GN Netcom: Jabra Office Wireless Headsets for UC solutions
Malaysia and Singapore - GN Netcom, a world leader in innovative headset solutions, has completed a distribution agreement with Thos Solutions Sdn Bhd. An affiliate company of Malaysia’s leading ICT solutions provider Extol MSC Berhad, Thos Solutions will distribute the Jabra brand of wireless headsets while leveraging Extol’s extensive corporate customer network in Malaysia.
“Extol MSC is a pioneer ICT solutions and services provider and we are excited in this joint initiative,”
“In the past five months, Malaysia’s Office market has become a rapidly-growing opportunity. Increasing adoption of UC solutions by large organisations to address enterprise concerns of lowering costs and enhancing employee productivity is driving demand for premium headsets. At the same time, Jabra headsets provide ergonomically-
Cheong Fun Hua of Thos Solutions Sdn Bhd commented, “This is an exciting time of growth in Malaysia. Within a relatively brief period, we have worked collaboratively with leading UC solutions providers and key vendors on several unique ‘proof-of-
Justin Tan Seng Kooi, chief executive officer, Extol Group, said “We are convinced of the advantages of Jabra’s innovative and quality headset solutions. They are an excellent complement and extend Extol’s ability to offer advanced, multi-product infrastructure solutions to customers. In the current business climate where organisations seek to improve efficiency by taking customer and employee communication to the next level, headsets are becoming indispensable tools for businesses.”
Ralph Ede, GN Netcom said, “The UC market in Malaysia for Office customers is definitely seeing strong awareness and growth uptake. For many organisations, activities such as presales work, internal meetings, training and staff performance reviews incur less travel and time costs once a UC solution has been deployed with Jabra headsets. Our headsets facilitate and offer a far superior user experience when used in conjunction with platforms such as Microsoft Office Communicator, Cisco IP Communicator.”
“At the same time, we will to continue to allocate resources to strengthen GN’s lead in Malaysia’
Office usage of wireless headsets is expected to account for 47 per cent of total Office headset revenues worldwide, compared to 5 percent in the CC space.2 More recently, growth of telepresence and video conferencing was projected to reach USD4.7 billion worldwide with companies in Asia Pacific accounting for 35 per cent (or USD1.7 b) in 2014.3
New Jabra GO 6400 and PRO 9400 series for UC solutions
Two new wireless product offerings - Jabra GO 6400 and PRO 9400 series – recently announced, solidify GN Netcom’s leadership role in UC solutions. Using Bluetooth and DECT technologies respectively, the Jabra GO 6400 and PRO 9400 series combine the sound, range and quality performance of a professional office headset with the flexibility of mobile headsets, offering the ease of using a single device for several forms of business user communications. A portfolio of Jabra headsets for UC solutions is at Annex.
1 Frost & Sullivan, World Enterprise Headset Market, October 2008
2 Frost & Sullivan, World Enterprise Headset Market, October 2008
3 Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific Video Conferencing Endpoints Market, August 2009
About Thos Solutions Sdn Bhd
Thos Solutions Sdn Bhd was incorporated in Malaysia in 2007 and we focus on distributing enterprise networking, consumer electronics and wireless products. End markets that we address include the service provider, enterprise and end user domains.
We work in close partnership with Extol Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd to market and distribute our products, leveraging on Extol’s resources and network in Malaysia to accelerate our market penetration and customer reach. Incorporated in 1984, Extol has more than a decade of experience in the deployment, management, research and development of security products and services. Extol's key focus is IT Security. Extol offers world-class security offerings from managed firewalls and intruder detection systems to research of latest security management methodologies. Extol maintains its leadership in the IT security industry by maintaining strong partnerships with world security providers. With a team of dedicated and trained security support engineers Extol has the competency required to secure large networks, applications and business operations.
We are the sole authorized distributor of Thomson products in Malaysia. Other brands that we distribute in Malaysia include BitDefender and Infoweapons. As a value adding distributor, we understand our customers’ needs and always strive to meet their requests. We deliver top quality products to our valuable customers and assist our reseller partners closely to create demand for our vendor partners. All these factors have contributed to our fast growing customer base since the inception of the company.
About Extol MSC Berhad
Extol MSC Berhad is a pioneer ICT security solutions provider and with its R&D capability offers services encompassing all aspects of ICT security, including managed security solutions, implementation, and consultancy.
From its humble beginnings in 1984, Extol MSC Berhad was one of the first Malaysian companies to internally develop commercially viable anti-virus software called the Armour. To date, the organization has received world-class standards of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification in Information Security Management System and Quality Management Systems ISO9001:2000 Certification in Information Security Management System magazine.
Extol MSC Berhad continues to grow and concentrate on its R&D creating industry-leading ICT security management solutions: Fraud Detection and Management, Forensics and Incident Response, Anti-virus Outsourcing and Management, Security Systems Management, Professional Services, Managed Security Services; and Secured Enterprise Applications. www.extol.com.my
About GN Netcom
Through its Jabra brand, GN Netcom is a world leader in innovative headset solutions. With around 1,200 employees and sales offices around the world, GN Netcom develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of wireless headsets for mobile users and both wireless and corded headsets for contact centre and office-based users. GN Netcom’s business activities also include its original equipment manufacturing (OEM) business. GN Netcom is a subsidiary of GN Store Nord A/S. www.Jabra.com
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