December 16, 2019
BridgeClimb Reaches the Cloud with RingCentral’s Cloud Communications and Contact Centre Solutions
Selection of RingCentral is part of a broader digital transformation agenda to enable multichannel communications and customer service BridgeClimb, the operator of Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge experience, has selected RingCentral Australia Pty Ltd, a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), to enable multichannel communications and customer service. Looking to replace its legacy on-premise infrastructure, BridgeClimb has deployed RingCentral Office® and RingCentral Contact Centre™ solutions across its entire staff. The implementation and cutover took place in October 2019. “We were looking at upgrading all of our business systems to provide BridgeClimb with the flexibility to scale in the future, and that included our telephony and contact centre provider,” said Parth Gandhi, Head of IT, BridgeClimb. “When we were assessing unified communications and contact
December 3, 2019
RingCentral Appoints Richard Massey as Regional VP of EMEA Channel
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RingCentral UK Ltd., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), today announced the appointment of Richard Massey as Regional VP of EMEA Channel. Based in London, Richard will be responsible for growing RingCentral’s EMEA channel business.
Richard joins RingCentral from Fujitsu, where he was Head of Strategy for Unified Communications and Contact Centre for EMEA. Prior to this, Richard was Sales Director at BroadSoft, and spent ten years working for Mitel in both engineer and sales roles. Richard has also worked as an engineer for Orange.
In his new role, Richard will help partners position themselves as consultants to their customers, bringing value added services and disruptive solutions that help their customers drive business success.
“I am excited to be joining the RingCentral team and working with a company that is truly disrupting the on-premise unified communications (UC) market,” said Massey. “RingCentral has some of the most progressive and innovative technology in the industry, and coupled with its unique channel initiative, I feel it’s a match made in heaven. Channel partners are seeing a lot of opportunities from their customers, and RingCentral is ideally placed to help these partners meet their customers’ needs.”
RingCentral’s unique channel approach is a significant driver of business success. In EMEA, RingCentral is working with channel partners such as CDW, Bytes Software Services, Cloud Technology Solutions Devoteam and Netpremacy. It has also recently announced a key channel partnership with Westcon.
“The unified communications as a service (UCaaS) market opportunity is huge, and we are still in the early days in terms of market penetration -- we’ve only just scratched the surface,” said Zane Long, senior vice president of global channel sales, RingCentral. “The combination of our unique channel programme and the RingCentral platform means the channel continues to contribute massively to our growth, and there’s still room for much more. I’m excited to welcome Richard to the team as we work to bring more partners on board and maximise value for their business customers.”
“It’s a pleasure to have Richard join the EMEA team and support our channel operations in a market with tremendous opportunity,” said Sahil Rekhi, managing director EMEA, RingCentral. “Richard brings the blend of engineering and sales expertise that’s needed to understand both the technical and business value of our products. He also has the channel experience that’s needed to lead our future success in the region.”
For additional information on RingCentral, please visit www.ringcentral.co.uk.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions. More flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, the RingCentral platform empowers employees to work better together, from any location, on any device, and via any mode to serve customers, improving business efficiency and customer satisfaction. The company provides unified voice, video meetings, team messaging, digital customer engagement, and integrated contact centre solutions for enterprises globally. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading business apps and enables customers to easily customise business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and has offices around the world.
© 2019 RingCentral, Inc. All rights reserved. RingCentral and the RingCentral logo are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
December 3, 2019
RingCentral Appoints Richard Massey as Regional VP of EMEA Channel
RingCentral UK Ltd. , a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), today announced the appointment of Richard Massey as Regional VP of EMEA Channel. Based in London, Richard will be responsible for growing RingCentral’s EMEA channel business. Richard joins RingCentral from Fujitsu, where he was Head of Strategy for Unified Communications and Contact Centre for EMEA. Prior to this, Richard was Sales Director at BroadSoft, and spent ten years working for Mitel in both engineer and sales roles. Richard has also worked as an engineer for Orange. In his new role, Richard will help partners position themselves as consultants to their customers, bringing value added services and disruptive solutions that help their customers drive business success. “I am excited to be joining the RingCentral team and working with a company that is truly disrupting the on-premise
November 26, 2019
Westcon Becomes RingCentral Platinum Partner
Westcon , the global technology distributor, today announced that it has been named a Platinum Partner of RingCentral UK Ltd. , a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG). Being named a Platinum Partner cements Westcon’s status as one of RingCentral’s most strategic partners. This news follows the announcement earlier this year that Westcon is now a Master Agent for RingCentral in the UK and Ireland, making the value-added distributor RingCentral’s lead partner in its new master agency model for Europe. Through its partnership with RingCentral, Westcon offers its customers a differentiated and seamless communications and collaboration solution. RingCentral provides a single cloud platform with multi-modal communications capabilities including voice, video, online meetings, team messaging, and digital customer engagement. “We are excited to be working with
November 25, 2019
Institutional Investor Ranks RingCentral’s CEO, CFO, and Investor Relations First Place in Each Individual Category for 2020 All-America Executive Team Software Sector
