Plantronics Savi Office Recognized for Unifying Voice Communications and Multimedia with Brilliant Audio Quality and One-Touch Simplicity
Plantronics, Inc (NYSE: PLT), the world leader in communication headsets
for over 48 years, today announced that the Savi™ Office Wireless
Headset System has been named a Best of International CES Innovations
2010 Design and Engineering Awards Winner in the Headphones category.
Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by an esteemed
panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the
media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge
products across 36 product categories.
Unified Communications Made Simple
Plantronics Savi Office is a multi-function wireless headset system for
Unified Communications that enables calling from both desk phones and
computer softphones (VoIP). Savi Office supports softphone applications
from leading providers, including Avaya, Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft, and
other popular services, such as Google Talk and Skype with high-end
wideband audio
In addition to basic call switching, Savi Office delivers advanced call
control that enables the audio from the desk phone and the computer to
be put on hold, muted or mixed together for easy conferencing. The
system supports leading multimedia players so users can also listen to
music and videos without missing a call. Savi Office uses the DECT™ 6.0
voice-dedicated frequency, providing users 350-feet of range from the
base. Savi Office features adaptive power, meaning the headset uses less
battery power when it is closer to the base system.
“Nearly 50 years of design and engineering innovations have gone into
creating Savi Office,” said Elizabeth Bastiaanse Hamren, vice president
of Product Marketing at Plantronics. “The CES Innovations Award further
establishes that the distinctions between consumer and enterprise
products are becoming increasingly blurred. Today’s workers demand
business-class audio quality and reliability combined with the
ease-of-use and styling of consumer devices.”
CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards
The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards have been
recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976.
They are sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®,
the producer of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer
technology tradeshow, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society
of America (IDSA), the voice of industrial design, committed to
advancing the profession through education, information, community and
advocacy.
Plantronics Savi Office will be displayed at the 2010 International CES,
which runs January 7-10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Innovations
Design and Engineering Showcase will feature honorees by product
category in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center and will
also be featured at CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the
International CES on Tuesday, January 5.
The Innovations entries are judged based on the following criteria:
Engineering qualities, based on technical specs and materials used
Aesthetic and design qualities, using photos provided
The product’s intended use/function and user value
Unique/novel features that consumers would find attractive
How the design and innovation of the product compares to other products
in the marketplace
Products chosen as an Innovations honoree reflect innovative design and
engineering of the entries. Examples may include the first time various
technologies are combined in a single product or dramatic enhancements
to previous product designs.
Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering honoree products are featured on www.CESweb.org/Innovations,
which lists product categories, as well as each product name,
manufacturer information, designer, description, photo and URL.
Genevieve Haldeman
Vice President, Global Communications
Work genevieve.haldeman@plantronics.com
Lerin O'Neill
Mobile and Gaming
Work lerin.oneill@plantronics.com
Office 831-458-7595