Company Recognized For Excellence in Innovation and Customer
Success
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), a leading provider of cloud-based unified
communications and contact center solutions, today announced the company
has been named Global Service Provider of the Year by Polycom,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCM).
Polycom recognized top partners with its 2015 Circle of Excellence
Awards during TEAM Polycom 2016, the company's annual partner
conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee, January 11-14, 2016. Honorees
excel at incorporating value-added solutions and services which create
lasting value for customers. These partners also demonstrate the highest
level of expertise in implementing Polycom's solutions, while delivering
best-in-class performance and exceptional sales results.
"We are honored to be recognized by Polycom as a top partner and value
our close collaboration as we provide enterprise customers with
innovative communications solutions for rapid global deployments and
provisioning," said Enzo Signore, 8x8's Chief Marketing Officer. "As a
leading global service provider of HD voice and video, 8x8 works closely
with Polycom to deliver the most secure, reliable, enterprise-grade
solutions to customers around the globe across one of the most advanced
HD communications networks."
"The needs of the modern workplace are constantly evolving, so it's
critical for Polycom to have partners such as 8x8 who can meet our
customers' complete business needs with transformative solutions today
and into the future," said Chris Jones, Polycom Americas, Sales and
Worldwide Partner Worldwide Partner Organization. "We congratulate 8x8
for its success and look forward to supporting the company's continued
growth."
8x8's innovative Enterprise as-a-Service (ECaaS) solutions deliver
a powerful continuous communications experience from desktop to
mobile, and enable companies of all sizes to solve critical business
needs and modernize their communications with world-class phone service,
contact center solutions, conferencing, collaboration and advanced
business analytics.
8x8 is part of the Polycom
Partner Network. The nearly 7,000 members embrace and extend
Polycom's open standards-based video collaboration solutions to deliver
comprehensive voice, video and content collaboration solutions for the
enterprise, as well as applications to support a growing number of use
cases across vertical industries such as healthcare, education,
government, manufacturing, financial services, media and entertainment
and across business functions such as human resources, facilities,
engineering and sales. As part of the Polycom Partner Network,
technology providers, ISVs, solution advisors, integrators, service
providers, and other companies can work with Polycom and each other to
deliver tailored solutions for the multi-faceted needs of today's
organizations.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the trusted provider of secure and reliable
enterprise cloud communications solutions to more than 40,000 businesses
operating in over 100 countries across six continents. 8x8's
out-of-the-box cloud solutions replace traditional on-premises 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 conferencing. For
additional information, visit www.8x8.com,
www.8x8.com/UK or connect with 8x8
on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Google+ and Facebook.
About Polycom
Polycom helps organizations unleash the power of human collaboration.
More than 400,000 companies and institutions worldwide defy distance
with secure video, voice and content solutions from Polycom to increase
productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service,
expand education and save lives. Polycom and its global partner
ecosystem provide flexible collaboration solutions for any environment
that deliver the best user experience, the broadest multi-vendor
interoperability and unmatched investment protection. Visit www.polycom.com
or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook,
and LinkedIn
to learn more.

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8x8, Inc.
Jodi Guilbault, 415-987-4970
jodi.guilbault@8x8.com
Source: 8x8
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