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Singapore, October 17, 2011 – Plantronics, Inc. launched the Blackwire® 435 in Singapore, which is part of its expanded portfolio of simply smarter communications products designed to address today’s new business environments and evolving work styles.

Here are the specifications and features:

Discreet Design. Powerful Performance.

Meet the first corded headset designed for Unified Communications that’s as discreet as it is professionally sound. The headset’s modular over-the-ear design can be worn with two ear buds for stereo, or converted to one ear bud for mono use depending on the user’s preference. The ultra-discreet design and superior audio quality you’ve come to expect from Plantronics make this headset ideal for video conferencing, PC telephony and multi-media applications. Even more, it comes with a rugged protective carrying case so you can easily take it with you. With the Blackwire 435, you don’t have to compromise between style and sound quality.

Discreet, portable design

• Its modular design gives end users a choice of mono or stereo audio options and wearing styles;
• Low profile design is ideal for video conferencing, PC telephony and other multi-media applications;
• Durable, portable design easily tucks into travel case, ideal for professionals on-the-go.

Simplicity and outstanding audio quality

• Answer/end/mute controls simplify call management while inline indicator lights show call or mute status;
• Noise-canceling microphone reduces background noise;
• Wideband delivers heightened speech clarity, providing the best possible PC audio quality;
• A dynamic EQ feature optimizes your voice quality when on calls and automatically adjusts the EQ settings when you’re listening to music or want high quality sound for multi-media playback;
• Enhanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) provides more natural sounding voice.

About Plantronics

Plantronics is a world leader in personal audio communications for professionals and consumers. From unified communication solutions to Bluetooth headsets, Plantronics delivers unparalleled audio experiences and quality that reflect our nearly 50 years of innovation and customer commitment. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100 and is the headset of choice for air traffic control, 911 dispatch and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com.

Safe Harbor

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements relating to Unified Communications (”UC”) and our Calisto 800 series products, including timing of product availability. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such statements.  Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated are: (i) UC solutions may not be adopted with the breadth and speed in the marketplace that we currently anticipate; (ii) manufacturing or other production delays (iii)  our plans are dependent upon adoption of our UC solution by major platform providers such as Microsoft, Cisco, Avaya, Alcatel, and IBM, and we have a limited ability to influence such providers with respect to the functionality of their platforms, their rate of deployment, and their willingness to integrate their platforms with our solutions.  For more information concerning these and other possible risks, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2010, quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q, particularly the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Certain Forward-Looking Information” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”,  and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as recent press releases.   Plantronics undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Plantronics is a registered trademark of Plantronics, Inc.