PLT 52.18 Plantronics $PLT Hit a 52 week high of 52.64 Closing the day 11/10/14 at 52.18 +0.03 +0.06% With a day low of 51.98 and a total volume of 176,746.
PLT Recent Posts: http://investorshangout.com/Plantronics-Inc-PLT-52334/
PLT Plantronics Recent Headline News
Post Earnings Update: Plantronics Has Climbed 6.0% Higher in Past Week (PLT)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Nov 10, 10:57AM CST
13 days ago, on October 28th, 2014, Plantronics (NYSE
LT) reported its earnings. Analysts, on average, expected earnings of $0.77 per share on sales of $215.7 million. Plantronics actually reported earnings of $0.77 per share on sales of $215.8 million, missing EPS estimates by $0.00 and matching revenue estimates. Shares of Plantronics have climbed from $49.19 to $52.15, representing a gain of 6.0% since the company reported earnings 13 days ago.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Clarity's New Amplified Home Phone Offers Flexibility for Seniors, Allows Users to Make Calls With or Without Landline Connection
Marketwired - Thu Nov 06, 2:23PM CST
People with hearing loss who have dropped landline service to save money but have difficulty hearing on cellphones will find relief in a new amplified home phone released today that allows users to make calls with or without a landline connection. The cordless Clarity BT914(TM) features Cellphone at Home(TM), a Bluetooth(R)-powered technology that allows users to make crystal clear calls on this home phone through landline or wireless service.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Has Returned 14.0% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (PLT)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Nov 05, 9:59AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Plantronics (NYSE LT) on October 21st, 2014 at $45.62. In approximately 2 weeks, Plantronics has returned 14.03% as of today's recent price of $52.02.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics' (PLT) CEO Kenneth Kannappan on Q2 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 7:10PM CDT
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics (PLT) Q2 2015 Results - Earnings Call Webcast
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 3:55PM CDT
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics beats by $0.02, beats on revenue
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 3:28PM CDT
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results
Marketwired - Tue Oct 28, 3:02PM CDT
Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announced second quarter fiscal year 2015 results. Highlights of the quarter include the following (comparisons are against the second quarter of fiscal year 2014):
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Notable earnings after Tuesday's close
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Illumio Brings Adaptive Security to Morgan Stanley, Plantronics, Creative Artists Agency, Yahoo and NTT I(3)
Business Wire - Wed Oct 22, 8:02AM CDT
Illumio today publicly unveiled its Adaptive Security Platform (ASP), the first-ever software platform that provides granular visibility and security for all data center and cloud computing environments. Global leaders such as Morgan Stanley, Plantronics, Creative Artists Agency, Yahoo, and NTT I(3) are turning to Illumio to transform their security posture.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03), MS: 35.88 (+0.22)
The Office of the Future - Augmented Reality, Internet of Things, and Wearable Devices
M2 - Thu Oct 16, 5:17AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z66v47/the_office_of_the) has announced the addition of the "The Office of the Future " report to their offering. The Office of the Future will witness revolutionary changes with the infusion of intelligent tools like augmented reality, Internet of Things, and wearable devices. This phenomenal transformation is expected to result in a context-aware and self-aware work environment that enables employees to engage and deliver anywhere and anytime. This study explores the Mega Trends that influence the development of digital workplace and the technologies that could add value to the existing unified communication and collaboration (UCC) architecture of the enterprise. Further, it analyses the key participants in the digital workplace ecosystem and their strategies for shaping up the digital workplace by 2020. Key Findings - The concept, Office of the Future, is built on the central idea that the workforce will be increasingly mobile and the work environment itself is becoming smarter than ever. - Next-generation technologies such as augmented reality and the Internet of Everything are expected to accelerate worker's efficiency and productivity and encourage them to work and collaborate anytime, anywhere. - Next-generation collaboration solutions also serve as a means to reduce the carbon footprint by curtailing business travel and employing technologies that are environment friendly. - Unified communications (UC) has come a long way in establishing pervasive use of both real time and non-real time collaboration, laying a foundation for future decades. - With the rapid emergence of communication devices and applications at work, the traditional UC ecosystem has to embrace the emerging next-generation technology vendors to construct the connected workplace of the future. - The changing communications patterns of users and the increasing need for integration of work and life greatly influence the progression towards an intelligent workplace. - Mega Trends such as urbanisation, smart cities, growing dominance of Gen Y and increasing network convergence demand the infusion of next-gen technologies into the UC framework. