Press Release Plantronics Simplifies Conference Calling with New Suite of Tools and Products London, UK– 22nd September 2011 – Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announces a new suite of tools and products including InstantMeeting™ Enterprise Edition, UC Toolkit, together with a new Simply Smarter Communications Strategic Consulting Partnership with UC consultancy and training company Futurecom Business Solutions A/S as well as new additions to its UC product portfolio. ONE‐TOUCH CONFERENCE CALL CONNECTIONS FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS InstantMeeting™ Enterprise Edition is a one‐click conference call connect solution which supports Microsoft® Office Outlook®, leading conferencing service providers as well as top smartphone brands. This tool allows today’s busy professional the most convenient way to join a conference call from their PC or mobile device. “Modern professionals spend an increasing amount of time in meetings, specifically conference calls. InstantMeeting enables quick, intuitive conference call access so business professionals can focus on the task at hand: communication and collaboration,” said Gunjan Bhow, vice president and general manager of New Ventures at Plantronics. “Our ultimate goal is to enable people to communicate with one another naturally and with minimal barriers, regardless of the devices, platforms and tools being used.” Plantronics InstantMeeting™ eliminates the frustration and time lost when trying to dial‐
in to a conference call, a cumbersome process that requires entering a myriad of numbers, ID codes and passwords, and # and * signs. It automatically syncs conference dial‐in numbers from leading providers, requiring no advanced setup of access codes and calendars, enabling you to join conference calls with one touch. Visit the Instant Meeting website to find out more. http://instantmeeting.plantronics.com INDUSTRY‐FIRST COMPLETE UC TOOLKIT: GLOBAL LAUNCH Plantronics has enhanced its popular UC Toolkit to include support for over ten languages, including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese. This unique online resource for IT professionals delivers real‐world best practices, tools, and guidelines for successful UC Audio endpoint roll‐out and adoption. Leading consulting players like Futurecom Business Solutions will integrate Plantronics’ UC Toolkit as part of its portfolio, enabling businesses across EMEA to successfully implement UC solutions with this valuable tool. “Extending the UC Toolkit to the global community reflects Plantronics’ ongoing efforts to develop and deliver products and services designed to help businesses maximize efficiencies through simply smarter communications,” says Philip Vanhoutte, SVP and EMEA Managing Director, Plantronics. “Globalization of the UC Toolkit puts information, insights, and valuable tools directly into the hands of IT departments, ensuring they’re able to easily choose the very best UC audio device to suit their employee’s needs, accelerate user adoption, and meet their overall business requirements. Together with 9/23/1
Plantronics Simplifies Conference Calling with New Suite of Tools and Products 2 our partnership with FutureCom businesses will be able to successfully implement UC and enjoy the benefits that go with it.” Plantronics rounds off its comprehensive UC product portfolio with a UC version of its Calisto® 800 Series, a multi‐device SmartSpeaker phone, which unifies the mobile phone, landline and PC‐based softphones, as well as a SmartSwitch solution: the MDA200™ headset communications hub ‐ the first and only solution that enables one USB headset to work across multiple devices. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY The Calisto 800 Series UC version is available now. For pricing please click here. The MDA200 is available now and has an RRP of £89/€99. Plantronics InstantMeeting Enterprise Edition will be available Autumn 2011. Meanwhile, the mobile version of InstantMeeting, including a demo version is available now at http://instantmeeting.plantronics.com/downloads.php. The trial version provides 20 free initiations to conference calls. For a demo of how the application works, please visit http://www.plantronics.com/instantmeeting ‐ends‐ PRESS CONTACT Laura Nuttall Email: laura@connectedpr.com Tel: +33 (0) 6 80849543 Skype: lauranuttall For images, please go to http://connectedpr.com/plantronics/plantronics‐media‐library/ About Futurecom Business Solutions Futurecom Business Solutions is a consultancy company specialized in providing Organisational Implementation of Unified Communications and Collaboration, and to ensure a successful adoption in the organisation. The Futurecom organisational implementation includes UC&C strategy, business case, change management consulting and training, and Futurecom has developed a method for effective implementation and adoption that is closely aligned with Plantronics UC Toolkit. Futurecom has worked with organizational implementation of UC&C for the last 10 years and Futurecom serves global customers including Statoil, Alectia, Danfoss, Danske Bank, NNE Pharmaplan and NIRAS. Futurecom deliver its consulting services across Europe and training services globally. http://www.futurecombusiness.com ABOUT PLANTRONICS – SIMPLY SMARTER COMMUNICATIONS™ Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio technology for 50 years, creating innovative products that allow people to simply communicate. From unified communication solutions to Bluetooth headsets, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100, as well as emergency dispatch, air traffic control and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com . Calisto, MDA200, Plantronics, Plantronics InstantMeeting and Simply Smarter Communications are
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