8x8 Inc. announced that it has entered into a software licensing arrangement with CoSentry for its subscription-based Zerigo cloud software. The agreement enables CoSentry to offer a full suite of virtualized cloud services to their mid-sized and enterprise clients using Vblock products from VCE and the 8x8 Zerigo provisioning, management and billing platform. CoSentry will offer VCE Vblock services to clients located in their primary markets of Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri as well as other markets across the United States.

CoSentry counts some of the area's businesses as clients of their collocation and cloud services and intends to provide these new innovative virtualized services to an expanded group of industry specific clients. The agreement provides 8x8 with installation fees as well as an ongoing monthly subscription fee to use the software over an initial 12-month contract in all CoSentry data centers.