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Report finds legacy tech & budgets hinder UK public sector AI

Fri, 16th May 2025
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A report finds UK public sector hampered by legacy tech and budget limits, delaying AI adoption and digital transformation despite rising citizen expectations.
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8x8 unveils new AI tools, RCS messaging & digital wallet pay

Mon, 5th May 2025
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8x8 enhances its Customer Experience platform with AI tools, RCS messaging, and digital wallet payments for improved, personalised user interactions.
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8x8 sees 60% growth in new product sales for FY25 Q2

Wed, 27th Nov 2024
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8x8 has reported over 60% year-on-year growth in new product sales, attributed to the rising demand for its AI-powered customer experience solutions.
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8x8 unveils AI-driven enhancements to cloud platform

Tue, 12th Nov 2024
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8x8 has launched new AI-driven enhancements to its cloud platform, aiming to boost customer engagement and support over 50 languages for live chats.
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Oracle announces OCI advancements, unveils AI coding assistant

Wed, 11th Sep 2024
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Oracle unveils AI-powered Code Assist and key upgrades to its OCI Kubernetes Engine to streamline application development and bolster AI workload management.
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8x8's new tool 'Sales Assist' empowers retailers and enhances shopping experience

Fri, 15th Dec 2023
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8x8 unveils 'Sales Assist', a new tool designed to enhance customer satisfaction and streamline the retail experience.
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UK firms pivot to AI as permacrisis prompts vital digital adaptations

Fri, 24th Nov 2023
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A new report reveals 78% of UK IT decision-makers plan to use AI and automation to navigate the ongoing permacrisis.
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The importance of conversational AI in contact centres

Tue, 10th Oct 2023
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8x8 publishes report highlighting the growing adoption and value of conversational AI in the contact centre industry.
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Kingsfield Tech team granted Microsoft Gold Accreditation after £1m sales milestone

Wed, 4th Oct 2023
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Kingsfield's expanding tech team has achieved Gold Accreditation from Microsoft after reaching over £1 million in sales in just five months.
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8x8 CPaaS receives Singapore's CSA Cyber Trust certification

Mon, 29th Aug 2022
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Singapore's Cyber Security Agency (CSA) has recognised 8x8 CPaaS for its strong cybersecurity practices with the Cyber Trust mark certification.
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8x8 experiences significant growth driven by channel-first strategy

Fri, 12th Feb 2021
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8x8 has announced it is experiencing strong channel momentum and growth driven by the 8x8 integrated cloud contact centre and communications product.
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8x8 ditches AWS for Oracle for video

Thu, 14th May 2020
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8x8 moves its video meetings hosting from AWS to Oracle Cloud for a 25% performance boost per node and 80% savings on network costs.
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Business as usual during COVID-19 for Aus company SafetyCulture

Thu, 7th May 2020
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SafetyCulture, an Australian safety software firm, maintains normal operations during COVID-19 using 8x8 cloud platforms, supporting its 350 global staff.
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8x8 announces new video conferencing tool with emphasis on security

Thu, 16th Apr 2020
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8x8 has unveiled Video MeetingsPro, a security-focused video conferencing tool powered by Jitsi and hosted on Oracle Cloud, amidst rising remote work demands.
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8x8 partners with EIMS to build remote working solutions

Thu, 26th Mar 2020
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As the world mobilises workforces to work from home, new solutions have risen to accomodate such a rapid and unprecedented shift.
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8x8 names three new global execs

Mon, 20th Jan 2020
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8x8 has appointed Marge Breya as EVP and CMO, Samuel Wilson as chief customer officer and EMEA MD, and Homero Salinas as global VP and commercial sales head.