8x8 Express Now Available, Offering Emerging Businesses a Complete Phone System that is Ready to Use in Minutes

▤ Summary

8x8 Express offers business-grade functionality that meets the unique requirements of growing companies including unlimited calling to U.S. and Canada, HD video conferencing, business messaging (including SMS and group chat), and intelligent call routing, all accessible from desktop and mobile applications. “8x8 Express will be appealing to emerging businesses that don’t have an IT staff, yet want a full-featured communications solution,” said Amy Lind, Research Manager at IDC. “The onboarding experience is designed to eliminate friction and headaches, thereby facilitating the adoption of a professional communications system for entrepreneurs, start-ups and smaller sized organizations.” “Our target segment thrives on rapid-fire problem solving and innovative solutions, often while working within a tight budget,” said Dejan Deklich, Chief Product Officer at 8x8. 8x8 Express was designed to consolidate the core business communications functions and present a unified professional brand identity for organizations who are laser-focused on growth.” 8x8 Express includes the new 8x8 Meetings solution, which lets teams collaborate effortlessly with HD video conferencing that includes instant screen sharing, accessible on the same mobile and desktop apps used for calling and SMS. For added convenience, guests can join meetings directly from compatible browsers, with no software to download, or from their phones.

▦ Linked Companies

8x8

$500M to $1B