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Definitions 3. Introduction - The Office of the Future 4. Mega Trends Influencing the Office of the Future 5. Trending Technologies Shaping the Office of the Future 6. Key Vendor Analysis 7. List of Abbreviations 8. Appendix Companies Mentioned - Avaya - BrightTALK - Canon - Cisco - Citrix - InterCall - Logitech - Metaio - Microsoft - NASDAQ OMX - ON24 - Plantronics - ST-Ericsson - Salesforce.com - Sennheiser - Talkpoint - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z6...ice_of_the
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03), VOD: 33.02 (-0.05), CRM: 64.45 (+0.48)
Global and China Earphone Industry Report 2013-2014
M2 - Wed Oct 15, 8:21AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zk727l/global_and_china) has announced the addition of the "Global and China Earphone Industry Report, 2013-2014" report to their offering. Global earphone shipments are estimated to reach 306 million in 2014, up 12.5% year on year, equaling about USD 6.6 billion by value, up 11.9% from a year earlier. The earphone can be divided into Bluetooth communications, sports earphone, OCC (Office Call Center), gaming earphone, HiFi earphone and normal earphone. The average price of normal earphone is usually no more than USD 2, while high-end earphone could be worth USD 300. Plantronics and GN Netcom concentrate on OCC, Beats focuses on Pop, Skullcandy dominates sports, Turtle Beach (VTB) and Razer on gaming, while Samsung, LG and Motorola pull attention to Bluetooth communications, Logitech devotes to PC, and established companies like Sennheiser and AKG dedicate to HiFi. The popularity of high-priced Apple and Samsung's Galaxy revolutionized earphone market. As mobile phone has become the center of the young people's life, they are willing to spend USD 300 to buy premium earphones, which have expanded from small niche market of music lovers to mass market of the youth, attracting many brands into the market. The emergence of Beats radically changed earphone industry. Since the establishment in 2008, Beats defeated all established earphone companies in less than 10 years to put itself on the throne globally. The success of Beats depends not on acoustic fidelity or high price/performance ratio, but exaggerated bass, overwhelming ads and fancy appearance. This stimulated many companies without acoustic background to swarm into the field. Global and China Earphone Industry Report, 2013-2014 focuses on the following: - Earphone overview - Earphone market - Earphone industry - 8 branded earphone vendors - 13 earphone OEMs Key Topics Covered: 1. Earphone Overview 2. Downstream Market of Earphone 3. Earphone Industry 4. Branded Earphone Vendors 5. Earphone OEMs Companies Mentioned - Audio-Technica - Beats - Bluecom - CRESYN - Cosonic - Dunu - Foster - Foxlink - Fujikon - GN Netcom - GoerTek - Innovation Technology - Logitech - Merry - OCVACO - Plantronics - Sennheiser - Skullcandy - VTB - Z.D.L For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zk..._and_china
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Global and Chinese Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Industry Report, 2013-2014
M2 - Wed Oct 15, 8:10AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rbh8gg/global_and) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Industry Report, 2013-2014" report to their offering. The micro electronic-acoustics industry began to deteriorate in the second half of 2013, reflecting a broad decline in gross margin and average selling price of products except earphone and headphone. The industry leader-AAC has accidentally suffered downdrafts entering 2014 for several reasons: it is impossible for the mobile phone market including the smartphone market to reproduce high growth, and China's smartphone market shows signs of decline. According to data released by China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT, the domestic mobile phone market accumulated shipments of 293 million units in January-August 2014, down 24% as opposed to 396 million units a year earlier, including 254 million smartphones (down 11.3% yr-on-yr). Besides, the tablet PC market apparently stopped growing e.g. a slowdown in iPad shipments, in contrast to the slightly improved laptop computer market. On the other hand, the micro electronic-acoustics industry amid intensified competition has created space for generous profits in the transfer process from manual to automatic, and players have now completed the layout of automatic production lines, leading to non-existence of potential for cost reduction. Nowadays, mobile phone competition focuses on thickness, CPU, screen