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Today, any smart business owner understands that technology is necessary to stay ahead of the crowd. The company that stays up to date with technology is the company that will have a greater chance to make major profits.

And the right phone setup will provide you with a enlarged audience within the walls of your budget.

The recent advances in technology make a robust and reliable telephone system more palatable than ever before. In the business world, keeping a budget and being able to stick to it is absolutely vital. The flexibility of a hosted business VoIP service can offer countless benefits for the business looking to expand their audience.

Its portability is one of the obvious strengths of the technology. 

One known provider of hosted business VoIP, 8x8 (News - Alert) Inc., was recently reviewed by GetApp, an independent online marketplace, giving 8x8 an honorable nine out of 10 rating in its Business Apps Marketplace. According to GetApp, 8x8 stands out from other hosted VoIP solutions for its exceptional customer support, ease of use and enterprise features at low cost.

“8x8’s feature-rich business phone service offers businesses a chance to look and sound professional while reducing expenses,” said the GetApp reviewer.

Currently, 8x8 empowers business conversations for over 30,000 SMBs with cloud communications services including hosted VoIP, unified communications, contact center and video conferencing solutions. The company specializes in offering solutions such as instant messaging, Web conferencing, unlimited local and long distance calling, extension dialing, music on hold and much more.

GetApp gave 8x8 ratings including:

• Overall - 9/10 
• Ease of use - 5/5 
• Features - 5/5 
• Value - 4.5/5 
• Ease of deployment - 4/5

GetApp helps small to mid-sized businesses and startups discover, evaluate and manage the best cloud business apps for their needs. Its mission is to support millions of users in their best app research with directories, interactive search tools, comparison tables, user reviews and app evaluation resources.

In addition, GetApp serves as a worldwide online marketing channel for thousands of cloud business application developers.

8x8 is no stranger to service recognition. In 2012, 8x8 was named a market "Leader" in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications (News - Alert) as a Service (UCaaS) in North America and recognized as the No. 1 Provider of Hosted IP Telephony by Frost & Sullivan. Since 2004, the company has continued to deliver quality business communications services and has garnered a reputation for technical excellence.