8×8, a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, announced the completion of the acquisition of Fuze, a leader in cloud-based communications for the enterprise, for approximately $250 million in stock and cash.

The acquisition further accelerates 8×8 XCaaS™ (eXperience Communications as a Service™) innovation, and expands 8×8’s enterprise customer base and global presence.

“We are excited to welcome Fuze employees, customers and partners to 8×8. We are committed to supporting the Fuze platform, while offering the best of both platforms to all of our customers,” said Dave Sipes, Chief Executive Officer at 8×8, Inc. “With this acquisition we can further extend our XCaaS offering to deliver a differentiated experience for enterprise organizations, which is instrumental as we drive to become a $1 Billion revenue SaaS business.”

8×8 allows enterprise organizations to enhance employee and customer experience as they move off legacy on-premises systems to an integrated, single-vendor cloud contact centre, voice, team chat, video meetings, and CPaaS embeddable APIs solution.

About Fuze

Fuze is a global cloud communications provider for the enterprise. Our intuitive unified communications and contact centre platform enables seamless transition between calling, meeting, chatting, and sharing powered by the industry-leading intelligent cloud architecture. Fuze empowers the digital and distributed workforce to communicate anywhere, anytime, and across any device. Founded in 2006, Fuze is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices around the world.

For more information, visit fuze.com.

About 8×8, Inc.

8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software as a Service provider of 8×8 XCaaS™ (eXperience Communications as a Service™), an integrated contact centre, voice communications, video, chat, and API solution built on one global cloud communications platform. 8×8 uniquely eliminates the silos between Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) to power the communications requirements of all employees globally as they work together to deliver differentiated customer experiences.

For additional information, visit www.8×8.com