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Unified Communications Headsets Week in Review: Jabra, Cisco, Acano and More

By Kyle Piscioniere
Web Editor

Alright, Unified Communications Headsets readers. It’s time to peel off the couches, lock ourselves in a room far from the in-laws, and get a grip on both our sanity and the past week in the Unified Communications (News - Alert) Headset industry. 

First, Casey Houser reported that Jabra has settled a long-debated industry myth: headphone burning. As Houser describes It, burning in a pair of speakers “relates closely to wearing in a pair of running shoes. Runners take it easy on their new shoes for a number of miles until the fabric has settled…Likewise, audiophiles can use their headphones for a certain period of time before experiencing the full potential of their speakers.” Check out his article for some definitive proof on whether or not burning actually exists, or if it’s an unverifiable phenomenon.

Next, in news that’s rocking all sorts of industries, we looked at what Cisco’s Acano acquisition means for UC solutions. Cisco (News - Alert) and Microsoft’s long-standing collaborative efforts should bode well for most users. We’ll keep a careful eye on the implications of this merger going forward, especially in relation to hardware providers like Jabra (News - Alert).

We rounded out the week with a Frank Griffin article on engaging the workforce. Covering a Jabra blog post, Griffin suggests empowering and autotomizing workers. That would entail changing the way many companies and managers view their workforce. We can’t afford to think of employees as costs anymore. As the relationship between worker and business changes, we need to start thinking of employees as both opportunities and individuals.

That’s it for our Thanksgiving week in review. Now that you’ve had a minute from the bustle of holiday proceedings, go rustle up some leftovers and hang with the family. It’ll be a whole month before you see them again.