SANTA CRUZ, Calif.,
April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Poly (NYSE: PLT) today announced Alexa for Business for Zoom
Rooms, to provide customers with a hands-free,
voice-activated, control experience for new wave meeting
collaboration. This new offering enables Poly customers to set up
Alexa for Business with just a few clicks. Once enabled, Zoom
Rooms' users can ask Alexa to join meetings and book rooms, without
having to purchase additional Alexa-enabled devices. With this
integration, Poly, Zoom and Alexa for Business are simplifying the
enablement and management of Alexa for Business by building it
directly into the Zoom Management Portal.
As companies plan for a return to the office and strategize how
to safely bring employees back into shared spaces and meeting
rooms, touchless voice control has never played a more critical
role. Alexa for Business improves the overall meeting experience,
for rooms of any size, by offering customers the ability to start a
Zoom Rooms meeting using voice commands. Poly Zoom Room users can
ask Alexa to assist with tasks like starting their online meeting,
booking a meeting room, and alerting participants with
end-of-meeting reminders to keep everyone on task.
Installation takes just a few clicks, and once installed, a Poly
Zoom Rooms device can detect an employee's voice to jumpstart the
meeting experience. Poly's lineup of pro-grade devices are
certified Zoom Room Appliances, and feature advanced speaker
tracking, Acoustic Fence and NoiseBlockAI, so you can crush every
meeting, while blocking out distracting background noise.
"Our goal is to bring peace of mind as employees begin to return
to the office, through integrative technologies designed to
minimize contact with high-touch surface areas," said Beau Wilder, vice president and general manager
of video collaboration at Poly. "We continue to see the need
for highly-imaginative applications of AI, especially when it comes
to voice-activated commands like Alexa for Business, and further
enable employees to remain agile, with the ability to easily
connect, so they can do their best work from anywhere."
Poly Studio X Series with TC8 touch interface, G7500 video
conferencing system, and Trio C60 smart conference phone are the
latest Zoom Room Appliances to support the Alexa Business offering
available now, in the United
States. The Poly Studio X Series and G7500 are both
certified Zoom Rooms Appliances, as are the Trio 8500 and Trio 8800
smart conference phones, which all feature Alexa for Business
capabilities. Alexa can also help employees check the weather, stay
up-to-date on the news or listen to their favorite podcast. Alexa
has more than 100,000 skills to help make their lives easier, more
meaningful and more fun by letting them voice-control their world.
Poly is the only Zoom hardware provider and partner that delivers
certified solutions across Zoom Rooms, Zoom Phone, and Zoom
Personal Workspace.
"Voice assisted technology is stepping in to address new ways of
working," said Jeff Smith, head of
Zoom Rooms at Zoom. "Zoom Rooms Appliances like the Poly Studio X
Series and G7500 that support Alexa for Business are changing the
game for organizations who are planning to return to the
office safely, while also catering to employees who want to stay
connected and join meetings quickly from home."
For more information about the Poly and Amazon Alexa for
Business integration, please visit
https://www.poly.com/us/en/innovations/alexa-for-business
For more information on Poly solutions for Zoom, please visit:
poly.com/zoom
About Poly
Poly (NYSE: PLT) creates premium audio and
video products so you can have your best meeting -- anywhere,
anytime, every time. Our headsets, video and audio-conferencing
products, desk phones, analytics software and services are
beautifully designed and engineered to connect people with
incredible clarity. They're pro-grade, easy to use and work
seamlessly with all the best video and audio conferencing services.
With Poly (Plantronics, Inc. – formerly Plantronics and Polycom),
you'll do more than just show up, you'll stand out. For more
information visit www.Poly.com.
Poly, the propeller design, and the Poly logo are trademarks of
Plantronics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Poly Media Contact:
Shannon
Shamoon
PR Manager
+1 (831) 201-9142
Shannon.Shamoon@poly.com
Investor Relations:
Mike
Iburg
Vice President, IR
+1 (831) 458-7533
Mike.iburg@poly.com
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