and camera, less concerned about sound performance, whose improvements depend on earphone rather than the phone itself, thus vendors prefer to adopt cheap electro-acoustic components. In the field of micro electromechanical system (MEMS) microphone, large MEMS foundries or IDMs provide cheap MEMS dies which causes a drastic drop in MEMS microphone prices. The fierce price war has brought a rare loss for Knowles, not to mention other companies. The report highlights the followings: - Introduction to Micro Electronic-Acoustics System - Downstream Market of Micro Electronic-Acoustics - Micro Electronic-Acoustics Industry - 21 Micro Electronic-Acoustics Enterprises Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction to Mobile Electro-Acoustic Components 2. Downstream Market of Micro Electro-Acoustic Products 3. Micro Electronic-Acoustics Industry 4. Micro Electronic-Acoustic Component Vendors - AAC - BSE - Bluecom - Bujeon - Cresyn - Fortune Grand Technology - Foster - GoerTek - Hangzhou Unis Electronic - Hosiden - Jiangsu Yucheng Electronic - Knowles - Merry - Netronix - New Jialian - Panasonic Electronic Devices - Plantronics - Right Technology - Shandong Gettop Acoustic - Sonion - Star Micronics For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rbh8gg/global_and
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
SYNNEX Corporation and Plantronics Join Forces with US Distribution Agreement
Thomson Reuters ONE - Thu Oct 02, 7:30AM CDT
SYNNEX expands its Unified Communications solutions portfolio to feature Plantronics' communications products and services
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03), SNX: 70.58 (-0.45)
Plantronics Announces New High Performance Headsets and Digital Processors to Create Smarter Customer Service Centers
Marketwire - Wed Oct 01, 8:32AM CDT
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) today announced a new family of contact center headset solutions designed for the future and built on experience. The Plantronics EncorePro 500 Series is an all-new generation of headsets for customer service centers and offices that deliver greater comfort for all-day wearing, superior noise-canceling for clearer calls, and increased reliability to help manage costs. In addition, the company announced their next-generation DA Series USB digital audio processors for Plantronics headsets that deliver a more complete audio experience by providing context for every call. With these new Plantronics customer service solutions, organizations improve metrics, attract and retain Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) and create a better customer experience.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics and Cityblooms Collaborate on Sustainable Agriculture Project
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 30, 9:00AM CDT
Plantronics Inc. (NYSE: PLT) is pioneering the use of on-site food production to boost employee nutrition as part of the company's global commitment to sustainability. Through a joint project with Santa Cruz-based Cityblooms, a prototype computer-automated farm has been installed at the Plantronics headquarters and is being powered by the company's existing solar energy system.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
CTIA Announces 2014 Hot for the Holidays Award Winners
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 10, 4:39PM CDT
Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® announced the winners of the Hot for the Holidays Awards on day two of Super Mobility Week. Announced on the Connected Life Zone stage, the Hot for the Holidays Awards recognize the hottest mobile consumer electronics, including gadgets and accessories from entertainment and health to the connected car and home just in time for the holiday buying season.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Announces 2015 PLT Labs Application Innovation Contest
Business Wire - Mon Sep 08, 7:01AM CDT
Plantronics (NYSE LT) , PLT Labs and Clarity are launching the 2015 PLT Labs Application Innovation Contest, where contestants from 33 countries can compete for a total of $85,000 in cash prizes. The contest is designed to give innovators access to Plantronics APIs, SDKs, and product concept prototypes so that they can explore new applications and business models in one of three broad categories:
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
DECT Security Logo for New Devices from Plantronics and SGW
PR Newswire Europe - Tue Sep 02, 7:16AM CDT
BERN, Switzerland, September 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Invites Gamers to Experience Cutting Edge Audio at PAX Prime 2014
Business Wire - Fri Aug 29, 1:56PM CDT
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT), a global leader in audio communications, will be at this year's PAX Prime in Seattle showing off the latest in high-end gaming audio with headsets for every gamer - console, PC and mobile. Attendees will have a chance to experience RIG gaming headsets at the Plantronics booth (#3446), and check out Plantronics partners Portalarium (Shroud of the Avatar), Absolute Software (LoJack), Coffee Stain (Goat Similator), EPIC Games (Infinity Blade) and Wargaming (World of Tanks).
