Clarity's CVC Technology Licensed by THB

TROY, MI - THE NEXT MARKET announced that it will introduce Europe's retailer of aftermarket hands-free systems, THB Bury GmbH & Co. into the U.S. retail market at this year's CTIA show on October 17 and 18 in Las Vegas. The devices will contain Clarity's CVC technology and initially support Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens and Motorola phones. "THB is a strong European player in aftermarket hands-free cellular phone systems. The Next Market is pleased to deliver THB's broad retail product offering with state-of-the-art Clarity's CVC technology in the U.S. as this represents a new market for THB," said AJ Menozzi, president of The Next Market. "THB is very enthusiastic to engage The Next Market to capitalize on the U.S. retail market opportunity. The combination of Clarity's CVC technology and The Next Market's marketing expertise will combine the best opportunity to create a significant business opportunity for THB," said Mr. Dipl.-Ing Henryk Bury, president and CEO of THB. "This adds real muscle to Clarity's marketing efforts to align with faster moving aftermarket manufacturers, while continuing to pursue the OE manufacturers in automotive and wireless markets," said Raymond Gunn, president and CEO of Clarity. "As an emerging technology company based in Michigan's "Digital Drive," Clarity is developing an impressive customer base worldwide." "I have introduced CVC-enabled products to some of the largest and most sophisticated retail buyers in the world. One question is always 'Who provides the "Rolls Royce" of hands-free systems?' and I am always delighted to respond with "Šof course the company that currently supplies Rolls Royce with its in-car hands-free systems, THB," said Menozzi. "Clarity's CVC technology makes THB systems perform with superior voice sound quality and improved speech recognition performance."