About GN Netcom: Global No. 1 in Headsets
GN Netcom: Global No. 1 in Headsets appoints Wordtext Systems Inc. as new distributor for Office Headsets in the enterprise market.
Seven good reasons to invest in a JABRA headset Solution
Which Headset is Right for You?
GN Netcom: Global No. 1 in Headsets
GN Netcom A/S is the world’s leading manufacturer of innovative headsets for office workers, contact center workers and mobile phone users. In 2008, GN Netcom manufactured a total of 25 million units. GN’s innovative and stylish products help increase efficiency and mobility, and provide improved personal comfort for consumers and business professionals alike. The company’s award-winning product portfolio includes many industry firsts: the first wireless office headset, the first Bluetooth® headset, and the first wireless multi-use headset for both conventional and IP telephony. It leads the way in secure wireless office communications with state-of the-art technology and cutting-edge designs.
Its award-winning headset range – sold under the Jabra brand - features wireless and corded models for contact centers, office enterprise headsets and mobile lifestyle. Our products have become one of the most popular in the industry including the world’s best selling
Jabra Bluetooth headset. And now the launching of the Jabra GO 6400 series multiuse wireless headset and Jabra Biz 2400 corded headset. Jabra products have consistently received numerous product and design awards including the CES Innovation, iF product design, Red Dot Mobile Choice Best Accessory, T3 Gold, and CNET Editor’s Choice.
GN is also an OEM supplier of corded and wireless audio products to a wide range of global customers including mobile phone, PC and PDA manufacturers. It also provides a selection of corded headsets and multi-purpose amplifiers.
The company GN has 900 employees and operations around the world. It sells its products in more than 70 countries worldwide.
The Industry
GN estimates the global market for headsets to be worth approximately $2.5 billion and is growing rapidly at 17% year-on-year growth, driven primarily by demand for Bluetooth-enabled and wireless products. Growth is expected to be in the office markets from 2009 to 2014.
In the office marketplace, there are an estimated +100 million office employees in the western world alone use a telephone daily for two hours or more all of whom could benefit from using a headset.
Growth in office market will mainly be created by increase in penetration. Penetration among office workers is still at a very low level, (approx. 4.5% on Global level). Driving the growth will arise from increased need for multi-tasking like e-mail, chat and phone at the same time. The driver for growth will be in need because of increase mobility, adoption of UC solutions and increase in home office workers.
At the current penetration rate of less than 5% this represents a largely untapped market and estimates suggest a growth rate of around 30 per cent between 2009 and 2014.
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Philippines, we have signed up a new distributor that will focus on the growing needs of the office and enterprise market. Wordtext Systems Inc. will carry a wide range of USB headsets and wireless products that will support office deployments of Microsoft Office Communicator, Cisco IP Communicator, IBM lotus sametime even Skype, and other soft phone solutions. While another distributor is more focused and offering different portfolio serving strongly the Contact Center market.
Company History
The company now known as GN A/S is a part of GN Store Nord. The company is a corporate legend in Denmark and has been helping people communicate since 1869. Its first business was as a telegraph company and as such it laid some of the first telegraph cables between the major cities of the world, including Shanghai and Tokyo.
During the period from 1940 to 2000, the company expanded its portfolio of communications businesses and in 1987 it founded GN Netcom to offer headset technologies to contact centers the world over. The business flourished and quickly moved to fulfill a growing need for headsets in office environments. In 2000 GN Store Nord bought Jabra, the leading provider of Bluetooth mobile headsets, and formed a new division called GN Mobile which helped propel the company to the forefront of the global headset market.
With rapid growth forecast for the computer headphones market, the company planned for its most radical restructure for 100 years in 2006. It signed an agreement to divest its hearing instrument business (GN ReSound) and gathered its two headset divisions in one business. It renamed its headset business GN A/S and 2007 marks the start of the company being a company solely focused on headsets as it builds on its position as the world’s leading producer of headsets.
GN Netcom: Global No. 1 in Headsets appoints Wordtext Systems Inc. as new distributor for Office Headsets in the enterprise market.
GN Netcom A/S is the world’s leading manufacturer of innovative headsets for office workers, contact center workers and mobile phone users. GN’s innovative and stylish products help increase efficiency and mobility; provide improved personal comfort for consumers and business professionals alike. The company’s award-winning product portfolio includes many industry firsts: the first wireless office headset, the first Bluetooth® headset, and the first wireless multi-use headset for both conventional and IP telephony. It leads the way in secure wireless office communications with state-of the-art technology and cutting-edge designs.
Wordtext Systems, Inc. (WSI) will carry the portfolio for office wireless and corded headsets targeting the Enterprise Market. WSI will carry a wide range of USB headsets and wireless products that will support office deployments of Microsoft Office Communicator, Cisco IP Communicator, IBM lotus sametime and other soft phone solutions for the Unified Communications space.
