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MELVILLE,
N.Y., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrea Electronics (Amex: AND), a leading
PC audio equipment and software developer, announced today that
they have been recommended by Centra (Nasdaq: CTRA), the world's
leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for
live eLearning and Internet business collaboration, as a vendor
of choice for audio headsets to be used within the Centra environment.
Andrea Electronics' audio products are being recommended by Centra
to its Fortune 1000 customer base, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Level 3 Communications, Inc., Global Knowledge, Kraft Foods, and
Nationwide Insurance, which are using its feature-rich products
and services to lower costs and accelerate productivity through
live Internet collaboration. Andrea Electronics is providing seamless,
flexible and cost-effective order fulfillment processing for high
quality microphone products to be used by Centra's growing customer
base.
"We
aim to ensure that our customers get the most out of their live,
Internet-based integrated audio conferencing experience, whether
communicating in a virtual classroom, giving a presentation or meeting
on the Web," said Drew Wolff, Director of Product Marketing for
Centra. "For these customers, we believe that a high quality microphone
offers the optimal solution for truly dynamic communication. As
a result, Centra recommends Andrea headset products to our growing
base of Fortune 1000 customers."
"We
are excited about this endorsement and are pleased to fulfill microphone
products to Centra's high profile list of customers, the result
of which has yielded over 50 new customers for Andrea's business-to-business
and e-commerce channel," said Christopher P. Sauvigne, President
and Chief Operating Officer of Andrea Electronics. "Going forward,
we believe that Centra will be a significant part of our B2B and
online distribution strategy."
About Centra
With over a million users, Centra (Nasdaq: CTRA) is the world's
leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for
live eLearning and business collaboration. Today hundreds of global
organizations have standardized on Centra for the delivery of live
eLearning, including American Express, Domino's Pizza, ExxonMobil,
Siemens, Nationwide Insurance, and Procter & Gamble. Centra supports
a vital ecosystem of strategic eLearning partnerships, which include
alliances with Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Consulting,
Oracle, Saba and Global Knowledge. Headquartered in Boston's technology
corridor, the Company has sales offices throughout North America,
Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.centra.com.
About Andrea Electronics
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(R)) earphone, Active
Noise Cancellation (ANC) near-field microphone, patented Digital
Super Directional Array (DSDA(R)) and patent-pending Directional
Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA(TM)) 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,
ScreenFriends Corporation, Audio-Technica, U.S., Inc., J. D'Addario
& Co., DeltaThree.com, Lotus Development Corporation, Fonix Corporation,
HearMe, Centra, Logitech, Inc., Net2Phone, Inc., Voyetra Turtle
Beach, Inc. and ZeroPlus.com, among others. Visit Andrea Electronics'
websites at http://www.AndreaElectronics.com or http://www.AudioCommander.com
or call 1-800-707-5779.
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,"
"EchoStop," "PureAudio" and "Desktop Array" are trademarks of Andrea
Electronics Corporation or an Andrea Electronics Corporation subsidiary.
SOURCE: Andrea Electronics Corporation
CONTACT: At Andrea Electronics - Richard A. Maue, Chief Financial
Officer, or Lauren Smith, Marketing Communications Manager, 800-442-7787/
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