Former Vice President of Platform and Cloud at Splunk Joins 8x8 to
Drive Product Innovation
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), the leading
provider of global Enterprise Communications as a Service (ECaaS), today
announced the appointment of Dejan
Deklich as Senior Vice President of Global Research and Development (R&D).
Dejan brings extensive experience leading large, global engineering
teams that have successfully developed enterprise business applications,
Software-as-a-Service solutions and more. As head of global R&D, Dejan
will drive product innovation and excellence for 8x8's global cloud
communications portfolio, positioning the company for continued growth
and success.
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"Strategic product innovation is paramount to solving our customers'
toughest challenges, which is why I'm excited that Dejan has joined our
team with his laser focus on customer needs," said Vik Verma, chief
executive officer, 8x8. "I'm confident that with the expertise and
insight Dejan adds to our already phenomenal team, 8x8 will continue to
push the envelope and set new standards in product excellence delivering
world class solutions to market."
Dejan most recently served as vice president of Platform and Cloud at
Splunk, where he was in charge of engineering for Splunk® Enterprise,
the company's core product, in addition to the growth of Splunk's
next-generation cloud effort. Prior to Splunk, Dejan was the chief
technology officer at Merced Systems, which was acquired by NICE Systems
in 2011. As CTO of Workforce Management, Dejan was responsible for
technology and product vision, strategy and roadmap, as well as the
development of NICE's cloud strategy and the company's evolution to a
cloud-based system.
"It's an honor to join 8x8, a company that plays an essential role in
helping organizations of all sizes communicate and collaborate to drive
increased business productivity and customer experience," said Dejan
Deklich, senior vice president of Global R&D, 8x8. "With its
differentiated suite of integrated unified communications and
collaboration, contact center, and analytics capabilities combined with
its leading deployment expertise and reliable high-quality global
network, 8x8 is well positioned to capture a greater share of the cloud
communications market."
Enterprise
Communications as a Service
8x8's innovative ECaaS solution
brings all real time communications and contact center services together
into one integrated cloud platform, delivering continuous communications
experiences from desktop to mobile. These solutions enable companies of
all sizes to solve critical business needs and modernize their
infrastructure with world-class business communications, contact center
solutions, conferencing, collaboration and advanced analytics.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the trusted
provider of secure and reliable enterprise cloud communications
solutions to more than 48,000 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.
8x8 is a registered trademark of 8x8, Inc. All other marks are
trademarks of their respective owners.
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