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced its executive and investor relations leadership ranked first place in the prestigious Institutional Investor 2020 All-America Executive Team . In the software sector overall ranking: “Best CEO” category: Ranked 1st - Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral Founder, Chairman & CEO “Best CFO” category: Ranked 1st - Mitesh Dhruv, RingCentral CFO “Best Investor Relations Professional” category: Ranked 1st - Ryan Goodman, RingCentral Investor Relations RingCentral was ranked second place in: “Best Analyst Days” “Best Corporate Governance” Institutional Investor is the leading publication for institutional investors, including money managers and pension fund managers. Each year, the publication releases its All-America Executive Team ranking, which reflects extensive polling of investment professionals to name the best CEOs, CFOs, and investor relations
November 12, 2019
RingCentral, Inc. Announces Issuance of Class A Common Stock to Avaya in Connection with Strategic Partnership
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) (“RingCentral”), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, announced today that it has issued 2,170,785 shares of its Class A common stock to Avaya Inc. (“Avaya”) pursuant to the terms of RingCentral and Avaya’s previously announced strategic partnership. RingCentral has filed an automatically effective registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will cover the resale of all of the shares of Class A common stock issued to Avaya. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these shares of Class A common stock, nor shall there be any sale of these shares of Class A common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About RingCentral RingCentral is a
November 7, 2019
Largest Wholesale Grocery Supply Company in US Powers Growing Mobile Workforce with RingCentral Cloud Communications Solutions
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that it has been selected by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. , the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the US, to enable its growing remote and distributed workforce and boost customer engagement. With more than 45 locations nationwide, C&S needed a cloud communications solution that enhances mobility, improves employee collaboration, and integrates with other cloud business applications. C&S is deploying RingCentral across more than 5,000 employees in nearly every state in the US. A Forbes Top 10 Privately Held Company, C&S supplies more than 7,700 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases, and institutions. Over the course of the past few years, C&S has acquired multiple businesses to enhance its offerings. As a result, C&S accumulated multiple legacy on-premises communications systems in
November 6, 2019
Carousel Joins RingCentral’s New Platinum Partner Program
EXETER, RI.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EXETER, RI. Carousel Industries a leading national IT, managed services, and cloud provider with an unwavering focus on ensuring customer success, today announced that it has been named a Platinum Partner by RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading national IT, managed services, and cloud provider with an unwavering focus on ensuring customer success, today announced that it has been named a Platinum Partner by RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. A designation held by RingCentral’s most strategic partners, Carousel’s Platinum Partner status is testament to the company’s engineering talent, services capabilities, and commitment to customer success.
Carousel customers will benefit deeply from this elevated status. The company will receive operational and technical resources and executive-level RingCentral support only made available through this Platinum Partner status. Combined with Carousel’s world-class Net Promoter Score of 70 and it’s unwavering pursuit of success, customers can now take advantage of an entire portfolio of solutions with the best in high touch services and support. Additionally, with a rich history of partnership with Avaya as a Diamond Partner, and now a RingCentral Platinum Partner, Carousel is uniquely well positioned to support all possible paths to cloud migration, and is well versed in cultivating migration strategies tailored to the individual and changing needs of the customer.
“Serving as a RingCentral Platinum Partner is evidence of Carousel’s rigorous customer success standards and technical expertise,” said Rick Houlihan, VP of Cloud Services, Carousel. “It is our honor to continue being a RingCentral preferred partner and bring cloud UC&C and contact center technology to our more than 6,000 enterprise customers who benefit from our services each and every day.”
“We’ve consistently looked at Carousel as a strong leader in delivering cloud technology solutions thanks in part to its engineering expertise and ability to exceed customer needs,” said Zane Long, SVP of Global Channel Sales, RingCentral. “On behalf of all of us at RingCentral, I am ecstatic to continue partnering with Carousel to help enterprises benefit from the power of the cloud to deliver true impact to their businesses.”
“Due to the newly formed strategic partnership between RingCentral and Avaya, Carousel is in a truly unique position to serve businesses,” continued Houlihan. “As Avaya’s U.S. Partner of the Year and now as a Platinum Partner in RingCentral’s Program, Carousel can help businesses navigate and gain incredible value from two of the leading cloud communications solutions providers in the world.”
To learn more about the advantages of Carousel’s RingCentral Platinum Status, reach out to your Carousel Account Executive or contact us through CarouselIndustries.com.
About Carousel Industries
Blending customer advisory, customer support, and customer experience, Carousel’s supercharged Customer Success Obsessed mission goes beyond any one IT function. Rather, it’s a mindset, a mantra, and a company-wide drive to bring extreme technology value to Carousel customers—so they can bring value to theirs.
With deep expertise across a vast portfolio of technologies, including security, unified communications and collaboration, data center, networking, managed services, and cloud solutions, Carousel can design, implement, and support solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each customer. By offering professional and managed services with flexible deployments in the cloud, Carousel ensures customers achieve agility and use technologies in the way most effective for their business.
