• Leader sues Facebook for patent infringement

  Columbus, Ohio (November 19, 2008) — Leader Technologies Incorporated of Columbus, Ohio, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the social networking company, Facebook, Inc. of Palo Alto, California. To read the full press release, click here> More

• Mansfield, Ohio City Schools implement Leader Alert®

  Columbus, Ohio (June 25, 2008) — The Mansfield, Ohio City Schools announced today it has implemented Leader Alert® system-wide. According to Supt. Lloyd Martin, "Mansfield City Schools is excited to have the new Leader Alert system in place. The system will be a wonderful tool that will allow us to communicate quickly with our parents, faculty and staff."
  
  Martin also noted that the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) endorsed Leader Alert after extensive testing, calling it “...superior to other alerting systems and cost effective for schools.” To read the full press release, click here> More

• Columbus Regional Airport Authority enhances security with Leader Alert®

  Columbus, Ohio (June 6, 2008) — The Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) announced today it will use Westerville-based Leader Technologies’ patented Leader Alert® system to enhance airport security and make possible the simultaneous alerting of all key personnel in case of an emergency.
  According to Public Safety Director Richard Morgan, the Airport Authority saw Leader Alert’s unique Web 2.0 alerting capabilities as a key component in meeting the security needs for Port Columbus, Rickenbacker and Bolton Field airports. CRAA conducted months of testing in various conditions and security scenarios before making its decision.To read the full press release, click here> More

• Bomb threats in schools costly

  Columbus, Ohio (June 1, 2008) — In a lead Sunday Edition article entitled "Bomb threats in schools costly", The Columbus Dispatch details direct and indirect costs associated with school bomb threats. Leader Alert® has been used to lessen these costs by preventing school cancellations when school officials are able to identify and alleviate the threat timely, then alert parents that the threat has passed. To read the full Dispatch article, click here> More

• Leader® awarded patent for Digital Leaderboard®

  On November 21, 2008, The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Leader® Patent No. 7,139,761 for it Digital Leaderboard® - Web 2.0 technology that promises to revolutionize cross platform (voice, streaming media, and data) communications. To view the patent, click here> More

• Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) endorses Leader Alert®

  On April 28, 2008, the OSBA announced its selection of Leader Alert® as its endorsement choice after many months of evaluating vendors to recommend to its 700 member Ohio school districts. To read more on the OSBA endorsement, click here> More

• CFOs offset higher travel costs with audio conferencing

  With escalating fuel costs, CFOs across the country are scrambling for ways to offset these costs with savings so that their bottom lines are not negatively affected by the dramatic increases in fuel costs. Audio and web conferencing can more than provide these offsets. More than that, these savings can actually add to profit.

  Here is a comparison of costs for just 6 employees that drive 60 minutes each to attend a meeting lasting 60 minutes.

  Meeting cost comparison	Traveling by car	Using Leader Phone®
  Leader Phone® cost @ 9.5 cents / minute / participant		$34
  Car mileage @ $.585 per mile @ 60 mi / participant (IRS allowance as of July 1, 2008)	$211
  Personnel hourly cost @ $50/hr	$900 – 18 hrs	$300 - 6 hrs
  Personnel benefits cost @ 40%	$360 – 18 hrs	$120 – 6 hrs.
  Total direct costs	$1471	$454
  Savings using Leader Phone®		$1017  (69%)

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• DIRECT DIAL - RECORD - GROUP DIAL innovate audio conferencing

  Certain Leader Phone® Web 2.0 features are proving to be especially useful to customers, including the direct dial, record and group dial features. Direct Dial lets you add participants to a conference call directly by simply pressing *1, without having to get off line. Record lets you start start recording any conferencing call simply by pressing *4. At the end of the call you receive an email with a link to a secure web site for downloading an MP3 file of the call. Group Dial allows you to “blast dial” a call group with one click of a button on the Leader Phone® Web 2.0 control console. For more information on Leader Phone, click here> More

• Outgoing Louisiana Chief of Staff thanks Leader

  With the recent gubernatorial elections in Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Blanco’s term in office ended. Her Chief of Staff during the Hurricane Katrina disaster response, Andy Kopplin, also stepped down from his subsequent role as Director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority. Mr. Kopplin had been the Governor’s go-to person for managing the state’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Leader gained a great respect for his leadership and demeanor in managing the crisis. Leader assisted Mr. Kopplin in most of his collaboration with local, state and federal officials for months following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, especially prior to the state’s telephone networks coming back online. For more information, click here> More

• William Shatner's HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA TV endorses Leader

  Since 911, William Shatner, one of the 20 most recognized personalities in the United States, has been using his notoriety to promote promising American small businesses in collaboration with Hollywood producer Bert Tenzer. Leader Chairman, Mike McKibben, and Chief Operating Officer, Jim Sobwick, were invited to California recently to be featured on Mr. Shatner’s series, Heartbeat of America, which will air starting July 7, 2008 on the subscriber cable AmericanLife network. For more information on the Heartbeat interview, click here> More

• Leader's Web 2.0 platform integrates communications

  Web 2.0 is a term that emerged around 2004 to help describe innovations that not only survived the dotcom crash of 2000-2001, but would also help revolutionize the future of communications and networking. Leader Technologies® invented and patented its Digital Leaderboard® communications framework to make it easier to provision an array of communications services, without forcing the user to continually learn new ways of doing things with each service. Leader’s framework integrates voice, streaming media and data services into a common framework. For more information on the communications services currently offered, go to the Leader® product and services page, or click here> More

See Leader Phone® savings compared to an average traveling meeting (above).

• University of Kansas Medical Center implements Leader Alert®

  Leader Alert® has recently been implemented by the University of Kansas Medical Center to enhance communications between hospital official and the university’s law enforcement personnel. For more information on the services offered by Leader Alert®, click here> More

• Motorist Insurance & Progressive Medical use Leader Phone®

  Leader Phone®’s Web 2.0 features and services are a big reason why the Motorist Mutual Insurance Company and Progressive Medical Insurance have chosen Leader Phone®. Their users point to the web call control features, enhanced call security and privacy options (each leg has a unique PIN and dissolved at the end of the call call), the record feature, the online account management functions, not to mention the costs savings and real time billing information, as reasons for selecting Leader Phone®. For more information on Leader Phone®, click here> More

See Leader Phone® savings compared to an average traveling meeting (above).

• Leader Dialog® offers new community, education, and homeland security options

  Leader Dialog® allows any user to set up a conference call with Leader Dialog® PINs and have each person call in and pay only their individual long distance charges. No separate invoice is sent by Leader® to use this service. Leader Dialog® is ideal in situations where a group of people needs to have a conference call, but there is no central budget. Such situations include community discussions, remote educational forums, and homeland security events. For more information on Leader Dialog®, click here> More

• Leader Meeting™ enables online presentations; integrated with Leader Phone®

  Sometimes the host of a conference call needs to present slides or show a document to participants. In the past the only option was to fax the documents to each participant in advance. Leader Meeting™ enables the host to provide a secure link to each participant and let them see the document online, while the meeting is occurring. Leader Meeting™ includes markers and pointers to allow the host to point to the item being discussed, just as if he or she were standing at an easel and presenting that item in a conference room. For more information on Leader Meeting™, click here> More