ClearOne’s Beamforming Microphone Array can connect directly to the COLLABORATE Room Pro system without the need for a DSP mixer by using a standard USB connection. This new COLLABORATE Room Pro SKU will be officially launched at next month’s Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam. CleearOne says the COLLABORATE Room video conferencing solution enables up to […]

ClearOne has agreed to buy cloud collaboration company Spontania from Spain-based Dialcom Networks, S.L. in an all-cash deal for €3.65 million (approximately $5 million USD). Spontania is a software-based cloud collaboration solution that combines video conferencing and web conferencing into a single enterprise solution that can scale to 10,000+ users. This will expand ClearOne’s videoconferencing […]

The New Jersey version of the Almo Pro A/V E4 AV Tour was held last week in the Meadowlands Exposition Center and not only did it set an attendance record for a New York area show, at over 600, but it was also an all-time attendance record for the four year AV Tour. If you’re […]

The CONNECT AVB and the CONNECT CobraNet are audio adapters, or on-ramps and off-ramps, to allow for networked audio using either CobraNet or AVB systems on to the CONNECT Pro or CONVERGE SR products from ClearOne. Capable of handling up to 8×8 digital audio channels, these CONNECT adapters use a 48KHz sampling rate and have […]

ClearOne today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. For the 2013 second quarter, revenue was $11.70 million, compared with $11.66 million for the second quarter of 2012. Gross profit was $6.9 million, or 59 percent of revenue, compared with $7.1 million, or 61 percent of revenue, for […]

        To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best Audio Conferencing Product: ClearOne VH20 We could also give this the most improved award, but the NEW […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (June 03, 2013) — Visitors at InfoComm 2013, June 12-14, in Orlando, can expect to see the latest innovations from ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) in professional audio and video, including:  new professional microphones and networked audio solutions, powerful standalone soft-codec-based video conferencing, and enhanced IP streaming and signage technologies. It all comes together […]

ClearOne launched a new Beamforming Microphone Array to support tabletop and wall applications and, in doing so, joining a giant list of ProAV manufacturers using the term “game-changer” in their announcements. Game-changer has been an industry buzz-term for a while now in tech and is used as a way to hype a new product the […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (May 24, 2013) —ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) takes another leap ahead with the Pro Audio industry’s most powerful innovation, the Beamforming Microphone Array, now supporting tabletop and wall applications.  The best just got better, and continues to disrupt the Pro AV industry. “While others are trying to catch up, we are well […]

ClearOne today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. For the 2013 first quarter, revenue for the first time in the first quarter surpassed $11 million, totaling $11.3 million compared with  $10.2 million for the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 11 percent. Gross profit was $7.0 million, or 62 […]

ClearOne told rAVe today about an important victory in the Utah Supreme Court in a dispute relating to the company’s indemnification of a former officer for costs associated with her criminal defense. As a result of this ruling, which cannot be appealed, ClearOne expects to recoup approximately $500,000 in attorneys’ fees previously paid to indemnify […]

ClearOne just announced an expanded distribution agreement with NewComm Technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, NewComm will distribute the full line of ClearOne’s COLLABORATE soft-codec-based video conferencing solutions to its authorized dealers throughout the northeastern United States. “NewComm has been a leading distributor of ClearOne AV products for more than a decade,” said Zee […]

On May 16, 2012 the Board of Directors of ClearOne authorized a stock buy-back program to acquire up to $2,000,000 in the Company’s common stock during the next twelve months. On July 30, 2012 the Board authorized to increase the amount available for the stock buy-back program from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. Yesterday, the Board authorized […]

ClearOne a global provider of audio visual communication solutions, today announced the expansion of its distribution agreement with VSO Marketing to include the full line of ClearOne’s COLLABORATE software-based video conferencing solutions for authorized audio visual (AV) dealers, consultants and systems integrators. “In the conferencing products space, VSO Marketing is well recognized for its professional […]

ClearOne today announced a partnership with HospitalityVision to offer two different levels of turn-key digital signage background packages. This content creation service addresses the needs of smaller companies without internal design or marketing resources to create specialized digital signage content. Customers will order directly from HospitalityVision and engage with a designer to create their own […]

ClearOne previously reported in its periodic filings that it expected resolution by the end of 2012 of two pending arbitration matters concerning auction rate securities sold to ClearOne by Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (“Morgan Stanley”, NYSE: MS) and UBS Financial Services, Inc. (“UBS”, NYSE: UBS). ClearOne has determined the outcome of both matters, involving […]

ClearOne’s new WS800 Digital Wireless Microphone System, part of the company’s installed audio conferencing product line, uses radio-frequency digital wireless signal transmission technology with secure encryption. It’s optimized to work with CONVERGE Pro and INTERACT Pro products. The WS800 system includes four new models of wireless microphones/transmitters and a base-station receiver with either four or […]

