SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT), a provider of
cloud-based unified communications, contact center and collaboration
services, today announced that it has been awarded a new patent related
to its contact center technologies.
On November 4, 2014, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued United
States Patent number 8,879,540 entitled, "Systems, Methods, Devices and
Arrangements for Emergency Call Services."
The new patent relates to, among other things, determining the location
of an emergency call using a location database populated from the nodes
of data transmission routes from a plurality of endpoint devices. In
June 2004, 8x8 became the first major broadband Internet telephone
service provider to offer E911 service to customers. The company has
continued to create advancements in this field by inventing new
emergency calling technologies that work with its nomadic business
endpoints and mobile service applications.
Since its establishment, 8x8 has been awarded ninety-seven (97) United
States patents covering a variety of voice and video communications,
signaling, processing and storage technologies.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the trusted provider of secure and reliable
cloud-based unified communications and virtual contact center solutions
to more than 40,000 small, midsize and distributed enterprise
organizations operating in over 40 countries across six continents.
8x8's out-of-the-box cloud solutions replace traditional on-premise PBX
hardware and software-based systems with a flexible and scalable
Software as a Service (SaaS) alternative, encompassing cloud business
phone service, contact center solutions, and web conferencing. For
additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or
www.8x8.com/UK or connect with 8x8
on Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
8x8, Inc.
Tim Polakowski, 408-883-8434
tim.polakowski@8x8.com
Source: 8x8
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