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Unified Communications as a Service
Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) software delivers communication services on a single unified platform over the cloud. Software features include email, video conferencing, chat/instant messaging, collaboration, and file sharing. Sometimes referred to as Unified Communications (UC) or Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C).
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These include:
- Strategy and Innovation
- Service Experience
- Conflict Resolution
- Product Impact
- Negotiation and Contract
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Latest Research
On November 17, 2020, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) released its Q3 report. While ALE saw increased revenue for its cloud solutions (especially for its UCaaS offering Rainbow), the overall picture was dampened by further global lockdowns and summer breaks.
Unified Communications as a Service Products
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A detailed and unique report that captures a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams
Work together how you want, when you want. Create and collaborate on documents with others and keep everyone organized and up-to-date with shared notebooks.
8.1
Composite Score
8.3
CX Score
+80
Emotional Footprint
87%
Likeliness to Recommend
50
Reviews
Cisco Systems
Cisco Webex Calling
Cisco's unified communications provides call-control & flexible platforms, applications and telephony extensions.
8.0
Composite Score
8.1
CX Score
+79
Emotional Footprint
85%
Likeliness to Recommend
133
Reviews
RingCentral, Inc
RingCentral Office
RingCentral Office® offers a complete unified communications as a service (UCaaS) solution with enterprise VoIP capabilities. It also includes unified messaging, presence, audio, video and web conferencing, contact center, and fax.
7.7
Composite Score
7.6
CX Score
+72
Emotional Footprint
82%
Likeliness to Recommend
15
Reviews
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow
Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking, ultra-broadband access, and cloud technology specialist. We believe that networks are the foundation of our ultra-connected world.
7.6
Composite Score
8.0
CX Score
+82
Emotional Footprint
75%
Likeliness to Recommend
21
Reviews
AT&T Inc.
AT&T Office@Hand
The AT&T Unified Communications and Collaboration Portfolio are integrated solutions that bring multiple tools together such as instant messaging, conferencing, email, and voice calling, for seamless interactions with co-workers, partners, and customers wherever work demands.
7.5
Composite Score
7.2
CX Score
+67
Emotional Footprint
83%
Likeliness to Recommend
46
Reviews
Mitel
Mitel MiCloud Connect
The cloud has changed the way the world connects and communicates. Companies are replacing the complex communications systems of the past with simple, seamless, cloud-based communications that increase productivity, reduce costs and enhance customer service. And they’re doing it with MiCloud—a powerful, scalable cloud family of platforms that delivers hosted voice, unified communications and collaboration to SMBs, enterprises and Fortune 500 companies around the world.
7.4
Composite Score
7.6
CX Score
+73
Emotional Footprint
75%
Likeliness to Recommend
19
Reviews
Avaya
Avaya OneCloud UCaaS
Explore communications, conferencing, and infrastructure solutions that support real-time engagement by integrating voice, video, data, messaging, conferencing, mobility, and more
7.1
Composite Score
7.1
CX Score
+66
Emotional Footprint
72%
Likeliness to Recommend
45
Reviews
Vonage
Vonage Business Communications
Vonage’s unique cloud communications platform brings together a robust unified communications solution with the agility of embedded, contextual communications APIs. This combination enables businesses to collaborate more productively and engage their customers more effectively across messaging, chat, social media, video and voice.
6.6
Composite Score
6.3
CX Score
+56
Emotional Footprint
62%
Likeliness to Recommend
18
Reviews
Unify
Atos Unify
Atos Unify is the family name for remote and distributed work offerings and solutions from Atos group. By combining our own OpenScape communication platforms and strategic partner offerings including Unify Office by RingCentral and Cloud Contact Center powered by NICE inContact, we help enterprises to work from anywhere using best-in-class communication, contact center and collaboration tools.
6.5
Composite Score
6.5
CX Score
+62
Emotional Footprint
62%
Likeliness to Recommend
25
Reviews
Lumen
CenturyLink Engage
Access the communication building blocks and services you need to empower your global workforce and transform your business, with compelling unified communications and collaboration technology from CenturyLink.
6.3
Composite Score
5.7
CX Score
+37
Emotional Footprint
69%
Likeliness to Recommend
14
Reviews
Bitrix24 Ltd
Bitrix24 Communication
Bitrix24 is probably world's only free unified communications software available both in cloud and on premise. And you get everything - enterprise social network, company instant messenger, telephony (PBX), video chat and video conferencing, email server, file sharing and project management.
9.2
Composite Score
9.6
CX Score
+99
Emotional Footprint
92%
Likeliness to Recommend
9
Reviews
Twilio
Twilio Communications Cloud
Cloud communications platform for building SMS, Voice & Messaging applications on an API built for global scale. Get started with a free trial.
