GN 9120 Wireless Headset Offers Extended Mobility and Unique Multi-Unit
Conferencing in a Lightweight, Contemporary Design for Comfortable,
All-Day Use
CTIA WIRELESS 2003, NEW ORLEANS, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GN Netcom, the
innovation leader in hands-free telephony, today announced the introduction of
the GN 9120, the world's most advanced wireless headset for business
professionals. The GN 9120 is the newest member in a family of products
designed from the ground up to meet the needs of today's professional. The
first completely wireless headset that can be used up to 300 feet from its
charging station, the new GN 9120 combines unprecedented roaming range and
talk time in a sophisticated, customizable and lightweight design. The
product also offers conferencing capabilities, which eliminate the hassles of
being confined to a conference room and yelling into a speakerphone.
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The GN 9120 provides up to eight hours of talk time and is the only
telephony product currently available to offer multi-unit conferencing,
allowing as many as four users to be synched into the same conference call
from individual headsets. The GN 9120 was designed to offer business
professionals a tool that allows them to continue working even when they are
hundreds of feet away from their desk, thereby increasing productivity.
"The GN 9120 represents the flagship in our family of products designed
for today's busy professional," said Tobe Cohen, senior vice president,
marketing, GN Netcom, Inc. "This family of products combines state-of-the-art
performance with stylish looks and innovative features to allow today's multi-
tasking professionals to leverage the productivity benefits of hands-free
communications in their office. GN Netcom's in-depth knowledge of the office
market and the needs of today's executives has led us to develop this unique
wireless headset, which we regard as a single, sophisticated alternative to
multiple telephony products."
Multi-unit Conferencing
Multi-unit conferencing enables up to four individual GN 9120 units to be
synched into one single conference call. Once a connection has been
established, users wishing to participate in the call simply synch their
headsets to the same charging station. The originator will be notified
through a beep on his or her headset that additional users wish to participate
in the call, at which point authorization can be granted. Those granted
access will experience a discrete and clear conference call while having the
freedom to spread out within a 300-foot range.
Secure Communications
The GN 9120 transmits on the 2.4 GHz frequency and uses the Digital Spread
Spectrum protocol initially developed for secure military communications. The
signal switches channels 90 times per second, providing security and privacy
while ensuring that the signal does not interfere with other signals in the
2.4 GHz spectrum, such as increasingly popular WiFi networks. To further
enhance security, the GN 9120 features 64-bit digital encryption and uses
intelligent power management, which automatically regulates the signal
strength according to how far the unit is from its base. This averts
interception by allowing the signal to go no further than it needs to go.
GN 9120: Combining Style with Functionality
The GN 9120 converts into two convenient wearing styles. In addition to a
traditional headband, the GN 9120 can be worn directly on one ear with the
SureFit(R) ear hook. The SureFit wraps snugly around the ear, with the
headphone sitting directly on the user's ear while the burnished silver boom
extends toward the mouth. In addition, the GN 9120 is offered in three boom
styles: GN Netcom's signature SoundTube, a flexible boom with an advanced
noise-canceling microphone and a new contemporary midi-boom style. Both
volume and answering controls are located on the earpiece so conversation
levels can be adjusted from anywhere within the 300-foot range. By pairing
the GN 9120 with the GN 1000 Remote Handset Lifter, calls can be answered and
terminated from that same range.
"GN Netcom is continuously looking for ways to make business
professionals' work environment more functional and productive. With its
ergonomic, contemporary design, superior range and conferencing capability, we
are confident the GN 9120 will become as fundamental to the executive
lifestyle as the computer, fax machine and cellular phone," added Cohen.
Availability
The GN 9120 has a $349 list price and will be available through
HelloDirect!, existing telecommunications products distributors and various
retail outlets.
Media and analysts are invited to try the GN 9120 at CTIA Wireless 2003,
March 17-19 in New Orleans. As the exclusive provider of wireless conference
equipment, GN Netcom will provide GN 9120 headsets for use in the pressroom
during the show.
About GN Netcom Group
The GN Netcom Group is a leading provider of hands-free communications
solutions. The group consists of two divisions: Mobile Division, which
manufactures, markets and distributes the JABRA brand of innovative hands-free
products for the mobile consumer market primarily through retail distribution
channels; and Contact Center and Office Division, which manufactures, markets
and distributes the GN Netcom brand of hands-free communications products to
the contact center, office and PC applications markets through distributors,
dealers and Hello Direct, GN Netcom's leading business-to-business direct
marketer of hands-free telephony and equipment interface solutions. Founded
in 1987, the GN Netcom Group has facilities on four continents, and its
products are sold in more than 80 countries worldwide.
Parent company GN Great Nordic Group is a 130 year-old company
headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with 2001 revenues of more than USD $914
million. The GN Great Nordic Group is traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
(Reuters: GNTC.CO, Bloomberg: TELN DC). For more information, contact GN
Netcom, Inc., at 1-800-826-4656, or visit http://www.gnnetcom.com.
CONTACT:
Tobe Cohen
GN Netcom, Inc.
800-826-4656, x 514
tcohen@gnnetcom.com
OR
Michele Gray / Liz Hershman
Edelman
212-642-7746/212-704-4442
michele.gray@edelman.com elisabeth.hershman@edelman.com
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CONTACT:
Tobe Cohen of GN Netcom, Inc.,
+1-800-826-4656, ext. 514, tcohen@gnnetcom.com; or Michele Gray,
+1-212-642-7746, michele.gray@edelman.com, or Liz Hershman,
+1-212-704-4442, elisabeth.hershman@edelman.com both of Edelman
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