There are quite a lot of people out there whose jobs force them to take their Bluetooth headsets out of their ears when getting to the office only to have them replaced by headsets used for their company's VoIP communication system, and that's what prompted Cisco to seek Jawbone's help in developing the Jawbone ICON for Cisco Bluetooth Headset, a device that will intelligently bridge mobile phones and Internet Protocol (IP) phones.
Users will be able to connect to their Cisco Unified IP phones and mobile phones simultaneously, creating a unified, wireless, and hands-free communications experience as they move from in-the-office to on-the-go.
While on the same headset, employees can take a call from their desk phone and the next from their cell phone as calls can be handled from both sources at the same time on the same headset.
Users will be able to make and receive calls from their Bluetooth-enabled mobile, Cisco Unified IP Phone, Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone or Cisco Cius and can switch among the endpoints as they change location.
Jawbone ICON for Cisco delivers built-in intelligence that allows the headset to be dynamically enhanced through new software applications and functional updates via the Jawbone MyTALK platform.
"We live in an increasingly connected world where the lines between work and play are blurring fast, if not completely gone.
People want integrated solutions that are valuable to them all the time regardless of where they are or what they are doing - these need to be lifestyle solutions with the best functionality in a form that is appealing," said Hosain Rahman, CEO of Jawbone.
"No one is willing to make tradeoffs anymore and we are extremely fortunate to be collaborating with a company like Cisco that is committed to leading this vision of new user experiences around the best of both worlds: enhanced productivity through innovative enterprise-grade technology with an equal emphasis on user-centric design."
Shipments of the Jawbone ICON for Cisco Bluetooth Headsets have begun in the U.S. and Canada, bundled with Cisco Unified IP Phones 9951 and 9971, with international shipments being scheduled to begin in October 2010.
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