Over the years, Gartner has listed 8×8 as a magic quadrant leader for UCaaS and CCaaS several times. In 2018, 8×8 purchased open-source video and chat tool, Jitsi, from Atlassian, and then purchased Wavecell in 2019, a CPaaS platform which supported 8×8’s transition into APIs. The purchase was followed by the acquisition of Quality Software Corp and two affiliated companies soon after. In 2013, 8×8 also acquired Voicenet, to unlock more cloud services technology.ĭuring 2015, 8×8 completed the purchase of UK-based DXI Ltd to expand its position as a cloud-based contact centre vendor. One of the most significant purchases for 8×8 was in 2011, when it purchased Contactual, a company offering hosted contact centre technology. By 2011, the company also announced the acquisition of Colorado-based company Zerigo, responsible for cloud services. In May 2010, 8×8 purchased Central Host, a hosting company based in California.

In 2001, the name switched back to 8×8, and the company began trading on the SmallCap market during 2002.Ģ003 marked the launch of the first videoconferencing service from 8×8 and acquired 200,000 of a start-up named SunRocket’s customers after the brand’s liquidation. By 2000, the company relaunched itself entirely as a VoIP provider, with a new name: Netergy networks. In 1999, the business purchased two companies, U|Force and Odisei, to expand its server and network VoIP offerings.

The 8×8 brand officially went public in the NASDAQ market during 1997, under the symbol EGHT.

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