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Unified Communications Headsets Week in Review: Atos, Unify, and More

By Kyle Piscioniere
Web Editor

At the Unified Communications Headsets Community, we bring our readers to the frontier of the collaboration industry; we cover everything from new products to company mergers to breaking market research. This week we reported one major acquisition in the market, highlighted two proven methods to increase office productivity, and profiled a key trend in the industry. Buckle up for this week’s unusually vibrant week in review.

We kicked off the week with Atos’s acquisition of Unify for $371 million. That acquisition further secures Atos Origin’s position as one of the biggest players in the European market. TMC (News - Alert) Writer Casey Houser breaks down the implications of that merger in his article, and then takes a look at what it means for the broader market.

Contributing Writer Tara Seals made the case for worker autonomy as a tool for productivity. She breaks down her rationale, citing Nine to Five, a Ph.D from Copenhagen, and the VP of GN Netcom (News - Alert) A/S to make an argument. The article is a great read for anyone stressing over micromanagement, so take a look when your boss isn’t breathing down your neck.

Tara Seals continued the week by covering the workforce’s shift to managing knowledge workers. She forecasts the future of the workforce shifting towards knowledge workers, who are in increasing demand right now. Check out her predictions and analysis when you can; with all the recent rhetoric about welders and philosophers, the article couldn’t have come at a better time.

We end the week with a fact that almost all of our readers already know: headsets lead to productivity gains in an office. To reinforce your confirmation bias, check out that article.

That’s it for our week in review. Thanks for spending your weekend with us, and we’ll see you on Monday for more UC headset coverage. Until then, Unified Communications (News - Alert) Headsets is signing out.