RingCentral,
Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of cloud
business communications solutions, announced that UrtheCast
— the world’s first Ultra HD full color video feed of Earth, streamed
from space in near real-time — has selected RingCentral’s scalable and
mobile-friendly cloud-based communications system to unify 80+ employees
in four offices.
Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, UrtheCast is the first of
its kind to use Earth Observation technology to give anyone with an
Internet connection unprecedented footage of the Earth's changing
landscape. The groundbreaking nature of this work has led to
quick growth and rapid physical expansion. When the company moved into
new offices, it became evident that their legacy on-premise phone
systems would not meet their growing needs. Now, RingCentral Office
provides UrtheCast with a flexible and scalable communication system.
“When we expanded from two to four offices and needed to unify our phone
system, we knew that a cloud-based solution was the right way to move
forward,” said Alvin Punzalan, a member of the IT staff at UrtheCast.
“With RingCentral, we centralized our communications solution for all
four offices.”
UrtheCast regularly hires new employees, each with individual
communication needs. While UrtheCast’s previous solution took one or two
days to add a new user to the system, with RingCentral they can add a
user instantaneously using the RingCentral mobile app. Once an employee
is added, they have the ability to adjust their personal preferences as
they see fit.
“We are setting high standards for our customer service, much like I’ve
experienced firsthand with RingCentral,” said Punzalan. “UrtheCast also
strives to provide a positive customer experience that echoes the same
caliber of service. The commitment that both companies have to customer
service is great synergy.”
To learn more about the RingCentral Office solution that combines voice,
fax, text, conferencing and HD video meetings into a single, unified
platform in the cloud, visit www.ringcentral.com.
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About UrtheCast Corp.
UrtheCast Corp. is a Vancouver-based technology company that is
developing the world’s first Ultra HD video feed of Earth, streamed from
space in full color. Working with renowned aerospace partners from
across the globe, UrtheCast has built, launched, installed, and will
soon operate two cameras on the Russian segment of the ISS. Video and
still image data captured by the cameras will be downlinked to ground
stations across the planet and displayed on the UrtheCast web platform,
or distributed directly to exclusive partners and customers. UrtheCast’s
cameras will provide Ultra HD video and still imagery of Earth that will
allow for monitoring of the environment, humanitarian relief, social
events, agricultural land, etc. Common shares of UrtheCast trade on the
Toronto Stock Exchange as ticker ‘UR’. For more information visit our
website at urthecast.com.
About RingCentral
RingCentral,
Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of cloud-based business
communications solutions. Easier to manage and more flexible than
on-premises communications systems, RingCentral’s cloud solution meets
the needs of modern distributed and mobile workforces, while eliminating
the expense and complications of on-premises traditional hardware-based
systems and software. RingCentral is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif.
RingCentral, the RingCentral logo and RingCentral Office are trademarks
of RingCentral, Inc.
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