The modern world requires solutions that are customized. And modern business cannot afford to lose track of the changes that are constantly taking place. Technological advances have made it necessary for offices everywhere to deliver quickly and efficiently.

The spread of globalization has wrought many changes in our lives. It has changed our ways of living. It has allowed us to avail of products and services that we would not have had access to. It has opened our minds to what the rest of the world can offer. At the same time, it has also altered the ways in which we work. Gone are the days when file cabinets and piles of paper dominated our offices. These days, a single computer can serve as the storehouse of all information. Any data that might be urgently required will only be a few mouse clicks away.

Simon Moss, CEO, said: "Avistar is making significant headway in its strategy to succeed in an accelerating market for unified communications, by demonstrating the value-added benefits and scalability of our products and our unrivaled technology portfolio. Stephen possesses both the hands-on experience and enthusiasm to enable Avistar to fully capitalize on its unique abilities in video communications and bandwidth management, raise our profile with business audiences, and win sales in new vertical markets. I am very pleased to welcome him to my team."

If your business is struggling with the demands of today's ever-changing work force, perhaps it is time to start using technology to your advantage for your everyday activities. You may want to consider eliminating some unnecessary elements of your business by revising the way in which you conduct business. One way in which you can do this is through the use of audio conferencing or conference calls.

"Our demonstrating companies foretell the next generation of real-time, rich applications and use cases, dependent on keystone technologies and conceptual changes in every layer of the stack, from foundational protocols that deliver performance and reliability to design shifts that bring usability to new levels," said Shipley. "Over the last several months, we've talked to hundreds of companies and identified the 77 launching products here this week as the very best of the lot. And they are also representative of direction and change in the technology markets."

If your business has not begun to use the conference call for your communication needs, it may be missing out on a very cost-effective manner of communicating with your business partners. Conference calling today has become such an affordable means of communication that it is changing the face of the business world today. Utilizing conference calls can effectively eliminate or reduce your need to conduct one-on-one business meetings with your colleagues and business partners. This method will ultimately save you both time and money in both the short and long-term aspects of your business.

(RTTNews) - ClearOne Communications, Inc. reported that its second quarter net income was $1.78 million or $0.16 per share, up from $1.08 million or $0.09 per share in the same quarter prior year. Income from continuing operations for the quarter grew to $1.78 million from $1.08 million in the year-ago quarter. The company posted second quarter operating income of $1.91 million, compared to $0.915 million in the previous year quarter.

Revenue for the fiscal 2008 second quarter increased 7% to $10.8 million from $10.1 million in the same quarter of last year. Gross profit grew 21% to $6.4 million, or 59% of revenues, from $5.2 million, or 52% of revenues, for the prior year period. Operating income rose to $1.9 million from $915,000 in the same quarter last year. Net income advanced to $1.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, from $1.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, a year ago.

We are fortunate to live in an age where the Internet has revolutionized the way business is conducted. Today businesses both big and small have taken advantage of the Internet as a means of connecting with people and markets on a global level. In fact, one way in which this is becoming so effective is through the use of conference calls.

Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide leader in unified collaborative communications (UCC) that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations by integrating the broadest array of high definition video, wired and wireless voice, and content solutions to deliver the ultimate collaborative experience. Polycom's high quality, standards-based conferencing and collaboration solutions are easy to deploy and manage, as well as intuitive to use. Supported by an open architecture, they integrate seamlessly with leading telephony, workplace wireless telephony, and presence-based networks.