BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
RingCentral
Australia Pty Ltd, a leading provider of enterprise cloud
communications and collaboration solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary
of RingCentral,
Inc. (NYSE:RNG), today announced its expansion in Asia Pacific
(APAC) with a new office in Australia. RingCentral is building on its
APAC expansion with new leadership, channel partnerships, and local
product offering:
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The appointment of Ben Swanson as director of channels for APAC to
lead business in the region from new sales office in Sydney
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Addition of leading channel partners, including Google Premier partner Dialog
Information Technology, to spearhead sales efforts in region
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RingCentral direct peering with tier one local operators across the
region. For the Australian market, applications delivery is done from
service centers in Australia, and local billing in Australian dollars
APAC leadership
RingCentral has appointed Ben Swanson as director of channel sales for
APAC. Swanson has over 20 years of experience leading channel sales
efforts across Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand for companies
including Avaya and ShoreTel.
“I’m extremely excited to join the industry leader, RingCentral, as we
look to address the changing communication solutions needs of APAC
businesses,” said Mr. Swanson. “We are already seeing demand from
partners and their customers. We are well-positioned to help these
business customers migrate to the cloud for enhanced mobility,
scalability, and collaboration.”
Addition of leading channel partners
Over 80 percent of IT purchasing in the region is through channel
partners. RingCentral is working with strategic partners like Dialog
Information Technology, a Google Premier partner, to bring businesses
industry-leading RingCentral cloud solutions. With RingCentral’s unique
Channel Harmony: One to Infinity Program, RingCentral awards
partners 100 percent commissions on all deals, while providing them the
opportunity to work alongside vertical and segment-specific
subject-matter experts from the company.
“The demand for communications has shifted from on-premises systems to
cloud solutions as businesses look for new-generation solutions to scale
their operations more easily, save on costs, and drive greater
productivity across their organizations,” said Glenn Irvine, National
Practice Manager, Google Solutions at Dialog Information Technology.
“Our customers are already asking for RingCentral, and with this
partnership, we’ll be able to provide them with a single integrated
solution across voice, video, online meetings, and team messaging to
achieve greater business outcomes.”
RingCentral Office®
As a leader in the 2017
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide,
RingCentral provides a powerful communications and collaboration cloud
solution for multinational companies to support globally distributed
offices and mobile employees. Unlike expensive legacy on-premises
systems, RingCentral Office is a single solution that can be quickly and
rapidly deployed, as well as centrally managed. With worldwide
extension-to-extension dialling, voice and video conferencing, team
messaging and collaboration, RingCentral empowers midmarket and
enterprise customers with a complete solution.
The RingCentral
Office offering in Australia is delivered from service centers in
Australia. Local customers also benefit from direct peering with tier
one local operators across the region. In addition, customers and
partners receive 24/7 technical support. Local billing is provided in
Australian dollars. For multinational enterprises with branch offices in
Australia, RingCentral also offers RingCentral
Global Office™, which provides a single global solution
with native experience across 37 countries. This also compliments
RingCentral international virtual numbers, which are available in 80
countries.
For additional information, please visit ringcentral.com.au.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise
cloud communications and collaboration solutions. More flexible and
cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, RingCentral empowers
today’s mobile and distributed workforce to communicate, collaborate,
and connect from anywhere, on any device. RingCentral unifies voice,
video, team messaging and collaboration, conferencing, online meetings,
and integrated contact centre solutions. 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.
©2018 RingCentral, Inc. All rights reserved. RingCentral, RingCentral
Office, RingCentral Global Office, and the RingCentral logo are
trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
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