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16 Jun 2005 07:00

Tecteon PLC16 June 2005 TECTEON PLC Product Delivery to Clement Clarke Communications Limited Tecteon PLC (http://www.tecteon.com), a leading provider of voice quality,comfort listening and hearing protection technologies and solutions announcesthat product design and development for the contract announced earlier this yearhas been completed and delivered to Clement Clarke Communications (C3) Limited.(http://www.c3headsets.com) The product TC-1000 (www.c3headsets.com/tc-1000) will interface to a range of C3headsets and can be retrofitted to existing headsets in the field. TC-1000 is anacoustic shock attenuator and daily average exposure limiter with voiceenhancement to protect operators of call centres and centralised operationservices. It is designed to deliver high quality voice with minimum listeningeffort, while protecting the user from acoustic shocks and high levels of noiseexposure through the headset. These protections are required by a number ofworking guidelines and legislation, including the latest amendment to EUDirective 2003/10/EC which comes into force in February 2006. Tecteon has achieved this by designing and developing the hardware referencedesign platform and subsequently integrating its proprietary voice qualitytechnologies and algorithms such as Audio Shock Attenuator, Automatic LevelControl, and Universal Tone Detector & Suppressor into the new product. TheTC-1000 will protect call centre operators against acoustic shocks and highlevels of daily exposure levels received through the incoming communicationchannel. Mark Lyon, Divisional Director at C3 stated: "The roll out of our TC-1000 product has gone incredibly smoothly and we areexceptionally pleased with the delivery of the technology by Tecteon PLC. Iwould like to congratulate the team on a first class achievement. The TC-1000 isvery well received by our installed based customers across a wide range ofmarkets including call centers, air traffic control and the military. We expecta significant percentage of our customers to opt for TC-1000 in line with therequirements of the forthcoming legislation. I'm also pleased to announce wewill be looking to collaborate with Tecteon on other projects in the nearfuture." Amir Nooral, CEO of Tecteon PLC commented: "The launch of TC-1000 is clear proof of our strategy in offering a completevoice quality reference design platform for specific markets and applications.I'm delighted with the launch of this important product in such a short periodof time. This is an excellent demonstration of our engineering capabilities. Ilook forward to the deployment of this crucial product which complies with allthe latest health & safety recommendations. I'm also very excited about theproposed ongoing partnership with Clement Clarke Communications. C3 is a globalplayer in the headset market and a very important partner for Tecteon. We lookforward to working closely together on future products to further strengthen ourpartnership." 16th June 2005 For further information please contact: Tecteon PLC Tel: 020 8446 5005Amir Nooral, CEO (a.nooral@tecteon.com) Bankside Consultants Tel: 020 7367 8888Michael Padley/Susan Scott Editors' Note About Tecteon PLC Established in mid 2001, with its head office in London, UK, Tecteon PLCdevelops and markets voice enhancement software technologies and algorithmsrunning on a range of DSP platforms. Tecteon technologies provide voice quality,comfort listening and hearing protection in wired and wireless voicecommunication systems, ranging from peripheral devices to telecom infrastructureequipment, examples include: Headsets (call centre, personal, police, pilots,military, fire-fighters), telephony (business, SMEs, residential), switches(PSTN, soft-switches, gateways), digital mobile radios, mobilephones, hands-free kits and AV conferencing units. About Clement Clarke Communications Clement Clarke Communications has been designing, developing and manufacturingheadsets for over sixty years. The MOD, NATO, airlines, air traffic control andemergency services around the world rely on the quality, reliability andtechnological advancement that Clement Clarke Communications represents. In recent years, this unique heritage has enabled us to create a range of callcentre headset solutions that combine the latest communications technologieswith the reliability and durability that has always been our hallmark. ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange