Savi™ Office and Savi™ Go Wireless Headsets Unify Business Communications Across Multiple Applications and Devices
Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today introduced the industry’s first
suite of Unified Communications wireless headset systems that integrate
multiple devices and applications for improved business collaboration
and cost savings. Designed for today’s distributed workforce, the
Plantronics Savi™ Series provides a new level of communication
versatility combined with superior audio and reliability.
“As Unified Communications becomes more prevalent in the enterprise,
professionals are increasingly using a mix of communication tools,
including desk phones, softphones and mobile phones, on an everyday
basis,” said Melanie Turek, industry principal, Unified Communications
at Frost & Sullivan. “Intelligent headsets that can unify devices and
applications to help eliminate costs and improve workforce collaboration
are truly essential for successful UC deployments.”
Revenues for the worldwide unified communications application and
service markets grew by 294 percent in 2008, according to Frost &
Sullivan. The analyst firm forecasts a CAGR of 72 percent for the market
(2008-2014).
The Plantronics Savi Series features two wireless headset systems: Savi
Office and Savi Go. Savi Office is designed for office workers and
provides a single wireless headset for mixing desk phone calls with PC
audio and softphone calls. Savi Go gives mobile professionals a
simple-to-use wireless headset to connect to PC and mobile phone
communications. Both products have variants that support UC offerings
from leading providers, including Avaya, Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft, and
other popular services, such as Google Talk and Skype.
“Plantronics is participating in numerous Unified Communications pilot
projects, helping IT departments increase adoption by understanding
end-user needs and preferences,” said Chuck Yort, vice president and
general manager, B2B Solutions at Plantronics. “Experience is teaching
us that the last leg of UC — how well end users interface with devices —
is just as critical as the infrastructure. Our new Savi products are
reliable, minimize risk and spur adoption for IT decision makers, and
deliver great audio, comfort and ease of use for end users.”
Plantronics Savi Office – PC and Desk Phone Integration
As the PC emerges as an audio platform for business, professionals
require a way to seamlessly transition between the various
audio-intensive functions performed during the workday. With the Savi
Office headset system, professionals can use a single wireless headset
for PC audio, including web conferencing, multimedia streaming and music
listening, and switch to/from both desk phone and softphone calls at the
touch of a button.
Plantronics Savi Office features a new software application, PerSono®
Suite, to manage calls and audio. PerSono Suite provides an intuitive,
one-click interface to let users mix desk phones and softphone calls,
mute a call, or put a call on hold with a single click. Users can
personalize PerSono Suite and save ring tones, volume levels, and
default settings.
Additional Savi Office features and benefits include:
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Mobility: All communications and PC audio listening on Savi Office are
wireless, giving professionals the freedom to talk hands-free and work
without the hassles of a cord, up to 350-feet away from the desk.
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Audio Quality: Savi Office is built on digitally encrypted,
voice-dedicated DECT™ 6.0 technology for exceptional audio quality and
lower interference with other wireless devices.
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Personal Choice: Savi Office is offered with two different wearing
styles: convertible includes over-the-ear and over-the-head styles and
a discreet over-the-ear style, both with noise-canceling microphones.
Plantronics Savi Go – Wideband PC Audio and Mobile Connections
Designed for the more than 47.3 million mobile professionals*, the
Plantronics Savi Go headset system enables users to unify their PC
softphone and mobile phone communications with excellent audio quality.
Savi Go includes a plug-and-play Bluetooth® USB adapter that reduces
support costs by eliminating cumbersome software set-up processes and
provides life-like, wideband calling through any UC application. The
Class 1 Bluetooth adapter provides up to 200 feet of range from the PC
for extended mobility.
Additional Savi Go features and benefits include:
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Device Simplification: The Savi Go headset includes multipoint
technology that allows users to switch between their mobile phone and
PC calls with the touch of a button.
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Audio Quality: The headset features an extended boom and
noise-cancelling microphone for call clarity, and a single button on
the headset provides remote answer/end, volume up/down and mute.
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Ease of Use: Savi Go also comes with the PerSono Suite software to
help manage PC audio and calling.
Plantronics Savi Go will be available in two versions: Optimized for
Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 and enhanced for other Unified
Communications platforms.
Availability
Plantronics Savi Office and Savi Go Optimized for Microsoft® Office
Communicator 2007 will be available through Plantronics authorized
retailers later this spring. Savi Go enhanced for other Unified
Communications platforms will be available this summer. For more
information about the new wireless headset systems, the various
configurations available to customers, and pricing, please visit: www.plantronics.com/saviseries.
Plantronics – The Voice of Unified Communications
Plantronics offers one of the industry’s most complete families of
corded and wireless products for unified communications. Widely
recognized for their sound quality, reliability and comfort,
Plantronics’ audio solutions help companies extend the benefits of IP
communications throughout the extended enterprise, fostering better
business communication and efficiency regardless of where professionals
are working.
For more information about Plantronics’ UC-ready products, visit: http://www.plantronics.com/uc.
