{"id":39910,"date":"2020-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/avaya-cloud-office-by-ringcentral-is-now-ready-to-meet-the-growing-global-need-for-work-from-anywhere\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:44:57","slug":"avaya-cloud-office-by-ringcentral-is-now-ready-to-meet-the-growing-global-need-for-work-from-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/avaya-cloud-office-by-ringcentral-is-now-ready-to-meet-the-growing-global-need-for-work-from-anywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral is now ready to meet the growing global need for work-from-anywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started my career at Avaya, where I spent 19 years. Early on, I learned an eye-opening lesson. I believed products could be sold entirely on the strength of the brand and position of the seller. Trust could be formed by data and well-formulated arguments. What I found is that brands and facts are important pieces of the equation. But heart is equally important. The relationships we carry close convey the trust we need for making mission-critical business decisions &#8211; provider to partner and partner to customer. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast forward a few years and I\u2019m now at RingCentral &#8211; on the frontlines of the unified communications cloud movement. I see how organizations are enabling their teams to engage, collaborate, and be productive. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today I am excited to announce the merger of my past and present as Avaya and RingCentral further their partnership with general availability. Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral (ACO) gives businesses an enterprise-grade, all-in-one cloud solution that delivers seamless collaboration across voice calls, team messaging, meetings, video conferencing, file sharing and more. And for existing Avaya partners and customers, this is available through the extensive and trusted ecosystem that Avaya has nurtured for many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACO allows businesses to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transform their business communications and easily scale at a pace that\u2019s right for them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplify communications through one app available on a wide range of devices and locations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have peace of mind because their communications platform has industry-leading security and support from two global leaders in communications and collaboration solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take advantage of RingCentral\u2019s open platform with over 200 pre-built business solution integrations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m excited to see this new offering generally available, on-time, and ready for business. 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