Andrea Electronics Demonstrates Digital Array Software at SAE
6 March 2000
Andrea Electronics Demonstrates Digital Array Software Technologies for the Automotive Industry at Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2000 Show
Andrea to Promote Benefits of Embedded Digital Far-Field Microphone
Technologies for Auto Industry
MELVILLE, N.Y., March 6 Andrea Electronics Corporation
(Amex: AND) announced today that it is participating in the 2000 Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) show taking place in Detroit, Michigan on
March 6-9, 2000. At the SAE show, Andrea Electronics will demonstrate the
versatility of its digital microphone technologies in a variety of form
factors such as automotive interior mirrors and headliner consoles. These
far-field digital microphone array technologies, including patented Digital
Super Directional Array (DSDA(R)), PureAudio(TM) and SuperBeam(TM), perform
superior noise cancellation to achieve clear and accurate voice communications
and promote safety through a hands-free natural language interface in real
world noisy car environments. Key to integration in the automotive
environment, these digital audio input technologies can be scaled and embedded
into a wide range of hardware devices where audio processing can be performed
on a dedicated digital signal processor (DSP) or through a host processor in
remote locations within the vehicle.
Recently, Andrea Electronics and Donnelly Corporation , a
worldwide leading supplier of automotive mirrors, windows and other electronic
products, announced an agreement whereby Andrea Electronics will optimize its
digital, far-field audio input microphone technologies for Donnelly's line of
automotive mirror systems. Together at SAE, Donnelly and Andrea Electronics
will specifically demonstrate the benefits of Andrea Electronics' digital
audio input technologies when integrated into Donnelly's mirror products to
enable speech-driven applications and car communications through an accurate,
natural language interface.
"The automotive marketplace is clearly emerging as a hotbed for Internet
connected cars and the preferred user interface will be voice to obtain, send,
and receive information and communications," said Christopher P. Sauvigne,
President and Chief Operating Officer of Andrea Electronics Corporation. "Due
to an automobile's inherent noise environment, telematics applications will
require advanced noise cancellation technologies for proper operation.
Andrea's digital audio input technologies provide the solution to this
challenging need and based on our ability to embed and optimize our
technologies, we look forward to working with automobile manufacturers, system
integrators and other providers of wireless data connections to create
state-of-the-art car communication systems."
Automotive Industry Leaders Demonstrating Andrea Digital Software Products
The Andrea AutoArray(TM), a high performance, digital microphone system
designed to enhance the speech recognition interface for in-vehicle computing,
will also be used in demonstrations by the following leading automotive
technology developers and suppliers exhibiting at SAE including Clarion
Corporation of America, Delphi Automotive Systems, Intrepid Control Systems
and Microsoft Corporation.
The Andrea AutoArray is the first super-directional audio input device
designed specifically for Auto PCs, global positioning systems (GPS),
telematics systems and cellular car phone kits. Utilizing Andrea Electronics'
patented DSDA technology, the AutoArray produces optimum recognition results
over traditional directional microphones. Patented DSDA technology utilizes
multiple microphones, unique acoustic software algorithms and a digital signal
processor (DSP) to adaptively focus microphone sensitivity on the driver's
voice, thus reducing noise from other sources such as tire and road noise,
engine hum, traffic, passengers' conversations and music, to achieve clear
microphone performance never before possible in mobile applications.
The SAE is one of the most significant global automotive engineering
events addressing all technical and business disciplines and introducing
hundreds of new products from more than 1,100 global suppliers.
At the Society of Automotive Engineers Show:
WHEN: March 6-9, 2000
WHERE: Cobo Conference/Exhibition CenterAutomotive Computer
Technology Showcase
Michigan Hall
Booth #7708
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, 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. Visit Andrea Electronics' websites at
http://www.AndreaElectronics.com and http://www.AudioCommander.com or call
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"
and "Desktop Array" are trademarks of Andrea Electronics Corporation or an
Andrea Electronics Corporation subsidiary.