{"id":38872,"date":"2017-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/ringcentral-rises-to-the-top-in-the-2017-ihs-markit-north-american-ucaas-scorecard\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:47:49","slug":"ringcentral-rises-to-the-top-in-the-2017-ihs-markit-north-american-ucaas-scorecard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/ringcentral-rises-to-the-top-in-the-2017-ihs-markit-north-american-ucaas-scorecard\/","title":{"rendered":"RingCentral Achieves Leadership Recognition by Leading Industry Analyst Firms and Rises to the Top in 2017 IHS Markit North American UCaaS Scorecard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21683\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/KID-8816-Blog-Post-_-IHS-2017-UCaaS-Scorecard-blog2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trends in digital business transformation are reshaping the future of business communications and collaboration and transforming the way we work. The need to communicate and collaborate from anywhere and on any device is universal, and the only solutions poised to achieve these objectives are cloud based.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, we are in the midst of a major industry transition toward increasing adoption of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/unified-communications.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCaaS<\/a> (Unified Communications as a Service) solutions among businesses worldwide. The flexibility, scalability, and rich feature sets of these modern solutions empower today\u2019s workforce to be more productive and accessible, with the ability to communicate in any way they choose\u2014be it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/rc-conferencing\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/video-conference\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/teams\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RingCentral is a pioneer in this space, and as a company built in the cloud, our mission is to deliver on the promise of a truly unified business communications and collaboration experience. We deliver this unified experience with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/ringcentralglip.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">best-in-class UCaaS solution<\/a> that combines voice, video, team messaging, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/web-conferencing-video-conferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web conferencing<\/a> and more\u2014all served on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/2017\/02\/welcome-to-the-democratization-party-for-the-open-platform\/?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open platform<\/a>, at a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to have been recognized by leading industry analyst organizations for our product innovation and customer service, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/2016\/08\/ringcentral-recognized-gartner-leader-magic-quadrant-unified-communications-service-worldwide\/?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gartner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/2016\/10\/frost-sullivan-ringcentral-award\/?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frost &amp; Sullivan<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/2017\/03\/ringcentral-named-a-leader-in-the-aragon-research-globe-for-unified-communications-and-collaboration-2017\/?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aragon Research<\/a>. We\u2019re pleased to add the latest accolade from IHS Markit, who ranked RingCentral at the top of the list in its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyproductguide.com\/resources\/37046\/ihs-technology-uc-as-a-service-ucaas?js=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 North American UCaaS Scorecard<\/a>. IHS evaluated top UCaaS providers best positioned to succeed based on offering, customer service, market strategy, and financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>According to Diane Myers, Senior Research Director for IHS Markit, <em>\u201cWhat distinguishes RingCentral is its unification of team collaboration with the full stack of multi-modal communications. RingCentral has been consistently moving forward with new developments, international growth, and a focus on serving larger enterprises with investments in professional services and customer care.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-411142570\/trends-in-global-ucaas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcast interview with Diane<\/a> to learn more about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trends in digital business transformation<\/li>\n<li>The future of business communications and collaboration<\/li>\n<li>RingCentral\u2019s status as a leader of the IHS Markit 2017 North American UCaaS Scorecard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, we\u2019re also pleased to provide a complimentary copy of the IHS Markit 2017 North American UCaaS Scorecard, available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyproductguide.com\/resources\/37046\/ihs-technology-uc-as-a-service-ucaas?js=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" title=\"RingCentral podcast: Diane Myers, Senior Research Director from IHSMarkit by RingCentral\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323116264&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trends in digital business transformation are reshaping the future of business communications and collaboration and transforming the way we work. 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