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
PLT Recent Posts: http://investorshangout.com/Plantronics-Inc-PLT-52334/
PLT Plantronics Recent Headline News
Post Earnings Update: Plantronics Has Climbed 6.0% Higher in Past Week (PLT)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Nov 10, 10:57AM CST
13 days ago, on October 28th, 2014, Plantronics (NYSE
LT) reported its earnings. Analysts, on average, expected earnings of $0.77 per share on sales of $215.7 million. Plantronics actually reported earnings of $0.77 per share on sales of $215.8 million, missing EPS estimates by $0.00 and matching revenue estimates. Shares of Plantronics have climbed from $49.19 to $52.15, representing a gain of 6.0% since the company reported earnings 13 days ago. PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Clarity's New Amplified Home Phone Offers Flexibility for Seniors, Allows Users to Make Calls With or Without Landline Connection
Marketwired - Thu Nov 06, 2:23PM CST
People with hearing loss who have dropped landline service to save money but have difficulty hearing on cellphones will find relief in a new amplified home phone released today that allows users to make calls with or without a landline connection. The cordless Clarity BT914(TM) features Cellphone at Home(TM), a Bluetooth(R)-powered technology that allows users to make crystal clear calls on this home phone through landline or wireless service.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Has Returned 14.0% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (PLT)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Nov 05, 9:59AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Plantronics (NYSE
LT) on October 21st, 2014 at $45.62. In approximately 2 weeks, Plantronics has returned 14.03% as of today's recent price of $52.02. PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics' (PLT) CEO Kenneth Kannappan on Q2 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 7:10PM CDT
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics (PLT) Q2 2015 Results - Earnings Call Webcast
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 3:55PM CDT
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics beats by $0.02, beats on revenue
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 3:28PM CDT
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results
Marketwired - Tue Oct 28, 3:02PM CDT
Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announced second quarter fiscal year 2015 results. Highlights of the quarter include the following (comparisons are against the second quarter of fiscal year 2014):
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Notable earnings after Tuesday's close
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Illumio Brings Adaptive Security to Morgan Stanley, Plantronics, Creative Artists Agency, Yahoo and NTT I(3)
Business Wire - Wed Oct 22, 8:02AM CDT
Illumio today publicly unveiled its Adaptive Security Platform (ASP), the first-ever software platform that provides granular visibility and security for all data center and cloud computing environments. Global leaders such as Morgan Stanley, Plantronics, Creative Artists Agency, Yahoo, and NTT I(3) are turning to Illumio to transform their security posture.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03), MS: 35.88 (+0.22)
The Office of the Future - Augmented Reality, Internet of Things, and Wearable Devices
M2 - Thu Oct 16, 5:17AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z66v47/the_office_of_the) has announced the addition of the "The Office of the Future " report to their offering. The Office of the Future will witness revolutionary changes with the infusion of intelligent tools like augmented reality, Internet of Things, and wearable devices. This phenomenal transformation is expected to result in a context-aware and self-aware work environment that enables employees to engage and deliver anywhere and anytime. This study explores the Mega Trends that influence the development of digital workplace and the technologies that could add value to the existing unified communication and collaboration (UCC) architecture of the enterprise. Further, it analyses the key participants in the digital workplace ecosystem and their strategies for shaping up the digital workplace by 2020. Key Findings - The concept, Office of the Future, is built on the central idea that the workforce will be increasingly mobile and the work environment itself is becoming smarter than ever. - Next-generation technologies such as augmented reality and the Internet of Everything are expected to accelerate worker's efficiency and productivity and encourage them to work and collaborate anytime, anywhere. - Next-generation collaboration solutions also serve as a means to reduce the carbon footprint by curtailing business travel and employing technologies that are environment friendly. - Unified communications (UC) has come a long way in establishing pervasive use of both real time and non-real time collaboration, laying a foundation for future decades. - With the rapid emergence of communication devices and applications at work, the traditional UC ecosystem has to embrace the emerging next-generation technology vendors to construct the connected workplace of the future. - The changing communications patterns of users and the increasing need for integration of work and life greatly influence the progression towards an intelligent workplace. - Mega Trends such as urbanisation, smart cities, growing dominance of Gen Y and increasing network convergence demand the infusion of next-gen technologies into the UC framework. