innovaphone is now Collaborating with Poly

Shaping the workplace of the future together

Sindelfingen, February 3^rd 2020 – innovaphone AG, the Sindelfingen-based specialist for work and communications solutions, announces its technology partnership with Plantronics, Inc. ("Poly" – formerly Plantronics and Polycom), a global communications company that powers meaningful human connection and collaboration. The focus is on high-quality end-to-end solutions that make workplace communication even more convenient and trouble-free.

"Working with teams at a departmental, company and national level brings new requirements in terms of noise and stress exposure. We are very pleased about the new partnership, which will enable us to provide our customers with the best possible support in creating a concentrated, low-stimulus working environment. With its comprehensive range of high-performance UC and audio solutions, Poly perfectly rounds off our myApps work and communications environment," explains Konstantin Kruse, Director International Sales, innovaphone AG.  "Poly is our first 3^rd-party partner for SIP devices renowned for clever and automatic extraneous noice attenuation and Poly MeetingAI features. Working with a leader in the UC industry, we are taking another important strategic step towards opening up new international markets, now that we are already very well positioned in Europe, our home market," Kruse concludes.

With the innovaphone myApps video solution, ad hoc audio and video conferences can be set up with low implementation effort and costs. Poly’s headsets, and video and audio devices are fully interoperable with the innovaphone myApps solution. Poly also sees potential in cooperating with innovaphone: "We have a common vision - a modern workplace that is flexible, versatile and can boost productivity many folds. Bigger bets are being placed on investments in real-time communications solutions adopted by organisations. Noise thrives in offices and noisy work environment can impact productivity. innovaphone are working together with Poly to help customers overcome the noisy distractions, complexity and distance that make real time workplace communications challenging,” confirms Paul Dunne, EMEA Channel Director at Poly.
First insights into the technology partnership between Poly and innovaphone were given at the innovaphone in-house exhibition in mid-November in Sindelfingen, where Poly was present as an exhibitor.