Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ), a global provider of cloud services for customer engagement, communications and collaboration, has been positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner 2016 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, Western Europe1 for the second year in a row.

Interactive Intelligence is the only vendor to appear in all three Gartner contact center Magic Quadrants: the Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, Western Europe, the Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, North America2, and the Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide3.

The Gartner 2016 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, Western Europe provides an analysis of vendors in the market based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. The full report can be accessed at http://c3.inin.com/resources?a=410.

“We believe that to be recognized in all of Gartner’s contact center Magic Quadrants validates our reputation as a global leader that delivers truly transformative cloud and on-premises customer engagement solutions,” said Richard Brown, Interactive Intelligence senior vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Interactive Intelligence offers a public, microservice-based cloud solution called PureCloud Engage℠ designed for organizations of all types and sizes. Built atop the Amazon Web Services Cloud, PureCloud Engage was designed for rapid deployment, ease of use, maximum flexibility and scalability, and continuous delivery of innovative applications.

The company also offers Communications as a Service℠ (CaaS), a private, single-tenant cloud solution designed for mid-size to large contact centers. CaaS is based on Interactive’s on-premises customer engagement software suite, Customer Interaction Center™ (CIC).

For more information about the Interactive Intelligence solutions, visit https://www.inin.com/uk/solutions.

1 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, Western Europe,” Steve Blood, Drew Kraus, Daniel O'Connell, Oct. 24, 2016.

2 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, North America,” Drew Kraus, Steve Blood, Daniel O'Connell, Oct. 24, 2016.

3 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide,” Drew Kraus, Steve Blood, May 19, 2016.

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About Interactive Intelligence

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ) is a global leader of cloud services for customer engagement, communications and collaboration designed to help businesses worldwide improve service, increase productivity and reduce costs. Backed by a 20-plus year history of industry firsts, 150-plus pending patent applications, and more than 6,000 global customer deployments, Interactive offers customers fast return on investment, along with robust reliability, scalability and security. 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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