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8x8 | October 19, 2016

"Enterprises everywhere are undergoing a digital transformation that involves not only a shift to cloud-based architectures, but also requires the implementation of smarter, more flexible communications systems that help address the needs of a constantly evolving competitive environment," said Bryan Martin, Chairman and CTO of 8x8. "We've long been committed to innovating with and ahead of our customers to help them meet the evolving and complex needs of that transformation. T...

8x8 | October 19, 2016

The leading provider of global Enterprise Communications as a Service (ECaaS), today announced that it has been awarded four new patents related to its communications technologies that help customers seamlessly connect, communicate and collaborate globally. “Enterprises everywhere are undergoing a digital transformation that involves not only a shift to cloud-based architectures, but also requires the implementation of smarter, more flexible communications systems that help address the nee...

8x8 | November 03, 2016

More than 70 percent of contact centers have moved to the cloud or are planning to do so, according to a new study.A survey of 154 contact-center companies conducted by 8x8 and CCNG found that more than half (53 percent) have at least partially transitioned to the cloud, with an additional 20 percent planning to make a transition in the future. “Clearly what this research is showing is, the cloud is real, and the cloud is imminent if not [a reality] now with a number of customers," sa...

sdxcentral.com | January 23, 2020

Arista Networks bought SDN vendor Big Switch Networks, according to sources familiar with the deal.The purchase is Arista’s largest acquisition to date, according to a source. It’s also the networking vendor’s third acquisition Arista in 2018 snapped up cloud-managed WiFi firm Mojo Networks and then a month later bought Metamako, a provider of low-latency field programmable gate array (FPGA) products.While Arista ultimately won, Big Switch had a long list of suitors that wanted...