For the 2012 third quarter, revenue was $11.6 million compared with $11.5 million for the third quarter of 2011. Gross profit was $6.7 million, or 58 percent of revenue, compared with $7.0 million, or 61 percent of revenue, for the third quarter of 2011. Operating income was $1.4 million and net income was $929,000, or […]

ClearOne today announced the release of the MagicBox “on-premise” Entry-Level Server (ELS) web-based, digital signage software. The ELS runs MagicBox WebSuite software applications for digital signage, including content creation and asset management inside a browser for content management — from design to verification. The ELS is available with upgradable licensing options to support 5, 15 […]

ClearOne said today it will launch its new line of COLLABORATE video conferencing products at InfoComm, which will include products for desktop video applications, room systems, infrastructure and management solutions. COLLABORATE Desktop is a 1080p resolution desktop VTC system for video, audio and data transmission and will have the ability to send and receive video […]

ClearOne will release what the company claims is the industry’s first pro-grade microphone array with audio beamforming that has adaptive steering and AEC (acoustic echo cancellation) technology. The beamforming microphone array has 24 microphone elements that can steer its pickup pattern towards participants in the room and reject unwanted noise and reflections. It can be […]

Yesterday, ClearOne announced the release of CONNECT CobraNet and CONNECT AVB network bridges for its CONVERGE Pro products. AVB is a set of standards currently in development by the AVnu Alliance, an IEEE working group, to provide time-synchronized delivery of audio and video media through Ethernet networks. Any audio input can be dynamically routed to […]

Yesterday ClearOne launched the MagicBox WebSuite digital signage software platform that allows users to control its entire signage network from any web browser at any location. The new platform is available as a cloud-hosted SaaS model at http://www.magicboxinc.com. The MagicBox WebSuite incorporates several new applications, including content creation and asset management inside of the browser […]

ClearOne has expanded its INTERACT room audio conferencing product line with the addition of the INTERACT AT-Skype, a complete audio system that adds ClearOne audio signal processing to any combination of unified communications, video conferencing and teleconferencing. The new so-called plug-and-play business solution is certified and optimized for Skype, but is also compatible with Avaya […]

ClearOne today announced the acquisition of Israel-based VCON Video Conferencing, a provider of high-performance, end-to-end, software video conferencing solutions. ClearOne entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of VCON. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, ClearOne will pay $4.5 million in cash and will not assume any debt or […]

ClearOne today announced it has broadened its popular line of Unified Communications products with the introduction of its first UC headsets. Five new models, designed to meet varying price and performance needs in enterprise, call center and SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) applications, deliver hands-free audio for personal conferencing with privacy. The new headsets, marketed under […]

ClearOne told rAVe today that for the 2011 second quarter, revenues were a record $11.9 million, compared to $9.9 million for the 2010 second quarter.  Revenue for the 2011 second quarter increased year over year by 20 percent. In addition, gross profit for the 2011 second quarter increased by 26 percent to a record $7.2 […]

EyeClick and Salitek are partnering to create interactive video walls using EyeClick’s interactive software and Salitek’s Orion MPDP screens… ClearOne announced the founding members in the newly formed StreamNet Partner Program: ClearOne, Naim, NetStreams, and Polk Audio. They have been joined by other member (non-founding) companies, including Da-Lite, Key Digital, and D-Tools… RGB Communications has appointed Jane Pryor as a […]

Revenue for the 2010 second quarter increased 41 percent to $9.9 million from $7.1 million in the same quarter of last year. Gross profit rose to $5.7 million, or 57 percent of revenue, from $3.2 million, or 45 percent of revenue, for the prior year period. Operating income was $520,000 compared to an operating loss […]

ClearOne is trying to get manufacturers to integrate their AV-over-IP technology into their products (e.g., projectors, monitors, lighting control, etc.) by launching the StreamNet Ready Partner Program. StreamNet is ClearOne’s patented technology (basically, what they acquired from NetStreams) used for streaming audio and video, as well as sending control, over a local area network (LAN). […]

Remember Fran Flood?  Well, earlier this month, the former ClearOne CEO was sentenced to four years in prison by U.S. District Judge Dee Benson of Salt Lake City after being convicted of nine felonies, including making false statements and securities fraud.  Flood will start serving her four-year term on August 2nd. You may remember that […]

ClearOne, last week, reported financial results for the first quarter that ended March 31, 2010. Revenue for the 2010 first quarter increased to $8.4 million from $7.6 million in the same quarter of last year and gross profit grew to $5.2 million, or 62 percent of revenue, from $4.1 million, or 53 percent of revenue, […]