SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:
EGHT), provider of 8x8 Virtual Office and Packet8 (
http://www.packet8.net)
broadband business, residential, video and mobile communications services,
today announced that its IP Hosted Key System business phone service received
a "Best of Show Award" in the "Most Innovative Product" category at
Technology
Marketing Corporation (TMC
®)'s INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO East
2009 which was held
February 2 - 4 in
Miami Beach, Florida.
8x8's Hosted Key System is an IP-based replacement phone service for
traditional business key systems typically used by companies whose size or
structure dictates the sharing of multiple, common phone lines among
employees. In addition to noteworthy cost and feature advantages, the 8x8
Hosted Key System solution, as with all 8x8 business phone services, operates
in any business location equipped with a public or private broadband Internet
connection and can therefore be deployed seamlessly to connect multiple
business locations worldwide.
The INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Best of Show Award recognizes
innovative products and solutions that were featured in the Exhibit Hall
during the event. This designation serves to highlight the technological
achievement and creative product features that set these winners apart from
the rest of the crowd. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine editorial staff evaluated
the pre-show nominations, and met with vendors to inspect and review the
displayed products on the first day of the Expo.
"Service providers, enterprise buyers, developers, and resellers come to
ITEXPO because they know they'll find solutions from innovative companies like
8x8, Inc. that can help their business today," said TMC President and
Conference Chairman, Rich Tehrani. "Outstanding companies like 8x8, Inc. with
their award winning solutions, help to validate ITEXPO's status as the leading
forum in the communications industry,"
The 8x8 Hosted Key System solution includes a searchable corporate
directory, direct intercom paging from phone to phone and shared line
appearance functionality to allow a group of users to accept a call, place it
on hold, page a colleague and ask them to pick up the call on any one of up to
nine separate lines. The service can be deployed separately or in combination
with the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX phone solution.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) offers voice, video and mobile communications
solutions for business and residential customers. These solutions leverage
existing broadband Internet connections and cellular networks to deliver
advanced features and digital quality phone service at a fraction of the cost
of legacy, copper wire alternatives. Businesses of any size, configuration or
geographic location can benefit from the cost, performance and operational
advantages of VoIP technology. All 8x8 communications solutions carry little
or no upfront investment, no maintenance or upgrade fees and no change in user
behavior. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com or www.packet8.net.
About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media
company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC
publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified
Communications, and NGN magazines. TMC is also the first publisher to test new
products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is
the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology
industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month
worldwide, according to Webtrends. For more information about TMC, visit
www.tmcnet.com.
SOURCE: 8x8, Inc.
CONTACT:
Joan Citelli, Director, Corporate Communications, 8x8, Inc.,
+1-408-687-4320, jcitelli@8x8.com;
or Todd Keefe,
For Immediate Release PR
(for ITEXPO), +1-617-262-1968 ext. 101,
todd@firpr.com
Web site: http://www.8x8.com