8.8
Composite Score
9.1
CX Score
+96
Emotional Footprint
84%
Likeliness to Recommend
8
Reviews
Fuze
Fuze Pro
All of your business communications needs. One global platform. Global voice, conferencing and collaboration, contact center, business intelligence, as well as pre-built productivity integrations with popular enterprise applications readily connect distributed workforces, wherever they are located and on whatever devices they use to communicate and collaborate.
8.0
Composite Score
8.6
CX Score
+86
Emotional Footprint
84%
Likeliness to Recommend
8
Reviews
Amazon.com
Amazon Chime
Amazon Chime is a communications service that transforms online meetings with a secure, easy-to-use application that you can trust. Amazon Chime works seamlessly across your devices so that you can stay connected. You can use Amazon Chime for online meetings, video conferencing, calls, chat, and to share content, both inside and outside your organization.
7.7
Composite Score
8.1
CX Score
+80
Emotional Footprint
80%
Likeliness to Recommend
7
Reviews
Orange S.A.
Orange Business Services Unified Communications
Unified collaboration can enable better working platforms and technology through Orange Business Services, a trusted service provider of hosted unified communication
--
Composite Score
--
CX Score
+100
Emotional Footprint
56%
Likeliness to Recommend
1
Reviews
Star2Star Communications
Star2Star Business Voice
Want a solution for quick and easy on-the-fly conference calls? Or a solution that keeps your business up and running during any kind of outage or catastrophe? Star2Star delivers a full suite of products and services as part of our end-to-end cloud-based unified communications solution.
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Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
Reviews
BroadSoft, Inc.
Broadsoft UC-One
BroadSoft UC-One, a full-featured Unified Communications Solution designed with Service Providers in mind, delivers a range of flexible tools that address the needs of enterprises of varying sizes across a variety of market segments – putting Service Providers in the best position to capture market share and drive superior margins.
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Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
Reviews
Tata Communications
Tata Communications UCaaS Cisco Powered Solutions
Future-proof your organisation and benefit from a comprehensive portfolio of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions that work alongside – and move beyond - your existing systems.
--
Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
Reviews
Vodafone Group Plc
Vodafone One Net Enterprise
Vodafone One Net Enterprise is a managed service that helps teams work more effectively. It intelligently brings together different forms of communication and collaboration into a single cloud-based system.
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Composite Score
9.3
CX Score
+99
Emotional Footprint
78%
Likeliness to Recommend
3
Reviews
Wildix
Wildix Unified Communications & Collaboration
Wildix offers Unified Communications solutions both for large and small business. UC solutions bring the company communication to a new level, enhance your tools and increase the speed and the accuracy of the daily operations.
--
Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
Reviews
Revation Systems
Revation Systems LinkLive
Revation’s LinkLive delivers secure, compliant unified communications via our cloud platform. This allows you to more easily and effectively connect with your customers while decreasing your capital and operating expenses. From encrypted email to secure desktop sharing to secure voice and video collaboration, Revation LinkLive is the first truly unified communications platform.
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Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
Reviews
Genesys
Genesys PureCloud
Get everyone on the same page in a single, all-in-one cloud collaboration and communications application. With Genesys™ PureCloud™ softphone capabilities, you can eliminate physical phones and associated wiring, administration and maintenance costs. Leveraging WebRTC technology lets you make IP-based phone calls and video calls from anywhere—all you need is internet access. Simply open your browser, plug in your headset and go.
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Composite Score
9.3
CX Score
+98
Emotional Footprint
89%
Likeliness to Recommend
2
Reviews
Dialpad Inc
Dialpad Talk
Dialpad is the business phone system that helps teams connect with voice, video, and messages all from your existing devices.
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Composite Score
6.6
CX Score
+56
Emotional Footprint
85%
Likeliness to Recommend
3
Reviews
Evolve IP, LLC.
Evolve IP UCaaS
Evolve IP’s cloud-based Unified Communications solution delivers award-winning collaboration (video, chat, conferencing and more) and crystal-clear voice services that integrate with the applications you’re already using today; dramatically easing deployment and user adoption. Even better, as a strategic partner, we design and customize our solutions to fit the unique needs of your business instead of forcing you into a “one-size-fits-none” service.
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Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
Reviews
Avaya
Avaya OneCloud
Avaya provides the most complete portfolio of software and services for multi-touch contact center and unified communications offered on premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid. Today’s digital world centers on communications enablement, and no other company is better positioned to do this than Avaya.
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Composite Score
--
CX Score
--
Emotional Footprint
--
Likeliness to Recommend
0
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Latest Research
On November 17, 2020, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) released its Q3 report. While ALE saw increased revenue for its cloud solutions (especially for its UCaaS offering Rainbow), the overall picture was dampened by further global lockdowns and summer breaks.
