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John Reeder

Director of Product Management

Unified Communications Technology Group (UTCG)

John Reeder, Director Product Manager at Cisco Systems, Unified Communications Technology Group, is responsible for headsets, Enterprise phones and driving cloud based endpoints into the product life cycle.

With nearly 20 years’ experience in data networking and unified communications, his knowledge extends across IP endpoints and various mobility solutions, strategies and products.

Prior to his current position John has been involved in driving soft clients and mobility solutions in both the Enterprise and Service Provider markets.

John's extensive global experience in designing, implementing and optimizing unified communications has helped him better understand the headset challenges businesses face today.

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January 29, 2020

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Cisco Wins Frost and Sullivan’s 2019 Global IP Hardware Communications Endpoints Market Leadership Award

In December 2019, Frost and Sullivan recognized Cisco for providing Business phones that people want to use and evangelize for Cisco. I was honored to accept this award on behalf of the Cisco team, knowing that our Cisco IP phones are taking our customers where they want to go and beyond. Cisco Phon…

November 18, 2019

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Headsets Built for the Modern User and Enterprise

Introducing Cisco Headset 700 Series As I came into the office, following our transition from cubes and hard walled offices to an activity-based workspace, I realized office life would never be the same! People were interacting more; teams were huddling for standups — it was awesome to see all…

October 17, 2019

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Top 5 Reasons Your Organization Needs Cisco Webex Calling with Multiplatform Phones

Cisco Webex Calling —Voice Communication is Key The workplace is changing. International teams are common, spread across multiple sites, making real-time collaboration more important than ever. With Cisco Webex Calling, voice communication is key to getting business done. Customers often ask me why…

August 15, 2019

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Intelligent, Integrated Management with Cisco Headsets

Headsets: The Critical Component With open floor plans accounting for nearly 70% of US offices, headsets are critical for conducting work in the office or on the go. Companies are deploying thousands of headsets, significantly increasing costs and time spent by IT in managing, deploying, and trouble…

June 28, 2019

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Cisco Awarded FCC Chairman’s Awards for Accessibility and Advancement

We are proud to announce that Cisco was awarded the Chairman’s Awards for Advancement and Accessibility (Chairman’s AAA) for creating accessibility features for the blind on its 8800 Series Phones. The Chairman’s AAA is an FCC program recognizing products, services, standards and other innovative de…

March 8, 2018

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Bold Sound for Open Workspaces: Cisco Headsets

Solution for Open Workspaces For years, I sat in a private office and used a speakerphone for most of my meetings. Everything changed drastically when my team and I moved into an open workspace. The new work environment presented a new set of challenges. There was noise coming in from all directions…