Sennheiser

Unified Communications

New Sennheiser sales and marketing VP promises big changes in early 2019 as Sennheiser headset business begins transition to a much larger holding company

December 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Sennheiser sales and marketing VP promises big changes in early 2019 as Sennheiser headset business begins transition to a much larger holding company
The ending of the joint venture between Sennheiser and William Demant, which will see the Sennheiser unified communications business transition to William Demant on January 1 2020, means a much more aggressive growth strategy, and new VP Jim Fairweather said that planning has already begun, which includes a more focused channel strategy.

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Partnerships

IGEL adds new integrations, functionality to their IGEL OS

October 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL adds new integrations, functionality to their IGEL OS
They include earlier integrations with Lakeside Software and PrinterLogic, which have been available as custom orders, but which are now part of the basic IGEL OS.

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Unified Communications

Sennheiser brings some new twists to “Trade In &Trade Up” competitor product switch promo

September 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser brings some new twists to “Trade In &Trade Up” competitor product switch promo
Sennheiser is targeting the burgeoning unified collaboration market for headsets with a type of competitor displacement promo which is a first for the company in North America in recent memory.

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Unified Communications

Sennheiser fills gap in unified collaboration headsets with high-end SDW 5000 Series

June 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser fills gap in unified collaboration headsets with high-end SDW 5000 Series
Sennheiser is looking to their first unified communication and collaboration headset to further stimulate their Canadian business, which has already been showing strong momentum.

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Virtualization

Expanded partnerships, vendor certification program key parts of IGEL 2018 roadmap

February 8, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expanded partnerships, vendor certification program key parts of IGEL 2018 roadmap
Among the changes coming to IGEL’s own hardware and software roadmaps, one of their thin clients about to be refreshed will see a switch from an Intel to an AMD processor.

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Unified Communications

Sennheiser enhances cloud IT management with new HeadSetup Pro Manager

October 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser enhances cloud IT management with new HeadSetup Pro Manager
HeadSetup Pro Manager provides the ability to roll out updates globally, as well as full asset management and configuration management capabilities. It can also scale to manage up to a million devices.

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Channel Programs

Sennheiser unveils their first deal registration program for North America

September 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser unveils their first deal registration program for North America
The deal reg discount comes bundled with a permanent spiff for completion of a registered deal, and Sennheiser says that some interesting new products in the new year will add to the program’s value.

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Unified Communications

Sennheiser moves into commercial noise cancellation market with MB 660 Series

September 26, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser moves into commercial noise cancellation market with MB 660 Series
The new Sennheiser headsets, designed specifically for knowledge workers in noisy open offices, feature high end adaptive noise cancellation capability.

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Sennheiser SD Office, a single-sided DECT wireless headset
Distribution

Sennheiser expands Canadian distribution with Tech Data, Run Distribution deals

June 8, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sennheiser expands Canadian distribution with Tech Data, Run Distribution deals
Sennheiser, best known for its premium consumer products, already has a strong distribution network in Canada, but adds two more distributors to generate more opportunities and stimulate even greater awareness of its presence in the commercial space.

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