Latest Research
On August 25, 2020, Info-Tech briefed with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise on its Q2 performance. While the pandemic has decreased performance in on-premises system deployment, cloud-based services are seeing significant growth.
Latest Research
Enterprise Connect 2020 Digital Conference & Expo featured a wide variety of sessions on communications and collaboration for enterprise. Thomas Randall reports on RingCentral’s current and upcoming Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) features.
Latest Research
Enterprise Connect 2020 Digital Conference & Expo featured a wide variety of sessions on communications and collaboration for enterprise. Thomas Randall reports on best practices for direct routing and Enhanced 911 (E911) for Microsoft Teams.
Latest Research
Enterprise Connect 2020 Digital Conference & Expo featured a wide variety of sessions on communications and collaboration for enterprise. Thomas Randall reports on Omdia’s North American unified communications as a service (UCaaS) scorecard for 2020.
Latest Research
On August 11, 2020, Intermedia briefed Info-Tech about its UCaaS offering Unite. This note explores some product highlights of Unite, especially AnyMeeting and SecuriSync.
Latest Research
IBM is changing the terms of its ubiquitous Passport Advantage agreement to remove entitled discounts on over 5,000 on-premises software products, resulting in an immediate price increase for IBM Software & Support (S&S) across its vast customer landscape.
Latest Research
As of July 1, 2020, over 70,000 small business users receiving their Microsoft 365 services from Navisite will now receive them from Intermedia. The move means that Navisite’s users now have access to a range of Intermedia offerings, including Unite, Contact Center, and AnyMeeting.
Latest Research
NEC customers now have access to a new set of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions through NEC’s partnership with Intermedia, a cloud communications provider. Primarily aimed at SMEs, this new set of solutions is titled UNIVERGE BLUE.
Latest Research
Thinking about choosing a new software vendor but don't know where to start? Narrow down your shortlist by focusing on software that has received an Info-Tech Research Group award. New data from SoftwareReviews shows that organizations reported higher satisfaction when they switched to software that had received an Info-Tech award.
Latest Research
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has released a series of updates for their UCaaS offering, Rainbow. These updates cover aesthetics, video conferencing, and time management.
Latest Research
The impact of COVID-19, as it became a global pandemic in Q1 of 2020, has affected user sentiment toward software during a growing period of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. To analyze the impact, SoftwareReviews compared Satisfaction (willingness to recommend to a peer), ability to deliver Business Value (fair cost to value), and Likeliness to Renew prior to March 10 and post March 10.
Latest Research
Microsoft announces the addition of a new plan and changes to its Firstline Worker plans. The new M365 plan will slot in below the current Firstline Worker plan.
Latest Research
In this third brief of four on Cisco’s January launch of upcoming collaboration solutions in 2020, I look at Cisco’s new hardware Webex Room USB.
Latest Research
On January 9, 2020, Microsoft announced new ways to empower firstline workers using Office 365.
Latest Research
On February 3, 2020, Microsoft Teams experienced a three-hour outage, starting at 09:00 (ET). This was caused by Microsoft failing to renew its authentication certificate. The bigger picture here is that the outage of a widely adopted cloud-based platform reinforces your need for a communication business continuity plan.
Latest Research
Avaya has announced that it is ending its “Power by Avaya IP Office” cloud-based solution to focus on its new UCaaS solution “Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral.”
Latest Research
Microsoft Teams’ latest innovations offer a range of benefits for healthcare organizations.
Latest Research
It is likely that Mitel will acquire Avaya, following news that Avaya CEO Jim Chirico stated he would be seeking “strategic alternatives” during the company’s August 13 third quarter earnings call.
Latest Research
Swit has launched a new Advanced tier for its collaboration suite, enabling innovative cross-team collaboration for small and large organizations.
Latest Research
Avaya announced a partnership with RingCentral, a move that jointly strengthens the two companies’ positions in the growing cloud-based unified communications market.
Latest Research
Avaya moved away from the idea of being acquired following news that it is in talks to partner with RingCentral.
Latest Research
Avaya has announced its next generation Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platform titled “IX-CC,” marking the company’s move toward a cloud-based subscription program.
Latest Research
Cisco’s shares fell nearly 16% in August. However, the broader context is that Cisco’s poor stock performance might be due to external circumstances.
Latest Research
Avaya’s newly released firmware addresses a vulnerability that has survived for 10 years in VoIP phone models configured with H.323 signaling.
Latest Research
In this note, I interview CEO Josh Lee of Swit. Areas covered include: why Swit fills a gap in the marketplace, Swit’s competitive advantages, Swit’s security governance, and Swit’s contrast with Office 365.
Latest Research
The global unified communications market will have an anticipated worth of US$167.1 billion by 2025.
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