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Wildix
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware Development
Telecommunications
FoundedApril 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-01)
FounderSteve Osler, Dimitri Osler
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Steve Osler (Founder and CEO), Dimitri Osler (Founder and CTO
ProductsWildix Blue Ecosystem
Brandsx-hoppers, x-bees
Number of employees
300 (2023)
Websitewildix.com

Wildix is a software development company that focuses on unified communications, which includes phone calls, video conferencing, live chat, web linking and integrations.

History[edit]

Steve and Dimitri Osler founded Wildix in 2005 in Italy, shortly after Dimitri graduated from the University of Trento with a degree in information technology. Dimitri had studied the Asterisk phone system during his time there but realised there were heavy limitations to the current batch of technologies available.[1]

In 2013, Wildix became the first company to fully integrate WebRTC into a unified communications platform[2] and demonstrated the solution at the 2013 WebRTC Conference & Expo in Santa Chiara in California.

By 2017, Wildix had expanded its operations across Europe and North America, with offices in the UK[3], the United States, France, Germany, Estonia and Ukraine.[4] It also has an office in Switzerland.

In 2021, Wildix was positioned in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for unified communications as a service for the first time, along with other UCaaS brands such as Microsoft, Cisco Webex and Zoom.[5]. It has also appeared in the 2022 and 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrants for UCaaS.[6]

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Wildix evacuated 80% of the staff from the Odessa office to other countries, notably to Trento, Italy. The company has also fundraised to collect clothing and children's toys to assist with the relocation.[7]

In December 2023, equity company Livonia Partners, based in Tallinn, Estonia, announced it had made a strategic investment in Wildix.[8]

Wildix Products[edit]

Wildix primarily focuses on unified communications software and hardware. Its core product is Wildix Collaboration[9], a tool that delivers voice, text and video chat, and it can be integrated with common business software. Accompanying this is Wizywebinar, a webinar solution.

In addition, Wildix produces x-hoppers, a retail tool that enhances communication internally and can be integrated with AI tools for theft detection, spillage and empty shelf alerts, and on-demand coaching.[10][11]

It also has x-bees, a sales-oriented communications tools with out-of-the-box integrations for customer relationship management software such as Salesforce and AI tools such as Gong.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Wildix". Wildix.
  2. ^ "Wildix: Simplifying the Company's Internal & External Communication while Optimizing Productivity". Insight Success. 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Wildix Expands Global Presence to the U.K." Comms Business. 7 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Wildix Lands Italian Government Contract, Grows in North America". Channel Futures.
  5. ^ "Gartner UCaaS Magic Quadrant 2021: Who Made it?". UC Today. October 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gartner UCaaS Magic Quadrant 2023: Teams Keeps Its Crown". UC Today. December 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wildix evacuates 80% of Ukrainian staff amid Russian invasion". Comms Dealer. March 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Livonia Partners announces strategic investment in leading UC&C technology provider Wildix". Livonia Partners. December 2023.
  9. ^ "Collaboration — UC&C platform for business communication". Wildix.
  10. ^ "X-hoppers Leaps Ahead and Wins Frost & Sullivan Award". MSP Today. January 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "x-hoppers debuts revolutionary AI-fueled retail communication solutions at NRF's big show". Wildix. January 17, 2024.
  12. ^ "Your Sales Communications Channel". Wildix.