{"id":3781,"date":"2019-12-23T10:28:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T18:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=3781"},"modified":"2019-12-23T10:28:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T18:28:33","slug":"foresight-is-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/foresight-is-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Foresight is 20\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like a good time to look back on some of our milestones for the year \u2013 and to look ahead to the future.<\/p>\n

In 2019, we celebrated<\/a><\/strong> the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of Neil Armstrong\u2019s famous \u201cone small step\u201d transmission being conveyed over a Plantronics headset from the surface of the moon. And, it\u2019s safe to say that the rest of the year has been filled with \u201cgiant leaps\u201d for our company.<\/p>\n

In March, we unveiled our new name and logo to the world. We took two distinct companies \u2014 Plantronics and Polycom \u2014 each with their own rich history and forged a new identity for them under one banner<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We told the world that our companies were \u201cbetter together\u201d<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 that combined we are stronger and better than either company could have been on its own. Then, we went out and proved it: our times to market are quicker, we\u2019ve expanded our channels and reach, and we have refreshed nearly our entire product line \u2014 from video to phones to headsets. Notably, we updated our Savi 8200 Office and UC Series headsets<\/strong><\/a>, and also introduced the radical simplicity of the new Poly Studio X30 and Poly Studio X50 video bars.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s in Store for the Year Ahead?<\/h4>\n
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  • Millions of daily small steps by our dedicated employees that lead to the giant leaps that help people around the world work more productively \u2014 whether that means erasing noisy distractions to enhance workplace focus or seamlessly connecting co-workers around the globe for a video meeting.<\/li>\n
  • A continual expansion of our ecosystem as we look for more ways to partner with others. Our partnerships with Zoom and Microsoft Teams will continue to embody a successful collaboration, adding up to a better experience for our shared customers.<\/li>\n
  • Industrywide, AI will continue to grow in importance and usefulness, all while blending seamlessly into the background, as it should. You can see applications of this already in the way our video bars zoom in on the person speaking, widen the view when new people enter the room, or equalize audio levels even if one speaker is next to the camera and another is 20 feet away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It\u2019s always dangerous to make predictions, but I see a strong year ahead, and that we\u2019ll have many new accomplishments be proud of a year from now.<\/p>\n

    After all, for this year: foresight is 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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