8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT), a provider of
cloud-based unified communications, contact center and collaboration
services, today announced that Gartner Inc., the world's leading
information technology research and advisory firm, has positioned the
company in the “Leaders” quadrant of its August 28, 2014 “Magic Quadrant
for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Multiregional” for the
third consecutive year.
According to the “Ability To Execute” portion of the evaluation
criteria, “Gartner analysts evaluate UCaaS providers based on the
breadth, quality and overall maturity of their applications, processes,
tools and procedures that enhance individual, group and enterprise
communications. Ultimately, UCaaS providers are judged on their Ability
to Execute in capitalizing on their vision.”
"We are honored, once again, to be positioned in the Leader’s quadrant
of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for UCaaS,” said 8x8 CEO Vik Verma. “Over
the past 12 months, we’ve made great progress expanding our mid-market
customer base while enhancing the security, features and capabilities of
our offerings to meet the complex needs of these highly selective
customers. We believe Gartner’s recognition is a testament not just to
the company’s ongoing leadership in the UCaaS industry, but to the
collective hard work and dedication of the entire 8x8 team.”
As stated in the report, “Vendors in the Leaders quadrant have been
delivering complete UCaaS solutions for multiple years, have clients
with more than 1,000 employees supported and have more than 200,000
total employees supported. These vendors have their accounts
implementing a comprehensive and integrated UCaaS solution set that
addresses the full range of market needs, along with the proven ability
to service large accounts. These vendors have defined migration and
evolution plans for their products in core UCaaS areas and are using
their solution sets to acquire new clients, as well as to expand their
footprints in their client bases to new functional areas.”
The 2014 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service is
available at: http://www.8x8.com/Resources/whitepapers/GartnerMagicQuadrant.aspx.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the trusted provider of secure and reliable
cloud-based unified communications and virtual contact center solutions
to more than 39,000 small, midsize and distributed enterprise
organizations operating in over 40 countries across six continents.
8x8's out-of-the-box cloud solutions replace traditional on-premise PBX
hardware and software-based systems with a flexible and scalable
Software as a Service (SaaS) alternative, encompassing cloud business
phone service, contact center solutions, and web conferencing. For
additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or
www.8x8.com/UK or connect with 8x8
on Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
About the Magic Quadrant
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