PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwired - September 23, 2014) - Arkadin, an NTT Communications company and one of the largest and fastest growing providers of Unified Communications and Collaboration services, announced today that it received four Stevie International Business awards. The awards were conferred for achievements in Unified Communications solutions, global customer service excellence, and strong growth in Asia Pacific. The Stevies are widely recognized as one of the leading global business awards competitions.
Arkadin Total Connect, a Microsoft Lync hosted service which provides a fully integrated UC ecosystem, captured a Silver and Bronze Stevie for ' Best New Product or Service of the Year ' in Cloud Services and Telecommunications categories respectively. Silver Stevie awards were won for ' Customer Service Team of the Year' and ' Fastest Growing Company of the Year ' for growth in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Arkadin was also recognized in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Multiregional, published August 28, 2014.
American Business Awards In addition, the American Business Awards granted a Bronze Stevie for Arkadin's Video Managed Services in the ' Best New Telecommunications Service' category . The new managed services capability extends Arkadin's current online ArkadinVideo hosted desktop and room solutions to offer a complete set of end-to-end video services, incorporating top-tier hybrid and traditional on-premise video rooms.
"We believe this level of recognition is a tremendous privilege and testament to the strength of Arkadin's product and service value proposition," says Jean-Benoist Miecaze, senior vice president product and marketing for Arkadin. "By remaining focused on exceptional UC and Collaboration services, coupled with the highest level of client care, we will continue to outperform and delight our clients."
The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- are eligible to submit nominations. The 2014 IBAs received entries from more than 60 nations and territories. More than 3,500 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.
About Arkadin Arkadin is one of the largest and fastest growing Collaboration Service Providers in the world. With a vision rooted in the belief that progress emerges from people's desire to share, Arkadin offers a complete range of integrated audio, web, and video conferencing and Unified Communications solutions. These services are delivered in the cloud for fast, scalable deployment and a high ROI. Arkadin's global network of 53 operating centers in 32 countries has dedicated local support teams to service 37,000 customers. As an NTT Communications Group company, Arkadin offers the most comprehensive Collaboration and Unified Communications solutions for meeting customer needs around the world. For more information: http://www.arkadin.com .
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