Biamp Systems Ships Vocia(R), an Industry First in Networked Paging and Voice Evacuation Systems

AMSTERDAM, February 2 - Today at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, Biamp(R) Systems
unveiled Vocia, its newest Networked Media System. Vocia introduces several
new concepts to paging and voice evacuation systems, including combined
distributed processing and page routing, as well as networked audio and
control. This networked and modular approach eliminates the potential for a
single point of failure and allows for the design and construction of a
system that is easily expandable from a single paging station and amplifier
to multiple zones with several hundred inputs and outputs. Vocia (pronounced
vo-CHEE-ah) is available now to help facilities of all sizes implement
reliable, scalable and flexible paging and voice evacuation systems.

Vocia is a comprehensive system that includes dozens of essential
features and functions including live, delayed and recorded announcements,
message store and forward, system-wide alarms and event logging, as well as
background music routing. The Vocia system takes advantage of standard
Ethernet networking technology and is CobraNet(R)-enabled. It is also
designed to comply with several voice evacuation regulatory standards.

"Facilities managers insist on reliable paging and voice evacuation
systems," said Steve Metzger, president of Biamp Systems. "Using our 30-plus
years of experience making quality audio products and systems for facilities
around the world, we built Vocia from the ground up to be highly dependable
with no single point of failure, and easy to install and operate. Simply put,
it represents a leap in systems of this type."

The Sydney (Australia) Olympic Park Authority installed a pre-release
implementation of Vocia at its Homebush Olympic Park site and launched it in
a live situation at a public event held in December 2009. At Homebush, Vocia
handles site-wide paging and covers all public areas of the park. Site
managers use the system for crowd control and egress announcements, as well
as for background music broadcast to the public areas.

"We were very impressed with the simplicity of the installation of the
Vocia system," said Chris Dodds, managing director of The PA People, the
company that led the project. "The software interface was very intuitive and
the system as a whole was among the easiest we've ever worked with. Since the
installation, the Sydney Olympic Park Authority reports to us that the system
is working flawlessly, so we are pleased with the overall result."

Vocia can be implemented in healthcare facilities, university campuses,
transportation facilities such as airports, recreational facilities and other
venues that require highly reliable paging and voice evacuation systems.

Biamp's commitment to valuable training programs continues with Vocia.
Certification courses are available at Biamp's Beaverton, Oregon
headquarters, as well as in Amsterdam, Bangkok and Mumbai. To date,
approximately 75 customers have completed Vocia certification.

To learn more about Vocia, contact your Biamp Systems representative or
visit www.biamp.com/vocia.php.

About Biamp Systems

A leading international provider of professionally installed audio
electronics, Biamp Systems (www.biamp.com/) has its headquarters in
Beaverton, Oregon, USA, with additional engineering operations in Brisbane,
Australia. The company is recognized for delivering high quality and innovative
professional audio electronic products, including the award winning Audia(R)
Digital Audio Platform, Nexia(R) family of digital signal processors, the new
Sona AEC Algorithm, and the new Vocia advanced paging and voice evacuation
system. Biamp products are designed to meet the audio requirements for a wide
range of applications, including corporate boardrooms, conference centers,
performing arts venues, courtrooms, educational campuses, recreational
facilities, and other installed audio applications.

For more information on Biamp Systems, visit www.biamp.com/ or
contact Biamp Systems, 10074 SW Arctic Dr., Beaverton, OR 97005;
+1-800-826-1457 or +1-503-641-7287.

Biamp Systems, 1-800-826-1457 or +1-503-641-7287