Kandy Named a “Major Player” in IDC MarketScape Worldwide Cloud Communications Platforms 2016 Vendor Assessment

Pluschkell added, "Two of the other companies listed in the Major Player category have already been acquired further validating the significant growth opportunity in this market. We are excited to be one of the few independent communications platform providers and look forward to continuing to rapidly grow our customer base." "The companies recognized in our most recent study epitomize an array of dynamic and successful platforms that are helping to quickly bring to market real time communications services that are easy to create and scalable," said Courtney Munroe, Group Vice President of Worldwide Telecommunications Research at IDC. "In less than two years Kandy has created a slick marketing platform and secured traction with large enterprises. Its key differentiator is its communications service provider DNA, which leverages its relationships with GENBAND's UC portfolio and affiliated history with mainstream service providers and software platforms." The platforms highlighted in the IDC MarketScape study were recognized for their ability to:

• offer a diverse range of voice, messaging video and security services.
• provide demonstrable, reliable connectivity to telecom carriers on a global basis and local access numbers for all major metro markets.
• offer developer support and on-ramping through ease of use in establishing accounts.
• facilitate access to multiple cloud platforms and other channels via strong partner ecosystems.

Click < here> to download an excerpt of the report. About Kandy GENBAND's Kandy communications Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is a real time software development platform built from GENBAND's core communications, presence, security and real time technologies. Kandy enables service providers, enterprises, software vendors, systems integrators, partners and developers to enrich their applications and services with real time contextual communications, providing a more engaging user experience. With Kandy, companies of all sizes and types can quickly embed real time communications capabilities into their existing applications and business processes. For more information visit kandy.io. About GENBAND GENBAND is a global leader in real-time communications software solutions for service providers, enterprises, independent software vendors, systems integrators and developers in over 80 countries. Kandy, its award-winning, disruptive real-time communications software development platform, is built from the company's global telecommunications network and security technologies. The platform enables these companies to easily embed a full suite of voice, video, chat, screen-sharing and collaboration capabilities into their existing business, web and mobile applications.  The company's  Network Modernization, Unified Communications, Mobility and  Embedded Communications solutions enable its customers to quickly capitalize on growing market segments and introduce differentiating products, applications and services. GENBAND's market-leading solutions, which are deployable in the network, on premise or through the cloud, help its customers connect people to each other and address the growing demands of today's consumers and businesses for real-time communications wherever they happen to be. To learn more visit  genband.com. GENBAND, the GENBAND logo and icon are trademarks of GENBAND. About IDC MarketScape IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.