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CHANNEL PARTNERS — 8×8 (Booth 965), the VoIP, cloud-based unified communications and contact-center provider, has signed a platinum supplier partnership agreement with Intelisys (Booth 738), the master agent and technology distributor.

“With its broad portfolio of services, outstanding security and reliability credentials, and global presence, 8×8’s solutions will be a great asset for our sales partners as they continue to capture the growing demand for cloud based alternatives to legacy communications systems,” said Andrew Pryfogle, senior vice president, cloud transformation, for Intelisys.

Intelisys’ portfolio of services now will include 8×8’s complete suite of integrated cloud communications services, including Virtual Office business phone service; Virtual Office Pro unified communications; Virtual Office Analytics big data assessment and reporting tools; and Virtual Contact Center, an omnichannel call center solution that can be implemented separately or as an integrated component of a Virtual Office deployment. All of 8×8’s solutions offer built-in security compliance (including HIPAA, SOX and FISMA), disaster-preparedness functionality and global availability to support the growing demands of today’s mobile, BYOD, anytime/anywhere work environment.

“We are looking forward to working closely with Intelisys leadership and sales partners to educate customers about the numerous business benefits of transitioning to the cloud and ways in which 8×8’s compelling suite of services can contribute to their productivity and growth,” said Puneet Arora, senior VP of global sales, 8×8.