, tablets, and mobile use cases, ClearOne continues to innovate and maintain its leadership position in the installed audio conferencing market. At the same time, the company offers a complete product line of personal and group conferencing systems for all possible use cases. ClearOne's products are also more competitively priced than other products available in the market, while delivering all of the rich product functionality, superior audio quality and performance, and flexibility to meet a wide variety of customer needs.

Overall, Frost & Sullivan concludes that ClearOne provides their customers with a comprehensive installed audio product line with unrivaled flexibility and customization options for different conference room environments.

Download the full ClearOne Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award report at www.clearone.com/fsaward.

About ClearOne
ClearOne is a global company that designs, develops and sells conferencing, collaboration, streaming and digital signage solutions for voice and visual communications.  The performance and simplicity of its advanced comprehensive solutions offer unprecedented levels of functionality, reliability and scalability.  More information about the company can be found at www.clearone.com.

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