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Addition
of Online Collaboration Expert Greatly Enhances Andrea's Strategic
Headset Sales Efforts within Distance Learning
MELVILLE,
N.Y., June 30, 2004 -- Andrea Electronics Corporation (AND),
a leading PC audio equipment and software developer, announced
today that it has appointed Daniel S. Taub to the position
of Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Taub joins Andrea
with more than 16 years experience in the enterprise applications
software and services industry. Most recently, he served as
the Solutions Engineer Manager at Centra Software, Inc., a
leading provider of specialized application software and services
for real time business collaboration, where he supervised
Centra's solutions engineering resources and sales activities
across the Northeast and Central U. S. regions. Previously,
Mr. Taub held senior systems consultant/analyst positions
at Banyan Systems, Inc. and Sotheby's, Inc.
In his new position with Andrea Electronics, Mr. Taub will
focus his selling efforts and energies in establishing Fortune
1000 PC audio peripheral relationships within the online collaboration
and distance learning marketplace as well as assisting in
launching complementary vertical market sales and marketing
strategies.
"Andrea
has done well in positioning the Company's brand as the premier
PC audio peripheral supplier to the real time collaboration
marketplace," stated Daniel S. Taub, Director of Sales
and Marketing of Andrea Electronics. "The Company has
effectively re-engineered its product portfolio to specifically
address the audio input and output needs of the web conferencing
customer. The emergence of VoIP as a standard platform for
managing online collaboration audio and video transmission
creates significant opportunities across multiple Fortune
1000 clientele. I am excited about joining an organization
that's truly focused on delivering quality, PC audio peripherals
to an already established base of potential customers."
"I
am pleased to welcome Danny as a significant Centra-wise addition
to our sales and marketing team," stated John Lettieri,
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Andrea Electronics.
"During his tenure at Centra, Danny was always a very
strong internal and external champion of Andrea's products
which continues to result in sales and effective facilitation
of their software product offerings. His deep understanding
of the online collaboration and distance learning market,
coupled with a clear and dedicated focus on overall customer
satisfaction, will serve Andrea well as we continue to execute
our strategic sales initiatives."
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 Digital Super Directional Array (DSDA®),
patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA®),
patented PureAudio®, and patented EchoStop(TM) far-field
microphone technologies enhance a wide range of audio products
to eliminate background noise and ensure the optimum performance
of voice applications. Visit Andrea Electronics' website at
www.AndreaElectronics.com
or call 1-800-442-7787.
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; the Company's continuing ability
to enter and maintain collaborative relationships with other
manufacturers, software authoring and publishing companies,
and distributors; the emergence of new competitors in the
marketplace; the Company's ability to compete successfully
against established competitors with greater resources; the
uncertainty of future governmental regulation; the Company's
ability to obtain additional funds; and general economic conditions.
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-KSB and in the Company's Annual Report
to shareholders, and in documents subsequently filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
AT ANDREA
ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Corisa L. Guiffre
Chief Financial Officer
1-800-447-7787
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