Melville, New York, December 9, 1999 - Andrea Electronics Corporation (AMEX: AND), a leading designer and developer of digital audio input equipment and speech enhancement software, and VCON Telecommunications Ltd. (Nouveau Marché 022021), a leading developer and manufacturer of business Internet Protocol (IP) videoconferencing equipment and virtual meeting technology, announced today that Andrea Electronics’ patent-pending Direction Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA™) system, developed by Lamar Signal Processing Ltd. ("Lamar"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Andrea Electronics Corporation, will be incorporated into VCON’s new line of MediaConnect 6000 and 8000 videoconferencing products.

"The MediaConnect line of products was designed to offer a new level of high quality, flexible audio communications solutions for virtual videoconferencing meetings," said Ofer Sova, Group Systems Product manager of VCON Telecommunications, Ltd. "The ability of Andrea Electronics’ DFTA technology to detect and track a speaker’s voice enables a truly unique experience for users of the MediaConnect line of products and brings a new level of audio enhancement to their communications experience."

"We are pleased to partner with VCON in this effort to bring complete meeting solutions to market for high quality audio, video and data collaboration," said Joseph Marash, Chief Technology Officer of Andrea Electronics Corporation. "Our unique algorithms differentiate these next-generation systems, offering highly advanced camera positioning capabilities for multi-user conferencing as well superior sound quality, significantly decreasing background interference to create an optimum conferencing environment."

The MediaConnect 8000 Series videoconferencing product line is built on a high performance platform that provides users with a full-function multimedia PC for the meeting room with Internet and LAN access for team meetings and presentations. The MediaConnect 6000 Series is designed for point-to-point and multi-point videoconferencing applications and for other diverse communications requirements. This series integrates high-quality audio and video with a variety of advanced sources such as document cameras and VCRs, enabling efficient videoconferencing as well as session recording capability.

Andrea’s DFTA algorithms detect the presence of a speaker’s voice, determine its direction, track it when it moves and provide camera positioning to the videoconferencing system. This technology also operates with Lamar’s proprietary EchoStop™ echo-canceling algorithm to eliminate feedback generated by loud speaker sound output from the audio system. The result is a highly sophisticated and intelligent communications interface.

The new versions of VCON’s MediaConnect 6000 and 8000 series videoconferencing systems are available today through qualified VCON resellers and directly through VCON.

About Andrea Electronics Corporation

Andrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies and equipment for enhancing applications that require high performance and high quality voice input. The Company’s patented Active Noise Reduction (ANR READY®) earphone, Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) near-field microphone, patented Digital Super Directional Array (DSDA®) and patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA™) far-field microphone technologies enhance a wide range of audio products to eliminate background noise and ensure the optimum performance of voice applications. Applications for the Company's technologies include: speech recognition programs, Internet telephony, video/audio conferencing, automobile PCs, home automation systems, hand-held devices and multiplayer online games, among others. OEM and software publisher customers and strategic partners of Andrea Electronics' include: IBM Corporation, Intel Corporation, Donnelly Corporation, Symbol Technologies, Inc., Clarion Corporation of America, Microsoft Corporation, Lernout & Hauspie, Audio Technica, J. D’Addario & Co., Lotus Development Corporation, Fonix Corporation, HearMe.com, InterWise, Inc., ILINC, Logitech, Inc., Net2Phone, Voyetra Turtle Beach and ZeroPlus.com, among others.

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve matters that are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors, that may affect the business and prospects of Andrea Electronics Corporation (the "Company"). The Company cautions investors about the following significant factors, which, among others, have in some cases affected the Company's actual results and are in the future likely to affect the Company's actual results and could cause them to differ materially from those expressed in any forward- looking statements: the rate at which Andrea Anti-Noise, DSDA, DFTA and other Andrea technologies are accepted in the marketplace; the competitiveness of Andrea Anti-Noise, DSDA, DFTA and other Andrea products in terms of technical specifications, quality, price, reliability and service; the sufficiency of the Company's funds for research and development, marketing and general and administrative expenses; infringement and other disputes relating to patents and other intellectual property rights held or licensed by the Company or third parties; and the Company's continuing ability to enter and maintain collaborative relationships with other manufacturers, software authoring and publishing companies, and distributors. No assurance can be given that the Company will achieve any material sales or profits from the products introduced in this release. These and other similar factors are discussed under the heading "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking statements" included in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company's Annual Report to shareholders, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Andrea Anti-Noise," "ANR Ready," "DSDA," DSDA-PRO", "DFTA", "SuperBeam" and "Desktop Array" are trademarks of Andrea Electronics Corporation or an Andrea Electronics Corporation subsidiary.