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Kyocera Launches Rugged, Military- Grade, Waterproof DuraForce PRO 2 Smartphone with Verizon Wireless
Waterproof, Drop and Scratch Proof, with Built-In Super Wide View 4K Action Camera, Enhanced Speakers and Noise-Cancelling Mics, DuraForce PRO 2 is Ideal for Construction, Public Safety and Transportation Industries
SAN DIEGO, CA - Kyocera International Inc., the leader in rugged mobile solutions, has launched the rugged DuraForce PRO 2, a 4G LTE Android smartphone now available through Verizon Wireless. Designed for business
and enterprise use, especially construction, public safety and transportation as well as adventure- seeking consumers, DuraForce
PRO 2 is dependable and durable in harsh environments on the job or in everyday life.
DuraForce PRO 2 features a Verizon-exclusive 5-inch Sapphire Shield Display, which is virtually scratch proof. The rugged smartphone boasts IP68 waterproof and dust proof certification (to 2m/6.5ft deep for up to 30 minutes) and Military Standard 810G for protection against shock, vibration, temperature extremes, blowing rain, low pressure, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity, immersion, temperature shock and icing/freezing rain.
Certified Non-incendive Class I, Division 2 (Group A-D, T4), the device is ideal for plant and field operations needing durability and safety where concentrations of flammable gas, vapors or mists are not normally
present in explosive concentrations but may exist. All this reliability is backed by a 2-year manufacturer’s standard warranty.
Noisy environments are no match for the phone’s loud 106dB dual front speakers and four noise cancelling mics featuring Qualcomm® Fluence PROTM technology, making push- to-talk (PTT) calls, speakerphone use, music and other audio crystal clear. Three cameras, 13MP rear,
5MP front, and a super wide view 4K action camera – all underwater safe and compatible with action-camera mounts – help ensure you don’t miss a thing, on or off the clock. All three cameras are covered and protected by Sapphire Shield for extra durability.
“DuraForce PRO 2 is our fifth in the Dura line of rugged military-grade smartphones,” said Akira Iino, Vice President at Kyocera International’s Communications Equipment Group. “With a decade of experience developing industry-leading
rugged devices, we’ve been able to incorporate cutting-edge technology and features ideal for both enterprise customers and weekend adventurers. This device can stand up to harsh environments like construction
sites or search and rescue missions and action sports like kayaking and mountain biking.”
Designed with the enterprise customer in mind, DuraForce PRO 2 incorporates enhanced security features including a biometric
fingerprint sensor built into its power button, Secure Device Encryption with FIPS 140-2 and more. Its inherent survivability helps reduce the total cost of ownership and the need
to replace or repair devices. With gloved and wet screen operation, the device can be used in cold, wet, or muddy conditions. With up to double the ROM/RAM of previous versions (64GB/4GB, and supports up to 512GB microSD) and a Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM processor with 2.2GHz x 1.8GHz Octa Core CPU, this smartphone can keep up with the busiest work environments.
For outdoors and adventure lovers, the cameras will capture images and videos fully underwater with easy on-screen prompts and water-tight side keys.
DuraForce PRO 2 also has a new action overlay allowing users to record their action sports with an overlaid speedometer, altitude, G-Force, distance and more. Improved auto focus and adaptive HDR imaging help ensure users never miss a shot.
The Kyocera DuraForce PRO
2 is available today for Verizon Wireless customers for $18.50 a month for 24 months on Verizon Device Payment ($444.00 retail;
0% APR), which includes the 2-year manufacturer’s standard warranty. For more information and detailed device specifications, please
visit http://www.kyoceramobile.com/ duraforce-pro-2/. n
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in the near future, suggests the market is trending upward.
“We are seeing an up-market acceleration of UCaaS adoption, moving from serving mostly smaller sized organizations now to gaining traction in businesses of over 100 seats and over 1,000 seats. Given that the displacement of premise PBXs remains low today, there is ample ground for UCaaS to find strong growth in displacing these legacy systems over a long stretch of time,” Duke stated in a release on the Synergy website.
To get more insights from Synergy’s UCaaS market report, read the full release here... https://www.srgresearch.com/articles/ucaas- market-accelerating-29-year-ringcentral-8x8- mitel-broadsoft-and-vonage-lead
What Does This Mean for Businesses?
