BEAVERTON, Oregon - Biamp Systems, a leading international provider of professionally installed audio systems, today announced that Vocia has been independently verified for use in EN 60849- and AS 60849-compliant life safety systems.<br><br>

Verification guarantees to commercial sound integrators and distributors that Vocia, Biamp's critical paging and voice evacuation system, meets relevant government specifications for life safety paging and voice evacuation systems throughout the European Union and Australia.<br><br>

"This independent verification demonstrates Biamp's continued dedication to meeting the highest life-safety standards worldwide," said Graeme Harrison, Biamp's Vice President of International Sales. "Vocia delivers the versatility and reliability that governments and businesses from London to Sydney demand in evacuation and alarm systems."<br><br>

Independent consultant Michael Creydt issued the verification last month after confirming Vocia would meet system demands and expectation for EN 60849 and AS 60849 systems. Creydt is a member of Germany's BDFS organization (translation: Agency of Notified Expert & Professional Assessor), and is a well known consultant and lecturer on EN 54-16 standards throughout Central Europe.