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Westcon-Comstor and RingCentral Partner to Meet Surging Demand for Integrated Cloud Communications Solutions in Australia

Announcement posted by RingCentral 09 Sep 2020

RingCentral Australia Pty Ltd, a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration and contact centre solutions, and a wholly owned subsidiary of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), today announced its master agent partnership with Westcon-Comstor, a specialised IT distributor, to deliver fully integrated cloud communications solutions to channel partners in Australia. 

RingCentral empowers organisations of all types and sizes to communicate, collaborate, and connect via any mode, any device, and any location. RingCentral and Westcon-Comstor are partnering to enable Australian companies to support their employees working from anywhere. The expanded partnership enables local teams to take advantage of the extensive experience and the deep connections already established between the two businesses across the globe. 

As the world’s leading Unified Communications as-a-Service (UCaaS) provider, RingCentral’s power also lies in the extensive integration capabilities of its Open API platform.  More than 3,500 certified integrations are available with leading business applications and RingCentral has a 35,000-strong developer community. Westcon-Comstor has the broadest strategic technology alliance ecosystem in the industry, and can provide partners with fully integrated solutions designed to work with RingCentral. This gives partners the opportunity to deliver solutions to their customers that extend the value of their investment in modernising their cloud communications infrastructure and applications. 

Phil Cameron, Managing Director, Westcon-Comstor Australia, said, “Westcon already has a close partnership with RingCentral in a number of territories around the world, so we are excited about our opportunity in Australia. As a specialised technology distributor, we can leverage our channel experience, technical expertise and sales know-how to really hit the ground running here.”

RingCentral works with world-class distributors, master agents, channel partners, and carrier partners to deliver cloud communications solutions to businesses around the world. RingCentral is ranked in the CRN 5-Star Partner Program Guide for five years in a row and recognised as a leader in the Gartner 2019 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service Worldwide. RingCentral provides a mobile-first, unified message video phone solution, as well as digital customer engagement and integrated contact centre solutions to enable a completely seamless experience. Easier to manage, more flexible and cost-efficient than legacy, on-premise communications systems, RingCentral’s cloud solutions meet the needs of today’s mobile and distributed workforce. With a proven track-record as a specialised technology distributor, Westcon-Comstor will enable integrated solutions and speedy partner onboarding, leading to increased value for customers and a faster return on investment (ROI).

“Demand for UCaaS solutions among Australian organisations is phenomenal right now,” said Ben Swanson, Director of Channel Sales for Asia Pacific at RingCentral. “Westcon has a well-established distribution business here in Australia, and an extensive portfolio of complementary vendors and technologies that play perfectly with our cloud platform. We are excited by the possibilities in the integrated solutions we can develop with Westcon and present to their partners.”

For additional information, please visit westconcomstor.com/au/en/vendors/ringcentral.html and ringcentral.com.au/partner/overview.html.

About RingCentral

RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of cloud Message Video Phone™ (MVP), customer engagement and contact centre solutions for businesses worldwide. More flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premise PBX and video conferencing systems that it replaces, RingCentral empowers modern mobile and distributed workforces to communicate, collaborate, and connect via any mode, any device, and any location. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading third-party business applications and enables customers to easily customise business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and has offices around the world.

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About Westcon-Comstor

Westcon-Comstor is a global technology distributor with annual revenues that exceed US$3 billion. Operating in over 70 countries, Westcon-Comstor delivers business value and opportunity by connecting the world’s leading IT vendors with a channel of technology resellers, systems integrators and service providers. Westcon-Comstor combines industry insight, technical know-how and more than 30 years of distribution experience to deliver value and accelerate vendor and partner business success. Westcon-Comstor are investing in the future, innovating and improving how the channel works, accelerating digital transformation for vendors, partners and end-customers.