WSI is one of the leading I.T. distributors in the Philippines today. For more than 25 years, WSI’s consistent and sound fiscal policies have made it one of the best managed and financially stable companies in the industry. WSI carries only the best branded I.T. products in the software and hardware categories, and is continuously expanding its reach to serve the tech retail market. WSI is inviting corporate resellers to become the company’s authorized partners for Jabra products. Interested parties may contact Ms. Rowena Martin, WSI’s Jabra Product Specialist at tel. no. +63 858-8455 or email marketing_wsi@wsiphil.com.ph or weng.martin@wsiphil.com.ph for more details.
Headset solutions
Jabra headsets combine the best of technology and design to give you innovative tools with excellent sound quality and great comfort. Whether it’s optimal sound for a contact center, wireless talking when you’re at work, or your favorite hits when you’re not; we assure you high-performing products with a quality and design that will empower you to discover freedom.
Seven good reasons to invest in a JABRA headset Solution
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Productivity
Experience the freedom and increased efficiency from hands-free communication. Hook up your laptop to a headset and you can continue working productively, while talking with both hands free. Complete multiple tasks quickly and easily, improving the speed of daily work. |
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Sound clarity
Experience consistently superior call sound clarity with Jabra headsets that incorporate the finest in acoustic technology. All headsets feature PeakStop™ technology. Jabra features noise cancelling headsets which ensure that you hear and are heard clearly. |
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Security
All Jabra wireless office headsets digitally encrypt the signal between headset and base. This guarantees conversation confidentiality where you can talk freely, confident that the only people listening in are the ones you’re talking to. |
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Durability
Choosing a high-quality Jabra headset gives you full reliability. It will not only save you in replacement costs, but you will also be spared downtime and repair hassles. Jabra headsets are built to last. Every headset is subject to extensive testing before launch, everything from cable flexing over boom arm rotations to acoustic tests. And our standards are as tough as our headsets |
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Mobility and range
Enjoy freedom of movement with our wireless headsets offering an unparalleled office range of up to 150 meters. Untie yourself from the limitations of traditional office telephones, connect your headset to your computer to experience mobility and range. Create a more efficient workspace where you can talk and still walk around effortlessly gathering information. |
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Conference calls
The Jabra GN9350e and the Jabra GN9120 offer the optimal solution for conference calling. Up to four people can take part in a wireless conference call by docking their headsets in the base of the caller, and continue to talk with clarity from anywhere in the office environment. |
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Comfort
Headsets with carefully adjusted acoustics, lightweight structures and ergonomic design plus a selection of wearing styles to match the needs of any user makes it easier and more comfortable to make and take calls at work. A headset provides comfort and helps to avoid aching muscles and neck strain from cradling the telephone handset between head and shoulder. |
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Talk time
All Jabra wireless headsets provide day-long talk time with the headset charging in the base between calls. All models in the Jabra GN9300e Series offer interchangeable batteries as an accessory, which enable unlimited talk time, keeping you connected around the clock. |
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Which Headset is Right for You?
Four steps is all it takes to simplify the purchase decision and discover the best combination of headset options for your business. Although we have an exceptionally wide range of
computer headphones, please note that not all combinations are possible. For example, if you want a headset with stereo sound, you need two earpieces. Follow the four steps and check the chart on opposite page to see which headset best fits your needs.
1. Wireless or corded?
Wireless headset solutions are ideal if you:
- Want the freedom to work at your desk and move about the office. Grab a cup of coffee, get the paper in the printer or go and consult with a colleague without missing a call
- WWant a sleek, attractive headset for your computer without cords and see the need for multi-unit conferencing capability
Corded headset solutions are suitable if you:
- Work only at your desk
- Want the best possible inbound sound quality in one or both ears
- Want Hi-Fi stereo quality
2. Working in normal or extra loud environment?
Three different business-grade microphones are available to ensure your voice is transmitted clearly, no matter which environment you work in.
Omnidirectional microphone
- Ideal for use in most normal office environments
Noise-canceling microphone
- Great for use in noisier, open office environments
Ultra noise-canceling microphone
- Ideal for use in very noisy environments where back ground noise can interfere with your calls
- And if colleagues are seated close to each other
3. Want sound in one or both ears? - mono or duo
Do you want to listen to sound through one ear or two?
Do you want stereo sound, or is mono sufficient?
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Sound in one ear - mono
- Ideal if you like to be aware of what’s going on around you during a phone call. |
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Sound in both ears - duo
- Ideal if you only want to hear the caller’s voice and want to close out surrounding noise |
4. What’s your preferred wearing style?
Select the headset solution with the wearing style(s) that’s right for you. Many GN Netcom headset solutions even offer interchangeable wearing styles, letting you switch style at any time.
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Headband
- Fully adjustable, over-the-head wearing solution |
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Earhook
- Flexible earhook that gently and comfortably holds the receiver to your ear |
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Neckband
- Wearing style worn behind-the-neck |
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Interchangeable: 2-in-1
- The 2-in-1 offers you two wearing styles in one headset: headband and earhook |
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Interchangeable: 3-in-1
- The 3-in-1 offers you three of the following wearing styles: headband, neckband or earhook |
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