A legion of 1,300, the Carousel team has been committed to the art of customer success for its more than 6,000 highly satisfied customers since 1992. The company has been recognized by multiple publications and industry consortiums as a top technology integrator and managed services and cloud solution provider—including the Inc. 500/5000, Healthcare Informatics 100, and CRN MSP Elite 150. Headquartered in Exeter, RI, the company has offices across the United States and internationally—with three Network Operations Centers. To learn more, please visit CarouselIndustries.com.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. More flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, the RingCentral platform empowers employees to work better together, from any location, on any device, and via any mode to serve customers, improving business efficiency and customer satisfaction. The company provides unified voice, video meetings, team messaging, digital customer engagement, and integrated contact center solutions for enterprises globally. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading business apps and enables customers to easily customize business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and has offices around the world.
© 2019 RingCentral, Inc. All rights reserved. RingCentral and the RingCentral logo are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
November 6, 2019
Telarus Named RingCentral Platinum Partner
Sales partners of Telarus continue to recommend RingCentral’s suite of cloud communications and contact center solutions to reach new levels of success Telarus, LLC., the largest privately-held distributor of business cloud infrastructure and contact center services, announced that is has been named a Platinum Partner by RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. “While we are honored and celebrate this massive accomplishment,” said Adam Edwards, CEO of Telarus, “we recognize that this wouldn’t have been possible without our network of 4,000 sales partners across the U.S., Canada, and Australia who made this happen. We appreciate the trust they’ve placed in us when recommending RingCentral’s world-class unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS) services to their domestic and international clients who are successfully transforming their digital
November 4, 2019
AT&T Makes AT&T Office@Hand a Lead Offer for Unified Communications as a Service Solutions
AT&T (NYSE:T) is expanding its relationship with RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) making AT&T Office@Hand a lead offer for UCaaS solutions as part of its broad Voice and Collaboration portfolio. Based on the RingCentral ® platform, AT&T Office@Hand brings extensive mobile-first voice, video, online meetings, messaging and team collaboration capabilities to businesses and vertical sectors worldwide. In addition, AT&T and RingCentral plan to jointly develop capabilities and technologies that will further integrate with AT&T’s network. “Businesses, no matter the size, get better results when employees can communicate and collaborate freely and effectively wherever they are,” said Roman Pacewicz, Chief Product Officer, AT&T Business. “We’ve seen great success with the AT&T Office@Hand solution. Together with RingCentral, we’re able to deliver premium cloud-based communication solutions that help more businesses improve customer engagement, drive employee productivity and streamline
October 31, 2019
RingCentral and Avaya Announce Closing of Strategic Partnership
BELMONT, Calif. and SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), and Avaya Holdings Corp (NYSE: AVYA) today announced the closing of their previously announced strategic partnership.
Avaya and RingCentral will introduce a new solution, Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral (“Avaya Cloud Office”), which will be the exclusive public Unified Communications as a Service (“UCaaS”) solution marketed and sold by Avaya. Avaya Cloud Office combines RingCentral’s leading UCaaS platform with Avaya’s technology, services and migration capabilities to create a highly differentiated UCaaS offering. The companies expect to launch Avaya Cloud Office in the first quarter of calendar 2020.
“Our game-changing partnership with RingCentral and the introduction of Avaya Cloud Office have generated tremendous excitement with our partners and customers,” said Jim Chirico, Avaya President and CEO. “Avaya Cloud Office is a continuation of our stated strategy to be a cloud-first company, and we believe the addition of this UCaaS solution to our portfolio is a key differentiator that provides customers with a seamless journey to cloud communications. We, together with our global partner community, are excited to work with RingCentral in bringing this unique solution to market, building on the highly complementary strengths of our two industry-leading companies.”
“As a leader in cloud communications, we’re laser-focused on bringing the power of the cloud to more enterprise customers,” said Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral Founder, Chairman, and CEO. “With the growth of the mobile and distributed workforce, cloud communications solutions can deliver the capabilities enterprises need to effectively connect with customers, partners, and employees. This strategic partnership accelerates the transition of one of the world’s largest on-premise unified communications installed bases to the cloud. We’re excited for the long-term benefits this partnership will bring to customers and partners, as well as the growth opportunities that we expect it will drive for both our companies.”
“The strategic partnership is a winning combination for both Avaya and RingCentral, and it has the potential to disrupt the business communications industry as Avaya accelerates its transformation to the cloud. Careful consideration clearly went into designing the partnership framework to ensure maximum benefits for customers, partners, and both Avaya and RingCentral,” said Elka Popova, Vice President and Senior Fellow, Information and Communications Technologies, Frost & Sullivan.
