Plantronics Enhances Real-Time Voice Collaboration for IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 Business Users
Plantronics’ Suite of VoIP Headset Solutions Enable Business Professionals to Use a Single Headset with Multiple Communication Applications and Devices
NEW YORK and SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — September 13, 2006 — Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT) today announced that its suite of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) headset solutions, including the Plantronics Voyager™ 510-USB, the first Bluetooth® headset system optimized for VoIP communications, will support IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 software to enhance real-time collaboration in the office. Plantronics demonstrated the Voyager 510-USB’s wireless call control features with Lotus Sametime 7.5 today at IBM’s “Real Time. Right Now.” event.
As business becomes increasingly virtual and voice-enabled communication tools expand on the desktop, real-time collaboration becomes a driver for competitive advantage. Plantronics enterprise headset systems enhance collaboration platforms, such as Lotus Sametime 7.5, by providing a single headset to use across multiple communication devices and applications, and the wireless freedom to stay connected in real-time up to 200 feet away from the PC. With Plantronics’ portfolio of enterprise headsets and Lotus Sametime 7.5, companies can further eliminate disconnects in workflows, speed communications and reduce latencies in decision processes for improved business efficiency.
“Together, IBM and Plantronics are giving business professionals the freedom to unify their communications and be connected in real-time, even when away from their desk,” said Chuck Yort, vice president of the Business Solutions Group, Plantronics. “Integrating Plantronics headsets with Lotus Sametime 7.5 is the first step towards executing Plantronics’ vision of real-time, multi-modal communications within the enterprise — and do so with the enterprise-class reliability and audio quality Plantronics has been known for over the past 40 years.”
“Real-time technology is eliminating barriers between people and has profoundly changed the speed with which business is conducted,” said Ken Bisconti, vice president of Lotus Software Products, IBM. “Plantronics’ support of the Lotus Sametime real-time collaboration platform with its VoIP headset solutions reduces complexity and makes it easier for business users to communicate more efficiently around the business they are conducting.”
VoIP Headsets for Today’s Business Environment
Plantronics has a long legacy of developing high-quality headset solutions across numerous infrastructures and for numerous applications. By understanding what to deliver and receive in the VoIP network and managing specific audio parameters, Plantronics develops products that operate optimally and intelligently within VoIP infrastructures.
Additionally, Plantronics is extending the benefits of VoIP communications anywhere in the office through its PerSonoCall® software. PerSonoCall provides remote ring detection and enables users to wirelessly answer/end PC telephony calls away from their desk. By “cutting the cord” between the PC and headset, professionals have the freedom to roam within the office, talk between conference rooms or at the printer, and be completely hands free to multi-task and collaborate more effectively. PerSonoCall will support Lotus Sametime 7.5 later this year.
