SIX OUT OF TEN PREFER JABRA’S SPEAKERPHONE SOLUTION

The Jabra SPEAK™ 410 proved its indisputable superiority over three competitors in a recent Sound & Design survey. With crystal-clear sound and a smart portable design the Jabra SPEAK™ 410 is a definite product leader in the speakerphone category.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – March 20 2011 – Until now, conference calls have meant users following the phone rather than the phone following the user. Now, Jabra has changed all that with a personal speakerphone that can be used any time and any where while offering sound quality and design superior to those of conventional, top-of-the-line stationary speakerphones.

Best-in-Test

Sound quality is key to a successful conference call. A survey conducted by the international research institute GfK in Europe in January 2011 clearly demonstrated the superiority of Jabra SPEAK™ 410 over all three competitors in sound quality (both voice and music), with design acting as a further preference driver. The results of the survey are available to download at www.myspeakerphone.com

Applying a dual approach, combining blind evaluation of sound and design evaluation with 60 interviews conducted as a hall test, the quantitative study revealed that the Jabra SPEAK™ 410 was:

NUMBER 1 IN SOUND QUALITY – VOICE: 55% preferred Jabra SPEAK™ 410

NUMBER 1 IN SOUND QUALITY – MUSIC: 68% preferred Jabra SPEAK™ 410

NUMBER 1 IN DESIGN: 50% preferred Jabra SPEAK™ 410

Conference in the Blink of an Eye

“Work dynamics are rapidly changing, with people constantly moving between work groups at various locations within the company or working at home, at a hotel or even at the airport,” said Soeren Christensen, Vice President of Jabra Product Management.

With the portable plug-and-play Jabra SPEAK™ 410 it takes just seconds to set up a virtual meeting – the user simply plugs in the integrated USB cable to a laptop or computer and uses a VoIP client or Unified Communications solution.

Soeren Christensen added: “Connectivity between people on the move is central to running a successful business in a global world. The Jabra SPEAK™ 410 helps to optimize productivity by enabling one-to-one and small group conference calls at any time and in any place.”

Exceptional Sound Quality

Genuine wideband audio, together with high-quality loudspeakers and a range allowing people to hear and speak clearly even across the room from the speakerphone, are the defining characteristics behind the exceptional sound quality of the Jabra SPEAK™ 410. In fact it is so good that many choose to use it to play background music while they work, and here the difference in quality is even more pronounced: nearly 70% of the test interviewees made it their first choice for music, with another 23% ranking it in second place.

Category Leader
Optimized for Microsoft® Lync™ and compatible with other leading Unified Communications and VoIP clients, Jabra SPEAK™ 410 provides the ultimate sound experience from voice on softphone conference calls.

“With its crystal-clear sound and lightweight portability, the Jabra SPEAK™ 410 is rapidly establishing itself as the preferred portable conference phone,” said Christensen. “The Jabra SPEAK™ 410 is yet another example of how Jabra is helping to sweep away traditional obstacles to collaboration and communication for global business.”

For more information on the Jabra SPEAK™ 410 Series: www.myspeakerphone.com

Jabra
Through its Jabra brand, GN Netcom is a world leader in innovative headset solutions. With around 825 employees and sales offices around the world, GN Netcom develops and markets a broad range of wireless headsets and in-car speakerphones for mobile users and both wireless and corded headsets for contact center and office-based users. GN Netcom is a subsidiary of GN Store Nord A/S.

For further information on the company, please visit www.jabra.com.