Released on = October 17, 2006, 2:39 am

Press Release Author = ClearOne

Industry = Electronics

Press Release Summary = ClearOne is a communications solutions company that develops
and sells audio conferencing systems and other related products for audio, video,
and Web conferencing applications. The reliability, flexibility, and performance of
ClearOne\'s comprehensive solutions create a natural communications environment,
which saves organizations time and money by enabling more effective and efficient
communication. For more information, visit ClearOne\'s Web site at www.clearone.com.


Press Release Body = SALT LAKE CITY- Sept. 18, 2006--ClearOne Communications Inc.
(OTC: CLRO.OB) today announced that Greg LeClaire has been named vice president of
finance, the company\'s principal financial and accounting officer. He succeeds Craig
Peeples, who has served as the company\'s interim chief financial officer since
September 2005 and corporate controller. Peeples will remain with the company as
corporate controller. LeClaire will report directly to Zee Hakimoglu, ClearOne\'s
president and chief executive officer.

Before joining ClearOne, LeClaire, 37, served as vice president of finance and
administration with Livedeal.com from April 2006 to August 2006. Earlier, he held a
12-year career in a variety of senior finance and accounting positions with publicly
traded Utah Medical Products, rising to become vice president and chief financial
officer. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of
Utah and a Master of Science degree in management from Stanford University.

\"We are pleased to have someone of Greg\'s caliber join our team,\" Hakimoglu said.
\"Greg\'s extensive financial background, including oversight of Sarbanes Oxley, the
budgeting process and SEC reporting, as well as his expertise identifying areas to
enhance operating efficiencies, strengthens our senior management team as ClearOne
enters its next phase of growth and development.\"

Web Site = http://www.clearone.com

Contact Details = I was conceptualized the conferencing equipment business online
some year\'s ago, when a number of such types of companies were flooding the markets
with audio conferencing systems and other related products for audio, video and web
conferencing applications.

Robert Jaffe,
infomarketstar@gmail.com
http://www.clearone.com
Imperial Way Reading,
Berkshire RG2 0TD(UK)
Phone - 310-279-5980
kurt.olsen@clearone.com