SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 7 /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 it has received a 2008 VON
Magazine Innovator Award, the foremost listing of innovative companies that
represent the future of the Internet communications industry. 8x8 was named
to the list for the development of the Packet8 Virtual Office Complete
Contact Center, a fully integrated hosted call center solution designed
specifically for small to medium sized businesses with call center
operations consisting of less than 100 seats.
The Packet8 Virtual Office Complete Contact Center is a multimedia
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 Packet8's cost
efficient business VoIP calling plans. Packet8 Complete Contact Center lets
companies quickly deploy and operate multi-channel contact centers within
Packet8's hosted iPBX infrastructure without the time and expense of
purchasing, installing and maintaining costly, specialized equipment.
"The VON Magazine Innovator Awards recognize the Internet
communications industry's best and brightest companies, and we're pleased
to include 8x8, Inc. as an inaugural winner," said Doug Mohney,
Editor-in-Chief of VON Magazine and Chairman of the VON Innovator Awards
Program. "Companies like 8x8 should take pride in their accomplishments,
because the selection committee unanimously felt as though it stood apart
from the large field of companies that participated in the nomination
process."
"8x8 is very pleased to be recognized by VON Magazine for the unique IP
communications functionality the Complete Contact Center adds to the
Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX solution," said 8x8 Chairman & CEO Bryan
Martin. "As the industry's second largest pure play VoIP service provider
offering one of the most innovative suites of business, residential, video
and mobile IP communication services, we are proud of the advancements we
have made since the launch of the our Packet8 services in 2002. Together,
with other active VoIP proponents like the voices behind VON Magazine, we
look forward to further contributing to the technological growth and
financial success of the industry in the days ahead."
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 the VON Magazine Innovator Awards:
Building on the legacy of the Pulver 100, the VON Innovator Awards have
evolved to recognize all companies -- start-ups to publicly-traded
companies -- which represent the future of Internet Communications. Each
participating company completed a lengthy and comprehensive nomination
process, and the recipients have been selected from a committee made up of
VON Magazine editors, columnists, and contributors, as well as the leading
content producer for the VON.x conferences. The Inaugural VON Magazine
Innovator Award winners will be honored at Spring VON.x at 6:00 PM Pacific
time on March 18th in the VON Theatre in San Jose. For additional
information, please visit: http://vonmag.com/innovators/.
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.