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Definitions 3. Introduction - The Office of the Future 4. Mega Trends Influencing the Office of the Future 5. Trending Technologies Shaping the Office of the Future 6. Key Vendor Analysis 7. List of Abbreviations 8. Appendix Companies Mentioned - Avaya - BrightTALK - Canon - Cisco - Citrix - InterCall - Logitech - Metaio - Microsoft - NASDAQ OMX - ON24 - Plantronics - ST-Ericsson - Salesforce.com - Sennheiser - Talkpoint - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z6...ice_of_the
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03), VOD: 33.02 (-0.05), CRM: 64.45 (+0.48)
Global and China Earphone Industry Report 2013-2014
M2 - Wed Oct 15, 8:21AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zk727l/global_and_china) has announced the addition of the "Global and China Earphone Industry Report, 2013-2014" report to their offering. Global earphone shipments are estimated to reach 306 million in 2014, up 12.5% year on year, equaling about USD 6.6 billion by value, up 11.9% from a year earlier. The earphone can be divided into Bluetooth communications, sports earphone, OCC (Office Call Center), gaming earphone, HiFi earphone and normal earphone. The average price of normal earphone is usually no more than USD 2, while high-end earphone could be worth USD 300. Plantronics and GN Netcom concentrate on OCC, Beats focuses on Pop, Skullcandy dominates sports, Turtle Beach (VTB) and Razer on gaming, while Samsung, LG and Motorola pull attention to Bluetooth communications, Logitech devotes to PC, and established companies like Sennheiser and AKG dedicate to HiFi. The popularity of high-priced Apple and Samsung's Galaxy revolutionized earphone market. As mobile phone has become the center of the young people's life, they are willing to spend USD 300 to buy premium earphones, which have expanded from small niche market of music lovers to mass market of the youth, attracting many brands into the market. The emergence of Beats radically changed earphone industry. Since the establishment in 2008, Beats defeated all established earphone companies in less than 10 years to put itself on the throne globally. The success of Beats depends not on acoustic fidelity or high price/performance ratio, but exaggerated bass, overwhelming ads and fancy appearance. This stimulated many companies without acoustic background to swarm into the field. Global and China Earphone Industry Report, 2013-2014 focuses on the following: - Earphone overview - Earphone market - Earphone industry - 8 branded earphone vendors - 13 earphone OEMs Key Topics Covered: 1. Earphone Overview 2. Downstream Market of Earphone 3. Earphone Industry 4. Branded Earphone Vendors 5. Earphone OEMs Companies Mentioned - Audio-Technica - Beats - Bluecom - CRESYN - Cosonic - Dunu - Foster - Foxlink - Fujikon - GN Netcom - GoerTek - Innovation Technology - Logitech - Merry - OCVACO - Plantronics - Sennheiser - Skullcandy - VTB - Z.D.L For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zk..._and_china
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Global and Chinese Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Industry Report, 2013-2014
M2 - Wed Oct 15, 8:10AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rbh8gg/global_and) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Industry Report, 2013-2014" report to their offering. The micro electronic-acoustics industry began to deteriorate in the second half of 2013, reflecting a broad decline in gross margin and average selling price of products except earphone and headphone. The industry leader-AAC has accidentally suffered downdrafts entering 2014 for several reasons: it is impossible for the mobile phone market including the smartphone market to reproduce high growth, and China's smartphone market shows signs of decline. According to data released by China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT, the domestic mobile phone market accumulated shipments of 293 million units in January-August 2014, down 24% as opposed to 396 million units a year earlier, including 254 million smartphones (down 11.3% yr-on-yr). Besides, the tablet PC market apparently stopped growing e.g. a slowdown in iPad shipments, in contrast to the slightly improved laptop computer market. On the other hand, the micro electronic-acoustics industry amid intensified competition has created space for generous profits in the transfer process from manual to automatic, and players have now completed the layout of automatic production lines, leading to non-existence of potential for cost reduction. Nowadays, mobile phone competition focuses on thickness, CPU, screen and camera, less concerned about sound performance, whose