RingCentral is contributing $500 million to its partnership with Avaya, including a $125 million investment of 3% redeemable preferred equity that is convertible at $16 per share and an advance of $375 million primarily in stock for future payments and certain licensing rights.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” including but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated benefits of and activity under the strategic partnership between RingCentral and Avaya, including the ability to create long-term growth opportunities for RingCentral and/or Avaya. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including risks related to the parties’ ability to successfully perform their obligations under the commercial arrangement, the parties ability to successfully develop and execute the envisioned jointly developed programs, technology and automation, the ability to successfully market, sell and transition customers to Avaya Cloud Office, as well as those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in RingCentral’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, and in Avaya’s Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2018 and subsequent 10-Qs, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in other filings RingCentral and Avaya make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to RingCentral and Avaya as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, to review or confirm analysts’ expectations, or to provide interim reports or updates.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. More flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, the RingCentral platform empowers employees to work better together, from any location, on any device, and via any mode to serve customers, improving business efficiency and customer satisfaction. The company provides unified voice, video meetings, team messaging, digital customer engagement, and integrated contact center solutions for enterprises globally. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading business apps and enables customers to easily customize business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and has offices around the world.
©2019 RingCentral, Inc. All rights reserved. RingCentral and the RingCentral logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
About Avaya
Businesses are built on the experiences they provide, and every day millions of those experiences are built by Avaya (NYSE: AVYA). For over one hundred years, we’ve enabled organizations around the globe to win - by creating intelligent communications experiences for customers and employees. Avaya builds open, converged and innovative solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration - in the cloud, on-premise or a hybrid of both. To grow your business, we’re committed to innovation, partnership, and a relentless focus on what’s next. We’re the technology company you trust to help you deliver Experiences that Matter. Visit us at www.avaya.com
October 14, 2019
SYNNEX Corporation and RingCentral Bring Leading Cloud Communications and Contact Center Solutions to SYNNEX’ US Channel Partners
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, and SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading business process services company, announced today they will deliver a new wave of unified communications and collaboration, cloud communications, and contact center solutions to SYNNEX’ US channel partners. In an effort to meet the needs of the new mobile and distributed workforce, RingCentral provides a single cloud platform with multi-modal communications capabilities including voice, video, online meetings, team messaging, and digital customer engagement. Partners benefit from increased productivity and streamlined workflows. “Our channel partners are inundated with customers asking for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions,” said Zane Long, senior vice president of global channel sales, RingCentral. “By working with a master agent like SYNNEX,
October 3, 2019
RingCentral to Become Exclusive Provider of UCaaS Solutions to Avaya in Strategic Partnership
Accelerates transition of one of the world’s largest on-premise unified communications installed bases to the cloud Empowers Avaya’s global sales & partner network with RingCentral’s leading technology platform RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that it will enter into a commercial agreement with Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, making it the exclusive provider of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solutions to Avaya. RingCentral and Avaya will introduce a new solution, “Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral” (“Avaya Cloud Office” or “ACO”). RingCentral and Avaya will jointly develop programs to leverage Avaya’s global sales and partner network, as well as build automated technologies for seamless customer transition to RingCentral’s leading global UCaaS solution. “This
August 21, 2019
Converged Technology Professionals Joins RingCentral Partner Program to Meet Rising demand for Cloud Enterprise UCaaS
)-- Converged Technology Professionals, a unified communications and technology solutions provider, announced they have joined the RingCentral partner program to meet the growing demands for 100% cloud solutions for large enterprise entities.
Converged Technology Professionals is proud to include RingCentral in their partner portfolio as their primary UCaaS provider.
RingCentral is a leader in the UCaaS (unified communications as a service) market and recently received recognition as a Magic Quadrant Leader by Gartner for the 5th consecutive year.
Chris Frey, VP of Operations at Converged Technology Professionals comments, “We’re committed to providing the best of the best technology options to our customers so together we can determine which solution strategically fits with their short- and long-term business goals.” He continues, “RingCentral offers key differentiators over other vendors in the UCaaS space.”
Converged will use RingCentral as their primary UCaaS provider to penetrate further into both the SMB and larger enterprise markets. Especially appealing to Converged are the RingCentral unified voice, video, and messaging capabilities combined with their open platform and global delivery capabilities.
“We are happy to welcome Converged Technology Professionals into the RingCentral partner program. Their expertise in the industry helps enable businesses to make well informed and forward-thinking decisions for choosing the right UCaaS platform,” states Lisa Del Real, VP of Global Channel Programs & Operations at RingCentral. “We’re honored to be chosen as their partner for UCaaS and we look forward to working together to deliver reliable and robust solutions for their clients.”
As a RingCentral partner, Converged Technology Professionals will better serve global enterprise customers looking for omni-channel functionality that delivers multiple customer engagement methods. This enables the business to engage with their customers efficiently according to the customer’s desired communication preference such as SMS, fax, email, voice, web chats and co-browsing.
About Converged Technology Professionals
Converged Technology Professionals is a leading I.T. business communications integrator and consultant the solves challenges companies face by implementing effective and powerful
business optimization strategies. Our partnership with RingCentral enables us to offer scalable business
cloud communications solutions that improve workplace efficiency and productivity critical for ultimate customer success. For more information about Converged Technology Professionals,
please contact them online or call 877-328-7767.
