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8x8 Expands Global Reach of Free Video Meetings to Help Individuals, Educators and Organizations Worldwide
On the Heels of Millions of Downloads & Thousands of Applications, 8x8’s New and Enhanced Video Meetings Allows Organizations to Be Ready, Resilient and
About this update from 8x8 Inc
[{"type":"text","content":"\nOn the Heels of Millions of Downloads & Thousands of Applications, 8x8’s New and Enhanced Video Meetings Allows Organizations to Be Ready, Resilient and Productive\n\n CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\n8x8, Inc. (NYSE:EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform, today announced expanded global capabilities for the free, standalone version of 8x8 Video Meetings. The company has accelerated the global reach and capabilities of 8x8 Video Meetings, providing companies and employees location-independent access to unlimited meetings through any internet-connected desktop or mobile device without any additional software.\n\n\nSince February 1, 2020, 8x8 Video Meetings usage and demand has increased significantly:\n\n\n\nUsers from more than 125 countries now use 8x8 Video Meetings.\n\n\nThe number of new users for 8x8 Video Meetings has more than tripled.\n\n\nNew registered users for the standalone 8x8 Video Meetings solution nearly tripled.\n\n\n\n“8x8’s mission is to deliver cloud solutions that allow companies to be ready, resilient and responsive. This ensures business continuity and allows people to work safely and productively from anywhere around the globe,” said Vik Verma, Chief Executive Officer at 8x8, Inc. “8x8 Video Meetings simply works for the mobile and remote workforce, providing no limits or restrictions so people can meet freely and collaborate effortlessly, whether in the office or remote from home. We are doing our part to keep businesses and communities connected locally and globally.”\n\n\nNew and enhanced features of 8x8 Video Meetings include:\n\n\n\nUnlimited usage - no restrictions on number of meetings or meeting duration.\n\n\nInternational dial-in numbers in more than 55 countries including local and toll-free options.\n\n\nA browser-based interface that allows users to start or join meetings in a single click or touch.\n\n\nCalendar plugins for Google and Outlook that allow users to schedule and join 8x8 Video Meetings directly from their calendar.\n\n\nCloud storage for meetings recordings.\n\n\nSupport for live streaming of large meetings to YouTube.\n\n\nA permanent personal URL to a private virtual meeting space.\n\n\nReal-time meeting closed captioning and transcription.\n\n\nMachine learning-based noise detection and alerts for enhanced meeting experience.\n\n\n\nMillions of Downl...