Interactive Intelligence Positioned as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide Report

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Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. ININ, a global provider of collaboration, communications and customer engagement software and cloud services, has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide report¹.

According to Gartner, Leaders in this report are "high-viability vendors with broad portfolios, significant market share, broad geographic coverage, a clear vision of how contact center needs will evolve, and a proven track record of delivering contact center solutions. They are well-positioned with their current product portfolio and likely to continue delivering leading products. Leaders do not necessarily offer a best-of-breed solution for every customer requirement. However, overall, their products are strong and often have some exceptional capabilities. Additionally, these vendors provide solutions that present relatively low risk of deployment failure."

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide report provides an analysis of vendors in the market based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. The full report is included in the Interactive Intelligence Customer Engagement newsletter, which can be accessed at http://www.inin.com/resources/Pages/Gartner-Magic-Quadrant-Report.aspx.

"More than 20 years ago we embarked on a journey to build the first converged all-in-one communication applications platform for the contact center," said Dr. Donald E. Brown, Interactive Intelligence founder and CEO. "It's gratifying to see our vision affirmed with the majority of contact centers today opting for single-vendor solutions that reduce costs and simplify management.

"But as always, we're looking ahead and we have a new vision for further improving our contact center offering. This one, based on multitenant cloud services, delivers accelerated business impact through dramatically faster deployment, and a more empowered, personalized customer experience. So, whether you're looking for an on-premises, cloud or hybrid solution, know that we'll continue to innovate to help contact centers turn their customer engagement investments into more consistent business outcomes," Brown concluded.

In 1997 Interactive Intelligence introduced its all-in-one IP communications software suite, Customer Interaction Center^™ (CIC), to deliver multichannel applications minus the cost and complexity introduced by multipoint products. Today, CIC offers a wide array of customer engagement, unified communications, and business process automation functionality. It can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises and is ideal for organizations of all sizes.

For more information about Interactive Intelligence customer engagement solutions, visit http://www.inin.com/solutions/Pages/Customer-Engagement.aspx.

¹ Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide" by Drew Kraus, Steve Blood, and Sorell Slaymaker, May 18, 2015.

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About Interactive Intelligence

Interactive Intelligence ININ is a global provider of enterprise-grade collaboration, communications and customer engagement software and cloud services that help customers improve service, increase productivity and reduce costs. Backed by a 21-year history of industry firsts, 22 patents and more than 6,000 global customer deployments, Interactive offers customers fast return on investment, along with robust reliability and security. The company gives even the largest organizations an alternative to unproven solutions from start-ups and inflexible solutions from legacy vendors. Interactive has been among Software Magazine's Top 500 Global Software and Services Suppliers for 14 consecutive years, has received Frost & Sullivan's Company of the Year Award for five consecutive years, and is one of Mashable's 2014 Seven Best Tech Companies to Work For. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.inin.com.

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