Frost & Sullivan Recognizes 8x8's Continued Dominance in the North American Hosted IP Telephony and UC Services Market

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes 8x8's Continued Dominance in the North American Hosted IP Telephony and UC Services Market PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, July 31, 2012 - Continued innovation, a comprehensive product portfolio, and flexible business model give the company its edge MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the hosted IP telephony and UC services market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes 8x8, Inc. with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Share Leadership. For more than five years, 8x8 has ranked among the most successful providers in the North American market. "In spite of rapid market share shifts in an extremely fragmented market, where more than 80 providers fiercely compete for new customers, 8x8 gained the top position with 7.9 percent share of installed lines in 2011 per Frost & Sullivan's independent analysis," said Frost & Sullivan Program Director Elka Popova. "8x8 has succeeded in this growing yet increasingly competitive market by keeping a laser focus on innovation and customer value." 8x8 was one of the first companies to launch VoIP services based on an internally developed platform that continues to evolve. The company sought to leverage the significant cost-savings and productivity benefits of VoIP and now extends these benefits to small businesses, larger "mid-market" customers as well as federal, state and local government agencies.