LONDON, UK 08 MAY 2014 — 3CX, developer of the award-winning Windows VoIP PBX 3CX Phone System, today announced that its 3CX Phone System has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that 3CX Phone System has undergone detailed test procedures and is supported on VMware vSphere® 5.X for production environments.

"By using 3CX Phone System for Windows with VMware vSphere® 5.X, businesses can rid themselves of expensive and difficult to manage PBX hardware and consolidate their telecoms infrastructure onto their VMware platforms, enabling them to make significant savings on server and administration costs,” said Nick Galea, CEO of 3CX.

“We are pleased that 3CX Phone System qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it works effectively with VMware vSphere®, and can be deployed in production with confidence,” said Sanjay Katyal, vice president, Global Alliances & OEMs, VMware.

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program that makes it easy for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware cloud infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom built solutions. With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes best-of-breed technology partners with the shared commitment to bring the best expertise and business solution for each unique customer need.

3CX Phone System can be found within the online VMware Solution Exchange (VSX) at https://marketplace.cloud.vmware.com/vsx/.

About 3CX (www.3cx.com)

3CX is the developer of an open standards communications solution which innovates business connectivity and collaboration, replacing proprietary PBXs. The award-winning software enables companies of all sizes to cut telco costs, boost employee productivity, and enhance the customer experience.

With integrated video conferencing, apps for Android and iOS, website live chat, SMS, Facebook and WhatsApp messaging integration, 3CX offers companies a complete communications package out of the box.

350,000 customers worldwide use 3CX including Hugo Boss, Ramada Plaza Antwerp, Harley Davidson, Wilson Sporting Goods and Pepsi.. Maintaining its global presence, 3CX has offices in the U.S., U.K., Germany, South Africa, Russia and Australia. Visit 3CX on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

3CX Phone System for Windows is copyright of 3CX Ltd. 3CX is a registered trademark, and 3CX Phone System for Windows and the 3CX logo are trademarks of 3CX Ltd in Europe, the United States and other countries.

VMware, VMware vSphere and VMware Ready are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. The use of the word “partner” and/or “partnership” does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.