SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc.
(Nasdaq:EGHT), provider of Packet8 (
http://www.packet8.net) broadband
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIP
communication services, today announced that Technology Marketing
Corporation's (TMC
®) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (
http://www.itmag.com)
has named Packet8 Tango
™ as a recipient of its 2007 Product of the Year
Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998
™.
The Packet8 Tango® Video Terminal Adapter (VTA) is a one-of-a-kind
broadband phone adapter with a built-in LCD screen that turns any regular
analog phone into a state-of-the-art, full motion videophone that delivers
advanced full-motion video at up to 30 frames per second along with crisp,
delay-free audio. This affordable ($99.99 after $100 mail in rebate),
sleek- looking 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1.38" free standing device takes the
concept of traditional analog terminal adapters (ATAs) one step further
with the addition of advanced H.264 video, allowing for significantly
better video quality compared to H.263 at the same bandwidth.
Originally introduced for the residential market, the Packet8 Tango is
now available for business users as an add-on desktop videoconferencing
device compatible with the Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX service,
currently in use by over 10,000 companies. Now, in addition to unlimited
local and long distance calling, enterprise class PBX features and
on-demand hosted call center capabilities, Packet8 Virtual Office
subscribers can experience the valuable benefits of worldwide
videoconferencing directly from their personal Virtual Office extension.
These include a reduction in travel expenses and time spent out of the
office, increased worker productivity, more efficient and effective
meetings, better support for remote workers and the ability to maintain
close day to day contact with important clients.
"8x8 has proven it is committed to quality and excellence while
addressing real needs in the marketplace. INTERNET TELEPHONY is pleased to
grant a 2007 Product of the Year Award to the Packet8 Tango," said Rich
Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.
"We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward
to more innovative solutions from 8x8 in the future."
A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the
February, 2008 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. (http://www.itmag.com)
For more information about TMC, please visit http://www.tmcnet.com.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc., the second largest standalone VoIP service provider in the
U.S., offers internet-based telephony solutions (http://www.packet8.net)
for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium
sized business organizations. In addition to regular Packet8 VoIP service
plans priced as low as $24.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to
the U.S., Canada and eight additional countries, 8x8 offers the Packet8
Tango Video Terminal Adapter along with accompanying monthly service plans
also priced at $24.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP phone
system for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solution
comprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing to
Virtual Office pay just $49.99 per month per extension for enterprise class
PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in
the U.S. and Canada. The Packet8 Complete Contact Center™ is a hosted
multimedia call center distribution and management platform that works with
any broadband Internet service and provides enterprise class contact center
functionality combined with Virtual Office hosted iPBX calling features and
business calling plans. Packet8 Softalk Office™, 8x8's PC-based soft
phone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as
well as outbound calling to the PSTN. Packet8 MobileTalk™ is a
breakthrough mobile service that dramatically improves the overall mobile
international calling experience by routing overseas mobile phone calls
over the award-winning, patent-protected Packet8 digital VoIP network. For
additional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com.
About INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine
INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority since 1998™. Since
the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been
providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space.
INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial
content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs. INTERNET
TELEPHONY magazine has a circulation of 225,000 including pass-along
readers. For more information, please visit http://www.itmag.com.
About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes Customer Interaction
Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and IMS Magazine.
TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the
communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 6,000 most
visited Web sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves as many as
three million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher
to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In
addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, and Call
Center 2.0 Conference. For more information about TMC, visit
http://www.tmcnet.com. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web
sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is
affiliated with TMCnet.)
NOTE: 8x8, the 8x8 logo, Packet8, the Packet8 logo, Packet8 Virtual
Office, Packet8 Softalk, Packet8 Tango and Packet8 MobileTalk are
trademarks of 8x8, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.