August 7, 2019
RingCentral Signs Agreement with Fujitsu Across EMEA to Offer RingCentral’s Market-Leading Cloud Communications and Contact Centre Solutions for Digital Workplace Transformation
RingCentral UK Ltd. , a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), today announced an agreement with Fujitsu to provide enterprises across EMEA with cloud communications and contact centre solutions for enhanced mobility, workforce productivity, and customer engagement. The agreement supports Fujitsu’s strategy of building a strong ecosystem of partners across its Digital Workplace portfolio, adding productivity tools to enhance Fujitsu’s unified communications as a service (UCaaS) offering. This helps organizations to transform workplaces and to improve employee engagement. Fujitsu will offer RingCentral Office ® and RingCentral Contact Centre ™ as part of Fujitsu Digital Workplace solutions. The agreement between RingCentral and Fujitsu will cover Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
August 5, 2019
RingCentral Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide Report
Positioned furthest for completeness of vision in the Leaders quadrant RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that Gartner has recognized RingCentral as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide report.* In the Magic Quadrant report, published on July 30, 2019, RingCentral was positioned furthest for completeness of vision in the Leaders quadrant. “Enterprises are increasingly recognizing the value of the RingCentral platform due to its unique integration of voice, video, team messaging, and contact center in one seamless experience,” said Dave Sipes, chief operating officer, RingCentral. “We’re proud to once again be recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide. We believe this validates our leadership in product innovation, global delivery, and customer success.”
July 24, 2019
Westcon Joins Forces with RingCentral to Enable Channel Partners to Deliver Market-Leading Cloud Communications Solutions to Enterprises
RingCentral UK Ltd. , a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), and Westcon , a value-added technology distributor, today announced they will bring a new generation of cloud communications solutions to channel partners. With Westcon acting as a master agent for RingCentral initially in the UK and Ireland, it is anticipated that Westcon will draw on its established EMEA footprint to extend RingCentral’s reach across multiple markets in Europe. “Demand for enterprise-grade cloud communications solutions grows daily, and we are continually investing in market-leading technologies that help our partners to build out cloud-based aspects of their portfolio,” said Rene Klein, senior vice president, Westcon Europe. “That is why we’ve made the strategic decision to make RingCentral our lead partner in our launch of a new master agency model for Europe. We’re excited
July 11, 2019
RingCentral Ranked Highest for Growth and Innovation in 2019 Frost & Sullivan UCaaS Radar Report
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced it has ranked the highest for growth and innovation in the new 2019 Frost & Sullivan UCaaS Radar Report . Frost & Sullivan’s first North American hosted IP telephony and UCaaS Radar report delivers analysis of 30 providers across growth strategy, execution, and performance, as well as their ability to develop solutions that are globally applicable and aligned with mega trends and customers’ evolving needs. RingCentral received the highest combined growth and innovation score of all the providers. “RingCentral has consistently been a leading player in the UCaaS industry and has yet again surpassed its competitors, with a strong focus on innovation, user experience, global capabilities, channel enablement, and technology partnerships,” said Elka Popova, global vice president for Connected Work, Frost & Sullivan. “RingCentral is the
June 4, 2019
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to be Renamed RingCentral Coliseum
RingCentral Partners with City of Oakland and Alameda County to welcome global audience through naming rights and signage at iconic location RingCentral Inc., (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum will now be renamed the ‘RingCentral Coliseum.’ The multi-year agreement to serve as the named sponsor of the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum was approved by the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority (JPA) Board at a May 31, 2019 board meeting and is subject to formal approval from Major League Baseball (MLB). The funds will go directly to the Joint Powers Authority to manage the facility. JPA Chairman and Oakland City Council Member Larry Reid said, “We welcome RingCentral as a key partner to this iconic venue. With this investment, RingCentral has shown a commitment to the fans of Oakland, the Bay Area and beyond. We look forward to collaborating with them to
June 3, 2019
RingCentral’s Lisa Del Real Recognized for Contributions to the Channel
Accolades include CRN 2019 Power 100 List, CRN 2019 Women of the Channel, and Channel Partners Circle of Excellence RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced industry recognition of Vice President of Global Channel Programs and Operations Lisa Del Real’s contributions to the channel. For the second consecutive year, CRN® , a brand of The Channel Company, has named Lisa to its list of 2019 Power 100, an elite subset of its prestigious annual Women of the Channel list, to which Lisa has also been named for a sixth year in a row. The Power 100 belong to an exclusive group drawn from a larger list of women leaders whose vision and influence are key drivers of their company’s success. In addition, Lisa was selected among a prestigious few to receive the 2019 Channel Partners Circle of Excellence award for her outstanding accomplishments and unwavering dedication to the channel
May 16, 2019
TechnologyOne Dials Up Global SaaS Business With RingCentral Cloud Solutions
RingCentral Office, Meetings and Contact Center solutions enhance employee collaboration and innovation RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) a leading provider of enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that Australia’s largest enterprise software as a service (SaaS) company, TechnologyOne (ASX:TNE), has selected RingCentral’s cloud communications platform to streamline customer engagement and connect its global workforce for increased innovation and productivity. The deployment of RingCentral will support the company’s 14 international offices across six countries and 1,200 team members worldwide, including 400 innovative developers. With more than 30 years of software innovation, TechnologyOne is one of the top 150 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and has doubled in size every four to five years. The company has Australia’s largest research and development center for the future of enterprise software. TechnologyOne
