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Skype to Sell Sennheiser VoIP Headsets
[December 30, 2005]

Skype to Sell Sennheiser VoIP Headsets


TMCnet VoIP Minute Watch Columnist
 
Audio guru Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC), the U.S. subsidiary of its German parent company, is due to announce an agreement with Skype Technologies next week. Under the agreement, Skype certified Sennheiser's suite of communications headsets and will sell a selection of them on its online store.



"Skype is helping to form the future of web communications, and as such is an ideal partner for Sennheiser," noted Andreas Bach, general manager sales and marketing at Sennheiser (Denmark), where the headset range is engineered. "We already know that our designs set the world standard, and it's gratifying to be similarly recognized by such an important innovator in our field."

Sennheiser offers headphone/microphone headsets optimized for desktop use, from full stereo headsets to sub-mini "earsets" and wireless Bluetooth models. The devices include the new PC 20 and PC 30, which feature noise-canceling microphones for improved real-world intelligibility plus Sennheiser's  ActiveGard limiting technology, which protects wearers from uncomfortable "noise bursts."

 
Skype made news earlier this month when it teamed up with mobile phone distributor Brightpoint Inc. to host and maintain a Web-based store for consumers and businesses to purchase Skype products and services in the U.S. and Canadian markets.
 
"As an authorized dealer and distributor for Skype, Brightpoint has been instrumental in bringing Skype certified products and services to consumers," said Saul Klein, vice president of marketing for Skype. "Creating a more robust Web store offers our users a convenient online destination for all Skype-related products."
 
The new Web-based store will enable consumers and businesses to purchase Skype-certified hardware and accessory products including Skype certified products from Motorola, Linksys, Logitech, and others.

Sennheiser Communications
http://www.sennheiserusa.com
Skype Technologies, S.A.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit Johanne Torres' columnist page
 

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