{"id":5011,"date":"2021-05-18T07:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2021-05-18T07:59:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:59:16","slug":"celebrating-60-years-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/celebrating-60-years-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 60 Years of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sixty years ago today, Plantronics was introduced to the world. It marked the start of a company that would change the way people communicate, a remarkable journey that has taken us to the moon and back.<\/p>\n
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It all started in 1961 with Mr. Keith Larkin, Mr. Courtney Graham, and a request from United Airlines, who were looking for small and lightweight headsets that could handle the speed and complexity of jet airliners. Their dedication and collaborative efforts led to the introduction of the first lightweight communications headset, the MS-50, to the commercial marketplace in 1962. But we didn\u2019t stop there. At 10:56 pm ET on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong famously declared \u201cthat\u2019s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,\u201d transmitted through a Plantronics headset.<\/p>\n
Since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made that giant leap in 1969, much has changed. Our spirit of innovation has not. In March 2018 we acquired Polycom, bringing together the world\u2019s leading headset provider with the world\u2019s leading video and audio conferencing company. And we\u2019re still in the business of taking giant leaps for mankind — just last year, our headsets helped Virgin Hyperloop make history in the first successful test of hyperloop technology with passengers.<\/p>\n
Today, all Fortune 500 companies rely on Poly. We\u2019re creating beautifully designed and engineered video and audio products that let you be seen and heard with incredible clarity, wherever you work. We\u2019re helping reimagine how education, financial services, healthcare — even governments — can securely collaborate and reach their audiences. We make it possible for today\u2019s remote workers to look and sound their best with the industry\u2019s first professional-grade personal video conferencing equipment, the Poly Studio P Series. And we\u2019re giving customers greater confidence as they return to their offices with anti-microbial technology embedded in devices and video conferencing appliances that support touch-free meetings.<\/p>\n
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A rendering of the Poly Studio P Series (left) and testing diffused vanity lighting in the <\/em>Poly Studio P21<\/em><\/a><\/span> for optimal lighting for video conferences.<\/em> The Poly Studio P Series is the industry\u2019s first professional-grade personal video conferencing equipment. <\/em><\/h5>\n
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