ClearOne Due Diligence findings and other matters

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ClearOne Due Diligence findings and other matters
07/20/2005
Chat Products
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Introducing CHAT 50!!
Delivers hands-free, un-tethered, high-quality
full-duplex audio in a wide variety of settings.
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Chat 50 USB connection

• Connected to a PC via USB cable
• Internet telephone
• Skype, Vonage
• VoIP softphone
• Cisco, Nortel, Avaya, Inter-Tel etc.
• Web conferencing
• WebEx, Sametime, LiveMeeting
• IM with chat
• AOL, Yahoo, MSN
• Audio playback - .mp3 files, CDs
• PC-based gaming with TeamSpeak feature
• Desktop videoconferencing

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Chat 50 Connect to your existing phone

• Connected to telephone with headset jack
• Significant audio performance improvement over
  built-in speakerphone. Cable has 3.5mm jack for
  Chat 50 and RJ9 modular connection for the
  headset jack on your existing phone.

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Chat 50 Connect to your cell phone

• Connected to cell phones
• Significant audio performance improvement over
  built-in speakerphone. Multiple cable options
  for different cell phones (3.5mm to Chat 50 on
  one end 2.5mm to headset jack on cell phone)

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Chat 50 Connect to iPod/MP3 players
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Chat 50 Connect to a desktop videoconferencing
device

• Connected to desktop videoconferencing system
• Significant audio performance improvement over
  built-in mics and speaker. Multiple cable
  options for different systems (3.5mm to Chat 50
  with options for 3.5mm or RCA)

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Chat 50 product details

• Pricing
• Chat 50 USB 149.99 Includes Chat 50 Personal
  Speakerphone and USB cable
• Chat 50 USB Plus 179.99 Includes Chat 50
  Personal Speaker Phone, USB cable, 2.5mm-3.5mm
  cell phone audio cable and power supply
• Chat 50 Global Traveler 209.99 Includes Chat
  50 Personal Speaker Phone, USB cable, 2.5mm-3.5mm
  cell phone audio cable, power supply (with power
  supply clips for US, EUR, UK, AUS), hard shell
  travel case and iPod/MP3 interface cable
• Accessories
• Hard shell travel case
• Telephone interface cables
• Cell phone cables
• iPod/MP3 interface cable
• Desktop videoconferencing cable

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Chat 50 vs. Communicator

• MSRP 149 - 209
• Full-duplex
• Mute button
• USB
• Cell phone connection
• MP3 player connection
• Telephone connection
• Videoconferencing devices
• Built in DSP chip for AEC
• 2 year warranty

• MSRP 129
• Full-duplex
• Mute button
• USB
• No cell phone connection
• No MP3 player connection
• No telephone connection
• No videoconferencing devices
• No built in DSP chip for AEC
• 1 year warranty

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Chat 150

• True full-duplex performance
• Distributed Acoustical Echo Cancellation
• Noise Cancellation
• Automatic level control
• Advanced microphone gating algorithms
• Wideband audio frequency response (20Hz-20kHz)
• Multiple connectivity options via breakout boxes
  USB
• 3 built in microphones (12ft coverage)
• USB/analog mix feature for 3 way calls
• Chat software

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Chat 150 Usage Models

• Audio conferencing peripheral for three
  categories of devices
• Enterprise handsets
• PCs
• Video conferencing systems

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Chat 150 Enterprise Handsets

• Instead of replacing your handset with a
  conference phone, add the Chat 150
• Retain all of the features that you enjoy on your
  phone
• Access to company phone directory
• Dialing ad-hoc (meet me) audio bridge
• Retrieving voicemail
• Transferring calls
• But replace the poor-quality speaker on your
  phone with a rich, high-quality solution

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Chat 150 Enterprise Handsets

• Almost completely eliminates the issue of what
  kind of line do I need (analog, digital, VoIP)
• Breakout boxes will be specific to manufacturer
  (some crossover may occur)
• Current target list
• Cisco
• Avaya
• Inter-Tel
• Nortel
• Siemens
• Alcatel
• NEC
• 3Com

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Chat 150 PCs Video conferencing

• PCs
• VoIP soft phones
• Web-based video conferencing
• IM with chat
• Audio playback
• Skype
• Video conferencing systems
• Set-top
• Installed
• Logical replacement for AccuMic, although no
  daisy-chain capability

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Chat 150 Breakout Boxes

• Handsets Plugs into headset jack. Includes
  headset jack. Privacy button mutes Chat 150 and
  re-routes audio to headset jack. (RJ-9)
• VC version RCA in and out. Button mutes
  speaker on Chat 150 and re-routes speaker audio
  back to TV or in-room sound system.
• Note that the USB port is located on Chat 150 and
  therefore all skus have PC capabilities.

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Chat 150 Pricing Availability

• Pricing
• Chat 150 USB 399
• Chat 150 VC 449
• Chat 150 Cisco 449
• Chat 150 Avaya 449
• Chat 150 Inter-Tel 449
• Etc.
• Availability
• Mid-October 2006
• USB, VC, Cisco
• Additional phone breakout boxes coming soon

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Chat 150 vs. SoundStation2 Avaya 2940

• SoundStation2 Avaya 2940
• 1,049 MSRP
• Full-duplex
• Automatic Gain Control
• Gated microphones
• 3 built in microphones
• 1 built in speaker
• 10 foot mic coverage
• No USB connection
• Not compatible with video
• No headset jack
• 1 year warranty

• Chat 150
• 449 MSRP
• Full-duplex
• Automatic Level Control
• Gated microphones
• 3 built in microphones
• 1 built in speaker
• 12 foot mic coverage
• USB to PC
• Videoconferencing compatible
• RJ9 headset jack for privacy
• 2 year warranty