May 15, 2019
RingCentral Ranked #1 in UCaaS, Third Year in a Row
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced it has ranked first in IHS Markit 2019 Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) North American Scorecard for the third consecutive year. The IHS Markit annual report evaluates the top 10 North American UCaaS providers, based on market share, financial stability, market momentum, service development, and support options. This year, RingCentral is separated from others by a wide margin due to its market share position, growth, product capabilities, and traction in the mid-market and enterprise segments. The 2019 IHS Markit UCaaS North American Scorecard highlights a number of key strengths for RingCentral, including: Largest UCaaS provider in North America in terms of installed base of seats Almost 2x average market growth Has the strongest financial score among other vendors rated in the scorecard Accelerated growth of
May 14, 2019
PTS Consulting Takes Its Workplace into the Future with RingCentral Unified Communications Solution
Enables greater collaboration among employees and customers across 12 worldwide locations RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that PTS Consulting, a world-class technology consulting and project management business, is powering workforce and customer collaboration with RingCentral. With a goal to be better connected, PTS Consulting is focused on increasing productivity across its 12 worldwide locations, while also lowering operating costs. Eliminating the need for multiple disparate solutions, RingCentral combines phone, team messaging, video meetings, and other capabilities into a single seamless solution. With RingCentral, PTS Consulting has an entirely reimagined collaboration-centric experience for enterprise communications. The RingCentral solution provides a modern conversational workspace with simple and easy-to-use mobile apps. It allows employees to
May 6, 2019
RingCentral and Zoom Video Communications Announce Multi-Year Extension of Partnership
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) (NASDAQ: ZM), a leader in modern enterprise video-first unified communications solutions, today announced a multi-year extension of their partnership. This extension will allow RingCentral customers to continue replacing their legacy on-premise communications infrastructure with a best-in-class solution that leverages the combined power of RingCentral’s cloud PBX and Zoom’s video communications platform. “We have had a strong partnership with RingCentral over many years, enabling them to bring our frictionless video platform to their global customers,” said Eric S. Yuan, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Zoom. “Our architecture is video-first, cloud-native and optimized to dynamically process and deliver reliable, high-quality video across all devices and spaces. We’re excited to extend our relationship to
May 2, 2019
ARC Document Solutions Advances Digital Transformation With RingCentral Cloud Communications Solutions
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that ARC Document Solutions (NYSE: ARC), a provider of specialized document solutions, is powering business communications across its workforce with RingCentral. In an industry ripe for disruption, ARC is focused on transforming its business to meet changing customer demands in industries such as construction, real estate management, and others as they move to digital consumption of documents. The company needed a mobile-first cloud communications solution that would scale globally as its business operations grew. As a core part of this digital transformation initiative, ARC has deployed RingCentral across more than 170 service centers and offices in North America. ARC provides technology and document solutions for every stage of the building lifecycle—from design to build to operate. The company’s global customer base is comprised
April 18, 2019
Detroit Pistons Partner with RingCentral to Bring Enterprise-Grade Cloud Communications to the Organization and Enhance Fan Engagement
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that the Detroit Pistons and RingCentral have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership. As part of the partnership, RingCentral will deploy its industry-leading cloud technology including RingCentral Office® and RingCentral Contact Center™ using RingCentral Professional Services™ in the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. With the deployment of RingCentral technology and consolidating communications into a single cloud platform, the Detroit Pistons will deliver superior quality of service to their customers and improve response times. “We are focused on infusing innovative technology into every aspect of our organization,” said Chris Pittenturf, senior vice president, IT and analytics, Detroit Pistons. “Our partnership with RingCentral will enable us to bring best-in-class cloud communications technology to our front
April 16, 2019
RingCentral Partners with PCM to Bring Cloud Communications Solutions to Enterprises
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration and contact center solutions, today announced a partnership with PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCMI), a leading technology solutions provider, to bring cloud communications solutions to enterprises across North America and the UK. “As a leader in cloud communications, RingCentral is a very strong addition to our growing Collaboration practice, which is focused on designing, implementing and managing the most efficient Unified Communications (UC) solutions for our customers,” said Paul Harrold, vice president of the collaboration practice at PCM, Inc. “We’re excited to partner with RingCentral as we continue to build out our UCaaS and collaboration go-to-market portfolio.” As a leading multi-vendor provider of technology solutions, PCM works with small, medium and enterprise businesses, state, local and federal governments as well as educational institutions across the US, Canada and the UK.
