TORRANCE, Calif. – January 17, 2007–TRENDnet, a best-in-class networking manufacturer of wired and wireless networking solutions started shipping today its first to market ClearSky™ Bluetooth® VoIP Conference Phone Kit for Skype™ (Model TVP-SP4BK). The distinctively designed Skype™ conference kit is the first product to enable hands-free Voice over IP conferencing for small businesses anywhere in the office using a wireless Bluetooth® connection.

The ClearSky™ kit includes a conference phone base unit and a USB Class 1 Bluetooth adapter. Together they create a long-range Bluetooth connection that provides high quality conferencing anywhere within a 100 meter (328 feet) range. Gone are the days of being tied down by wires, just grab the conference phone and take it where you need it.

The conference phone’s integrated LCD screen and touchpad offer easy control and viewing of Skype™ contacts, call history, status and SkypeOut™ credit balance. This allows users to place and receive calls and control Skype™ content directly from the conference phone.

This lightweight conference phone has over 4 hours of talk time and 72 hours of standby time. It is recharged through a convenient USB connection to your computer—no more fumbling under your desk to find an electrical outlet for charging. The conference phone also features advanced acoustic echo cancellation technology, superior noise suppression, headset support, a 2 year warranty and a multi-language LCD User Interface for English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.

“Small and medium size businesses are increasingly looking to VoIP solutions such as Skype™ as means of saving on long-distance phone charges,” stated Zak Wood, Senior Marketing Manager for TRENDnet.“The feature rich ClearSky™ Bluetooth® VoIP Conference Phone Kit for Skype™ meets the needs of today’s market. We are experiencing strong interest in this product and are working hard to meet demand.”

The TVP-SP4BK ClearSky™ Bluetooth® VoIP Conference Phone Kit is part of the following full suite of TRENDnet VoIP solutions:

• TVP-SP1BK – ClearSky™ Bluetooth VoIP Phone Kit (for Skype™)
• TVP-SP2 - VoIP USB Speakerphone (for Skype™)
• TVP-SP3 – VoIP USB Phone for Skype™
• TVP-SP4BK – ClearSky™ Bluetooth VoIP Conference Phone Kit
• TVP-SP5G -VoIP USB Phone Adapter

About Skype™
Skype™, founded in 2003 and now an E-Bay™ owned company, is the leading service provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The peer-to-peer service allows users to place and receive encrypted calls to other Skype users or regular landline and mobile phones over a high-speed internet connection for a fraction of the cost of traditional telephony.

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TRENDnet è un fornitore globale di soluzioni vincenti per le reti dati e la videosorveglianza dedicate a piccole-medie imprese e a utenti domestici. Grazie alle soluzioni per il networking che produce dal 1990, TRENDnet permette ai suoi utenti di condividere accessi a larga banda, contenuti multimediali e periferiche di rete, per una connettività affidabile ovunque. L’ampia gamma di prodotti TRENDnet comprende soluzioni wireless, telecamere IP, switch, Power over Ethernet (PoE), fibra, dispositivi gigabit, domotica, videoregistratori di rete (NVR), prodotti KVM (tastiere/video/mouse), print server, powerline, media server NAS, accessori multimediali e molto altro. Per maggiori informazioni su TRENDnet, visitate il sito www.trendnet.com.