With the UCaaS market continuing to grow, now is the perfect time for companies of all sizes to evaluate how they can create
a more flexible, integrated collaboration experience for their workforces. UCaaS may not be right for every organization, but it does offer benefits that business leaders are wise to consider. n
Phonism Expands Capabilities with a New Polycom Integration
Adding support for Polycom Cloud Service – PDMS-SP and New OBI firmware
TAMPA, FL - Phonism has announced their latest integration with leading telephony product manufacturers with the addition of integration with Polycom’s cloud service for service providers, PDMS-SP. The addition
of the Polycom cloud service leveraging the PDMS API expands Phonism’s multi-vendor solution set, adding a series of Polycom specific features to Phonism’s market-leading set of configuration and device management.
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New Study Shows the Explosive Growth of Video Conferencing and Proliferation of Solutions Have Created Need for Easier, Consistent Solutions
critical to productivity, as the pace of innovation in the collaboration space is at an all-time high with new competitors, solutions, and features coming to market at a rapid pace.
Polycom Trio is the leading conference room experience that offer customers this flexibility with a great user experience. Polycom Trio’s hybrid registration feature lets users toggle between ITSP providers to legacy call control platforms to its increasing array of cloud-based video conferencing services instead of being locked into using a single provider.
Known for legendary HD voice quality, powerful video and content performance, the Polycom Trio is a perfect smartphone for every size meeting space—from the smallest huddle room to the largest auditorium. The Polycom Trio features high-end video capabilities needed by large meeting rooms, such as facial tracking, dual monitor support, superior audio coverage, and easy content sharing.
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For more information on Polycom Trio, visit Polycom Trio.
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New Independent Study Shows 84 Percent of Companies Use More than One Cloud-Based Video Conference App
SANTA CRUZ, CA - Polycom, a part of Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT), has released Streamlined Video Conferencing Strategy Drives Business Results, a November 2018 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom. The study found that video conferencing is growing in usage, in the number of solutions, and in overall complexity for end users and IT alike. These findings showcase
the need for consistent, simple experiences to speed the start of meetings and simplify IT’s job managing the estate.
Key findings of this new global Forrester Study of IT decision makers and professionals include:
• 74 percent say video conference calls have increased over the past two years.
• 84 percent reported using two or more cloud-based video conference solutions.
• 78 percent reported having two or more video conference endpoints in their conference rooms.
With the study finding the majority of companies surveyed are using multiple vendors
for both endpoints and video cloud applications, complexity is increasing, not decreasing, as
new solutions continue to enter the market. In fact, the study showed 96 percent already face challenges managing their video conferencing solutions. The result: a web of services for IT pros to manage, poor user experiences, and mounting frustration for IT and employees alike. According to a Forrester study on call quality, delayed video calls can cost a company more than $1 million in lost productivity annually.i
One solution for IT professionals to manage this growing complexity already is available – Polycom Trio. Polycom Trio family are simple, familiar communications devices that support multiple video conferencing cloud solutions with a consistent experience. Polycom announced support for Cisco WebEx on Polycom Trio this week adding to the growing catalog of cloud- based video systems which includes Zoom, Microsoft, BlueJeans, and Videxio. All these solutions can be accessed, used, and managed through Polycom Trio in any conference room using the same simple experience.
“Customers are relying on video conferencing to make employees more interactive, collaborative, and efficient—the technology
and services they use need to streamline, not complicate, the experience, but this can only happen if video conferencing is a simple, easy, and consistent experience,” said Tarun Loomba, Executive Vice President, Product and Solutions Management at Plantronics. “Polycom Trio is the simplest way to connect, communicate and be productive using video conferencing, with flexibility for IT professionals and great video conference experiences for their employees.”
The Impact on IT
According to the study, IT professionals
are facing increased costs and challenges
of managing multiple cloud-based video conferencing systems. Those challenges include difficulty in connecting from conference rooms to calls, delayed video calls, poor call quality, and inconsistent user experiences. To combat productivity challenges specifically, 77 percent of IT pros want a consistent user interface and experience across video conference systems.
Flexibility for IT pros was another key finding. With 68 percent of companies seeing increases in the number of video conferencing applications being used in their infrastructure, 67 percent want increased flexibility from all the solutions for employees and partners. The flexibility is