April 10, 2019
RingCentral Named Official Business Communications Partner of the Oakland A’s
The Oakland A’s today announced RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) as the team’s official business communications partner. The business-to-business partnership will integrate RingCentral’s technology into the A’s front office in combination with a marketing collaboration between the A’s and RingCentral, a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. As the official business communications partner, RingCentral will bring its industry-leading cloud technology to the A’s organization. The four-year partnership will also provide RingCentral with marquee branding throughout the Oakland Coliseum, including signage on the left field wall and rotational signage on the backstop. During games, RingCentral will serve as the presenting partner for the A’s Radio Network, as well as instant replays and A’s calls to the bullpen. “RingCentral’s leadership in the cloud communications and collaboration space and their understanding of our needs
April 9, 2019
RingCentral Engage Digital Integrates with Google Dialogflow to Enhance Customer Engagement
Machine Learning capabilities improve response time, agent efficiencies, and overall customer experience RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced the integration of RingCentral Engage Digital™, a digital customer engagement platform, with Google Dialogflow, a machine learning development suite for conversational interface to connect customers to businesses. With this new integration, RingCentral Engage Digital customers can now leverage the machine learning capabilities of Google Dialogflow to efficiently manage the rapidly growing volume of digital customer interactions. In addition, enterprises can now better prioritize agent workloads to focus on critical customer interactions. RingCentral will showcase this newly integrated solution at Google NEXT, April 9 – 11, in San Francisco, CA. "We’ve currently deployed a beta version of the newly integrated product from
April 3, 2019
RingCentral Announces Appointment of Godfrey Sullivan to Its Board of Directors
Former chief executive officer of Splunk brings enterprise technology leadership experience to company RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced the appointment of Godfrey Sullivan to its board of directors. Sullivan has served as chairman of the board of directors of Splunk, Inc., an enterprise software company, since 2011 and previously as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Splunk from 2008 to 2015. “Godfrey brings an impressive background with deep experience working with highly disruptive enterprise software and cloud companies and scaling them for success,” said Vlad Shmunis, founder, chairman, and CEO, RingCentral. “I’m excited to welcome him to our board of directors as we continue to extend our leadership position in the cloud communications market. Godfrey’s guidance will be instrumental as we scale our business globally to meet the communications and
April 1, 2019
RingCentral Achieves 5-Star Rating in CRN’s 2019 Partner Program Guide
Annual guide recognizes the IT channel’s top partner programs RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company, has given RingCentral a 5-Star rating in its 2019 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide identifies the strongest and most successful partner programs in the channel today, offered by the top technology suppliers for IT products and services. The 5-Star rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. To determine the 2019 5-Star ratings, The Channel Company’s research team assessed each supplier’s partner program based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support, and communication. RingCentral established its partner program with the goal of
March 12, 2019
RingCentral Expands Open Platform Capabilities with RingCentral Embeddable and Extended API Library
Enables developers to embed communications into their enterprise applications within minutes RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced the expansion of its open platform with RingCentral Embeddable ™, enabling developers to easily and quickly embed communications into their enterprise applications. RingCentral also announced extensions to its API library with new e-Discovery and message retention APIs. These new solutions will be showcased at the RingCentral booth #1806 at Enterprise Connect, March 18–21, in Orlando. The RingCentral open platform is seeing strong momentum and has more than 20,000 developers and over 2,000 integrations. With RingCentral Embeddable, developers will now have the ability to integrate communications and collaboration capabilities into their enterprise application workflows within minutes. In addition, the new APIs will give developers direct
March 12, 2019
New RingCentral Persist Solution Maintains Services in the Event of Internet Outage at Customer Locations
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced, RingCentral Persist™, a new solution that enables enterprise customers to maintain communications services in case of an Internet failure at a customer’s location. RingCentral Persist will enable customers to continue communications services including emergency calling, extension-to-extension dialing, and inbound and outbound calling. RingCentral Persist is easy to deploy for IT and delivers a seamless experience for end users. RingCentral will showcase this new solution at booth #1806 at Enterprise Connect , March 18 - 21, in Orlando. “As organizations move to cloud communications, it is imperative for them to have uninterrupted access to business-critical communications services,” said Robin Gareiss, president, Nemertes Research. “Cloud services that maintain voice and emergency calling capabilities during Internet outages have an
March 7, 2019
NHS Professionals Selects RingCentral’s Cloud Communications Solutions to Support Digital Transformation Initiatives
RingCentral cloud solutions enable remote working and enhance customer engagement RingCentral UK Ltd., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), today announced it has been selected by NHS Professionals (NHSP), the market leader in managed flexible worker services, to support NHSP’s digital transformation initiatives. With a growing mobile and distributed workforce, NHSP needed a cloud-based communications solution with capabilities including voice, video, online meetings, team messaging, and SMS to enable flexible and remote working for NHSP’s staff. In addition, NHSP is deploying RingCentral’s cloud contact centre solution to enhance customer engagement and agent productivity. NHSP works in partnership with National Health Service (NHS) trusts across England, reducing their reliance on expensive agencies to build their staff banks. Responsible for the
February 26, 2019
Survey Shows Disjointed Communications Technologies Fail Customers
