Hello Direct has been the leading developer and direct marketer of desktop telephony products since 1987. They have grown from a small handful of visionaries to a well recognized business-to-business leader in telecommunications solutions. In November, 2000, Hello Direct merged with and became a cooperating unit of GN Netcom (a world leader in hands-free communication technologies), a unit of GN Great Nordic Ltd., a public company traded on the Copenhagen and London Stock Exchanges.