Cost-effective conferencing from Coherent(TM).

LEESBURG, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1995--Leading audio conferencing system specialist, Coherent Communications Systems Corp., has extended its ConferenceMaster(R) family of products with a new low-cost unit - the full duplex ConferenceMaster(R) Elite(TM).

Priced at just $995, the ConferenceMaster Elite is based on Coherent's Sculptured Sound(R) technology, using a new state of the art 16-Bit codec for excellent sound clarity. This is combined with exceptional performance on even the poorest of telephone lines.

Key features of the ConferenceMaster Elite system include:

-- Automatic Gain Control, allowing natural speech from all parts of the conferencing environment. This capability constantly adjusts the unit's microphone pick-up for even low level voices, ensuring that participants as far as 15 feet away can be clearly heard;

-- Additional "headroom" or signal capacity to handle calls made over "hot" networks, where audio signals are transmitted at higher than normal levels. This can often overload a conventional conference system, which causes voices to distort or break up;

-- An elegant, portable, single piece design which simply plugs into a standard analog telephone jack and electric outlet, without the need for an external junction module.

The ConferenceMaster Elite's stylish, ergonomic casing is designed to blend in with any modern conference environment. The unit is easy to install, and incorporates microphone mute, last number redial, a flash hook for three way calls, and an auto off-hook.

With the arrival of the value engineered ConferenceMaster Elite, users now have three different full duplex, high performance models to choose from in the ConferenceMaster product range. As with the ConferenceMaster Elite, the ConferenceMaster 100 accommodates groups of up to 25 people. The third model is the ConferenceMaster 300 system, which provides tandem operation for exceptionally large meetings. All units are available in a black satin finish, with a carrying case for portable operation.

Glen Kephart, Coherent's general manager of conference products, has already received an enthusiastic response to the ConferenceMaster Elite's design and performance: "The success of our products is based on a close working relationship with our customers, listening to what they want and reflecting this in our product designs. The ConferenceMaster Elite is the perfect example of this process - we have expanded our family of ConferenceMaster systems in line with popular demand, providing a range which offers unequalled audio quality and flexibility to suit any conferencing room.

"In each case, we have focused on providing the ConferenceMaster Elite with the widest possible coverage area -- for example, the ConferenceMaster Elite's coverage area for the microphone pick-up is 15-feet in any direction, which is typically more than six times the area of any competing product. Users enjoy fully interactive, natural conversations, thus maximizing the use of their conference facilities for truly productive audio conferencing."

Coherent Communications Systems Corporation has an outstanding track record for sophisticated audioconferencing solutions worldwide. This activity complements the company's leading global position for echo cancellation and signal enhancement equipment, in use by almost every major telephone network around the world.

CONTACT: Coherent Communications Systems Corp., Leesburg

Diane McClelland, 703/729-6400, ext. 311

Georgina Garrett (Garrett Axford), 44(0)1273 441200