Plantronics to Focus on Unified Communication Headsets

Communications Div Plantronics announced the decision that his future is in unified communications, with emphasis on corded and cordless headsets. And to prove it is serious about this change in direction is limited to its portfolio. Sell ​​Audio Entertainment Group Prophet Capital for nearly $ 20 million dollars.

Market Analysis shows the Plantronics is a good reason to focus on the Unified Communications market. Sales in the world of Unified Communications headsets has increased by almost 300 percent in 2008, according to Frost & Sullivan.Analitičke company also forecast a compound annual growth rate of 72 percent of the market in 2008 - 2014.

"UC (Unified Communications) is the highest revenue and profit opportunity in the history of the company's reorganization and asset sales is a further step to focus on our core market," said Ken Kannappan Plantronics' President and CEO calling prodajuAE groups .

telecommunications giant has also demonstrated his commitment to the Unified Communications space with the release of their River Series in March 2009. At the time, claimed that the industry's first Unified Communications suite of wireless headset systems that integrate multiple devices and applications.

Savi Series consists of two different wireless headset system: Office Savi and Savi Go.Savi office was eager for the office environment, and provides a wireless headset for phone calls, computers, audio and softphone calls. Savi Go gives mobile professionals, wireless headset to connect to the computer and mobile phone communication. Both products support UC offers from leading providers including Avaya, IBM, Cisco and Microsoft.

"Plantronics UC participates in a number of pilot projects, helping IT departments to increase adoption of understanding end user needs and preferences," said Chuck Yort, vice president and general manager at Plantronics, he said. "Experience teaches us that the last part of the UC - how well the end-user interface devices -. as critical infrastructure like our new Savi products are reliable, reduce risk and encourage decision-making for IT, and deliver great audio, comfort and ease of use for end users ."