Acquisition of open-source video communications technology and
engineering team reinforces 8x8’s technology stack and unique ability to
deliver best-in-class meetings experience
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
8x8, Inc. (NYSE:EGHT), a leading cloud
provider of voice, video, collaboration and contact center solutions for
over one million users worldwide, today announced that it has acquired
the Jitsi open source video communications technology and its highly
skilled team of open source video technology experts. The Jitsi
technology further extends 8x8’s cloud technology platform and adds to
the company’s video collaboration capabilities. 8x8 acquired Jitsi’s
technology and engineering team from leading enterprise software company
Atlassian.
“The best video communications solutions are so intuitive and reliable
that they help employees conduct shorter, more productive meetings. 8x8
has already developed a world-class meetings solution for enterprises,
and we’re focused on maintaining leadership in delivering reliable,
crystal-clear video and audio conferencing quality across mobile and
desktop applications,” said Dejan Deklich, Chief Product Officer at 8x8.
“Incorporating Jitsi’s open-source technology into our video
communications technology platform, and having Jitsi’s talented
engineering team play a role in leading our development of dedicated
conferencing applications and WebRTC, will open new paths for our
customers and further enhance our meetings solution.”
8x8 is acquiring Jitsi’s set of modular open-source projects that allow
businesses to easily build and deploy secure video communication
solutions. At the heart of Jitsi is the Jitsi Videobridge conferencing
server and Jitsi Meet conferencing and collaboration application. Jitsi
is designed to run thousands of video streams from a single server, and
it's fully open source with a community of developers supporting the
project as well as 100 percent standards compliant using technologies
like WebRTC. Jitsi’s video communications technology will remain open
source, ensuring that Jitsi stays in the forefront of Video Conferencing
industry developments, including new application use cases.
“Some of the most innovative WebRTC
products and companies use Jitsi to support millions of minutes of
daily usage as part of their meetings, messaging and collaboration
product ecosystems. The open source community has played a critical role
in advancing Jitsi’s projects by validating its use in a diverse set of
environments and complementing the core team’s development. As part of
this acquisition, 8x8 is committed to continuing to support the growing
developer community, and we are excited to engage even more,” commented
Bryan Martin, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer at 8x8.
Jitsi’s video communication solutions are intended to be integrated into
8x8 Meetings, which already enables thousands of businesses worldwide to
collaborate from anywhere on any device with integrated video and audio
conferencing. 8x8 Meetings is a key element of 8x8
X Series, which helps businesses transform their customer and
employee experience with one system of engagement across voice, video,
collaboration and contact center, and one system of intelligence on a
single cloud platform. With 8x8 X Series, businesses communicate faster
and smarter to exceed customer expectations.
“We are excited that 8x8 will continue to support the extensive Jitsi
community and help to accelerate our development,” said Emil Ivov, Jitsi
Founder and Project Lead. “I have no doubt that Jitsi’s advanced
capabilities combined with 8x8’s comprehensive X Series platform will
create a dominant video communications solution that is intuitive and
game-changing for enterprises.”
The financial terms of the acquisition are not disclosed.
8x8 was recently named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner “Magic Quadrant
Report for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide.”¹ This marks
the seventh consecutive year that 8x8 has been recognized as a Leader.
To download a copy of the report, visit https://www.8x8.com/resources/white-papers/gartner-magic-quadrant
[1] Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service,
Worldwide" by Daniel O'Connell, Megan Fernandez, Rafael Benitez, Bjarne
Munch, Christopher Trueman, Mihai Nguyen, October 10, 2018.
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About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NYSE:EGHT) cloud solutions help businesses transform their
customer and employee experience. With one system of engagement for
voice, video, collaboration and contact center and one system of
intelligence on one technology platform, businesses can now communicate
faster and smarter to exceed the speed of customer expectations. For
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