Eighty-nine percent of employees say broken communications workflow impacts customer satisfaction and the bottom line RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today released a new report, Overcoming the Digital Disconnect: How Disjointed Communications Technologies Are Letting Customers Down — and How to Solve It . Based on a global survey of 2,000 customer-facing employees by CITE Research, the report reveals a direct connection between employee and customer engagement. The data shows that disjointed communications technologies not only harm employee productivity and morale, but also hurt customer satisfaction and the bottom line. Companies today collect and manage more customer data than ever before across a wide array of channels, yet skyrocketing customer expectations demand swift issue resolution. The research indicates that due to disjointed communications technologies, consumers
February 13, 2019
Zane Long, RingCentral SVP Global Channel Sales, Recognized as 2019 CRN® Channel Chief
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, announced today that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company , has named RingCentral SVP Global Channel Sales Zane Long to its prestigious list of 2019 Channel Chiefs for the third consecutive year. The top IT channel leaders included on this list continually strive to drive growth and revenue in their organizations through their channel partners. Each of the 2019 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and commitment to their channel partner programs. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff as a result of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and innovation. At RingCentral, Zane has driven consistent stellar growth in global channel partner bookings. Under his leadership in Q4 2018, RingCentral’s
February 11, 2019
RingCentral Signs Cloud Communications Provider Contract with Columbia University to Support 44,000 Faculty and Students
RingCentral deployment replaces legacy on-premises systems to enable mobility and enhance collaboration RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, has signed an agreement with Columbia University, one of the world’s leading research institutions, for a cloud communications platform to support 44,000 faculty and students. Columbia University needed to replace its legacy on-premises communications systems to provide greater mobility and enhanced student to student and student to faculty collaboration. The University will deploy 14,000 seats of RingCentral Office ® to faculty, which includes voice, video, team messaging, online meetings, SMS, and fax, and will roll out team messaging to 30,000 students. “The need to support an increasingly mobile faculty and student base while keeping pace with younger generational preferences for collaboration is fueling the demand for cloud communications
February 6, 2019
RingCentral Secures Two New Government Contracting Vehicles for State, Local & Education Clients
Public sector clients now have streamlined purchasing process to transition from legacy on-premises systems to RingCentral’s cloud communications solutions RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that it has secured major government contracting vehicles, including: TIPS USA : A national purchasing cooperative that offers access to competitively procured contracts to its memberships in the State and Local Government Education (SLED) marketplace. New York State Office of General Services Technology Umbrella Contract: The State of NY Statewide IT Umbrella Contract for State, Local & Education. These vehicles are aimed at streamlining the purchasing process for state agencies, local municipalities, counties, cities, and districts, as well as school districts and higher education institutions across the country. This will enable them to transition their communications from
February 4, 2019
RingCentral Secures NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Services Cooperative Agreement Enabling Streamlined Procurement for State, Local & Education Clients
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that public sector clients can now purchase RingCentral cloud communications solutions through NASPO ValuePoint . NASPO ValuePoint is a cooperative purchasing program facilitating public procurement solicitations and agreements using a lead-state model. This will be managed and administered on behalf of RingCentral by Quest Media & Supplies, Inc. “Partnering with RingCentral enables us to meet the growing need for cloud services in the government and education sectors using the NASPO ValuePoint cloud solutions contract,” stated Adam Burke, VP of sales, Quest Media & Supplies, Inc. “With RingCentral, we’re bringing these solutions to state, local and educational institutions, making their procurement simple and streamlined.” RingCentral, a cloud communications solutions provider, offers unified voice, video, team messaging,
January 31, 2019
Insureon Leverages RingCentral’s Cloud Communications Open Platform to Integrate Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Boost Sales
Integrated solution drives over 50 percent increase in customer conversion rates RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that Insureon has selected RingCentral for its robust voice communications capabilities and open API platform enabling sophisticated custom integration with multiple applications. Insureon is an online insurance marketplace for businesses to compare quotes online from top US providers. With a focus on streamlining its growing telesales operations nationally, Insureon built a custom machine learning integration with RingCentral to surface real-time feedback to agents while they are on sales calls and drive optimal performance. As a result, Insureon has seen an over 50 percent increase in customer conversion rates and a 45 percent decrease in call-handle times for its agents. “We wanted to build a machine learning system that enabled our sales agents to
January 14, 2019
RingCentral Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Connect First to Expand its Customer Engagement Portfolio
Acquisition adds outbound/blended capabilities for comprehensive customer engagement RingCentral, Inc., (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of enterprise cloud communications and collaboration solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Connect First, a cloud-based outbound/blended customer engagement platform for midsize and enterprise companies. Connect First’s platform is deployed by customers such as the ASPCA, Carnival Cruise Line, Party City, PBS, United Way, and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) for large service providers such as Charter Cable, Comcast, and SiriusXM. With the Connect First acquisition, the RingCentral Customer Engagement portfolio will include RingCentral Contact Center ™ for inbound communications and Workforce Optimization (WFO), RingCentral Engage ™ for digital customer engagement, and Connect First for outbound/blended customer interactions. “Maximizing agent productivity in today’s rapidly changing customer service