improvements depend on earphone rather than the phone itself, thus vendors prefer to adopt cheap electro-acoustic components. In the field of micro electromechanical system (MEMS) microphone, large MEMS foundries or IDMs provide cheap MEMS dies which causes a drastic drop in MEMS microphone prices. The fierce price war has brought a rare loss for Knowles, not to mention other companies. The report highlights the followings: - Introduction to Micro Electronic-Acoustics System - Downstream Market of Micro Electronic-Acoustics - Micro Electronic-Acoustics Industry - 21 Micro Electronic-Acoustics Enterprises Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction to Mobile Electro-Acoustic Components 2. Downstream Market of Micro Electro-Acoustic Products 3. Micro Electronic-Acoustics Industry 4. Micro Electronic-Acoustic Component Vendors - AAC - BSE - Bluecom - Bujeon - Cresyn - Fortune Grand Technology - Foster - GoerTek - Hangzhou Unis Electronic - Hosiden - Jiangsu Yucheng Electronic - Knowles - Merry - Netronix - New Jialian - Panasonic Electronic Devices - Plantronics - Right Technology - Shandong Gettop Acoustic - Sonion - Star Micronics For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rbh8gg/global_and
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
SYNNEX Corporation and Plantronics Join Forces with US Distribution Agreement
Thomson Reuters ONE - Thu Oct 02, 7:30AM CDT
SYNNEX expands its Unified Communications solutions portfolio to feature Plantronics' communications products and services
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03), SNX: 70.58 (-0.45)
Plantronics Announces New High Performance Headsets and Digital Processors to Create Smarter Customer Service Centers
Marketwire - Wed Oct 01, 8:32AM CDT
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) today announced a new family of contact center headset solutions designed for the future and built on experience. The Plantronics EncorePro 500 Series is an all-new generation of headsets for customer service centers and offices that deliver greater comfort for all-day wearing, superior noise-canceling for clearer calls, and increased reliability to help manage costs. In addition, the company announced their next-generation DA Series USB digital audio processors for Plantronics headsets that deliver a more complete audio experience by providing context for every call. With these new Plantronics customer service solutions, organizations improve metrics, attract and retain Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) and create a better customer experience.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics and Cityblooms Collaborate on Sustainable Agriculture Project
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 30, 9:00AM CDT
Plantronics Inc. (NYSE: PLT) is pioneering the use of on-site food production to boost employee nutrition as part of the company's global commitment to sustainability. Through a joint project with Santa Cruz-based Cityblooms, a prototype computer-automated farm has been installed at the Plantronics headquarters and is being powered by the company's existing solar energy system.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
CTIA Announces 2014 Hot for the Holidays Award Winners
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 10, 4:39PM CDT
Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® announced the winners of the Hot for the Holidays Awards on day two of Super Mobility Week. Announced on the Connected Life Zone stage, the Hot for the Holidays Awards recognize the hottest mobile consumer electronics, including gadgets and accessories from entertainment and health to the connected car and home just in time for the holiday buying season.
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Announces 2015 PLT Labs Application Innovation Contest
Business Wire - Mon Sep 08, 7:01AM CDT
Plantronics (NYSE
LT) , PLT Labs and Clarity are launching the 2015 PLT Labs Application Innovation Contest, where contestants from 33 countries can compete for a total of $85,000 in cash prizes. The contest is designed to give innovators access to Plantronics APIs, SDKs, and product concept prototypes so that they can explore new applications and business models in one of three broad categories: PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
DECT Security Logo for New Devices from Plantronics and SGW
PR Newswire Europe - Tue Sep 02, 7:16AM CDT
BERN, Switzerland, September 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
Plantronics Invites Gamers to Experience Cutting Edge Audio at PAX Prime 2014
Business Wire - Fri Aug 29, 1:56PM CDT
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT), a global leader in audio communications, will be at this year's PAX Prime in Seattle showing off the latest in high-end gaming audio with headsets for every gamer - console, PC and mobile. Attendees will have a chance to experience RIG gaming headsets at the Plantronics booth (#3446), and check out Plantronics partners Portalarium (Shroud of the Avatar), Absolute Software (LoJack), Coffee Stain (Goat Similator), EPIC Games (Infinity Blade) and Wargaming (World of Tanks).
PLT: 52.18 (+0.03)
