3CX


3CX is an international VoIP IPBX software developer. Its 3CX Phone System, an open-standards, software-based PBX, was initially only deployable on Windows but as of 2016 can be deployed on Linux and on cloud platforms. 3CX can be integrated with multiple CRM systems. 3CX is headquartered in Cyprus possessing presence in multiple locations across the globe, including Australia & New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.

History

3CX was founded by Nick Galea in 2005. 3CX’s first product release was 3CX Phone System which was developed and released as a free IP PBX in 2006.
In 2007, the company released the first commercial edition of 3CX Phone System, v6.0, and later on released WebMeeting, an integrated and clientless, WebRTC-based video conferencing solution. This was then followed by the release of 3CX WebMeeting Server in February 2015 which was then discontinued following the release of version 15. Thereafter, the company further developed 3CX’s compatibility to extend to Linux as well.
In 2013 3CX acquired eWorks technologies.
On 7 September 2016, it was reported by Channel Biz UK that 3CX partnered with BT Wholesale SIP Trunking platform to serve resellers.
In 2016 3CX acquired Elastix project. With this acquisition the Elastix Distro versioned at 5.0 was switched to a proprietary software on top of Debian with the 3CX platform.
In January 2020, 3CX Appointed UK Based as their newest UK Preferred SIP Trunking Partner

Market Segments

3cx first market segment was the Windows market. The company initial goal was to develop an IP PBX which was compatible with Windows and which could integrate with multiple forms of CRM software.
In 2016, 3CX introduced a Linux version which runs on Debian.
In March 2017, 3CX further expanding their Cloud offering by releasing PBX Express, a service that creates a hosted PBX in minutes using an instance on any hosted Virtual Private Server.

Awards

On 8 July 2016, 3CX announced that it would will be sponsoring APOEL FC of Nicosia, Cyprus for a period of 3 years. Competing in the Champion’s League multiple times.