Product Portfolio Delivers New Audio Features and Superb Sound Quality to Help Cisco Customers Enhance Workforce Collaboration
CISCO LIVE 2010 - Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today
announced expanded integration between Plantronics’ Unified
Communications product portfolio and Cisco Unified Communications
applications. With Plantronics UC products, Cisco customers now get
intelligent audio features and unparalleled sound quality to enhance
collaboration during online meetings, video conferences and PC-based
calls.
Simplified UC Deployments
The Plantronics integration delivers intelligent call control for Cisco
Unified Personal Communicator 8.0, Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft
Office Communicator 8.0, Cisco UC Integration for WebEx Connect and
Cisco IP Communicator. Plantronics UC products enable companies
deploying Cisco Unified Communications to increase user adoption and
rein in costs through easy installation and plug and play usability.
“UC is the next step in the evolution of business communication and,
like email once did, it is transforming the way we connect and
collaborate,” said Michael Gjerstad, vice president of Strategic
Partnerships at Plantronics. “Through this collaboration with Cisco, we
are enhancing the user experience while addressing the challenges of a
UC deployment. Professionals have become accustomed to using devices
they choose, so our breadth of products will help increase employees’
adoption of UC solutions.”
Enhanced End-User Experiences
Cisco Unified Communications provides powerful new ways to build
productivity by enabling collaboration with remote colleagues and across
dispersed workgroups. Plantronics audio devices enhance Cisco’s
integrated voice, video and web conferencing applications by providing
remote answer/end, mute and volume control so users can easily control
calls directly from the audio device. The functionality extends to
Plantronics’ wireless products, such as the new Savi
430 which provides excellent audio quality and range for PC-based
conversations through DECT wireless technology.
Cisco Unified Communications customers can find more information at www.plantronics.com/cisco.
Cisco customers deploying Cisco Unified Communications 8.0 clients can
download the software today at www.plantronics.com/software.
Plantronics - The Voice of Unified CommunicationsTM
Plantronics offers the industry’s most complete portfolio of corded and
wireless Unified Communications audio endpoints. Widely recognized for
their sound quality, reliability and simplicity, Plantronics’ audio
solutions help companies broaden the benefits of IP communications
throughout the extended enterprise, fostering better business
communications and efficiency regardless of where professionals are
working. Visit Plantronics
Unified Communications for more information about UC-ready products.
UC news and perspectives can be found at the Plantronics Unified
Communications Blog.
About Plantronics
Plantronics is a world leader in personal audio communications for
professionals and consumers. From unified communication solutions to
Bluetooth headsets, Plantronics delivers unparalleled audio experiences
and quality that reflect our nearly 50 years of innovation and customer
commitment. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100 and
is the headset of choice for air traffic control, 911 dispatch and the
New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com
or call (800) 544-4660.
