BOSTON, Fall VON 2006, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EGHT), provider of Packet8 residential, business and video Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services, today announced the
availability of Packet8 Softalk(TM) Office, a PC-based softphone for use
with the Packet8 Virtual Office hosted PBX phone service for business.
Ideal for road warriors and telecommuters, Softalk Office gives Packet8
Virtual Office subscribers access to a full-featured Virtual Office
softphone extension directly from a personal computer without the need for
a separate Virtual Office telephone. An easy-to-use graphic keypad
functions as the main user interface, allowing for quick access to both
basic and advanced Virtual Office calling features. Additionally, Softalk
Office enhances the already robust PBX feature set of the Virtual Office
service by enabling videoconferencing between as many as six participants
simultaneously.
"Softalk Office provides businesses with another way to maximize
productivity while cutting expenses," said Huw Rees, 8x8 vice president of
sales and marketing. "Now, when employees travel, they no longer need to
rely solely on their cell phones to make and receive business calls. They
can simply plug a headset into their laptop and tap into the same powerful
features and cost-effective calling capabilities their company enjoys with
our Virtual Office Hosted PBX phone service."
Softalk Office users have access to the same corporate-class PBX
calling features offered with the Packet8 Virtual Office service. These
include:
-- Extension dialing
-- Access from an auto attendant
-- Ability to create a conference bridge
-- Music on hold
-- Virtual and toll free numbers
-- E911 support
-- Call transfer
-- Call record
-- Touch tones
-- Call forwarding
-- Do not disturb
-- Call ignore
-- Business class voicemail with voicemail to email
-- One number follow me/find me
-- Message waiting indicator
-- Caller ID with Name
-- Call Waiting Caller ID
-- Multi caller audio & video conferencing
-- Call timer
Packet8 Softalk Office is priced at $9.99 per month and includes 200
minutes of calling in the U.S. and Canada and 3.5 cents a minute
thereafter. International calls are billed separately at current Packet8
International rates.
About 8x8, Inc.
VoIP (voice over internet protocol) service provider 8x8, Inc. 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 $19.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to the U.S. and
Canada, 8x8 offers the Packet8 DV 326 VideoPhone, the industry's first
stand alone broadband consumer videophone, and accompanying monthly service
plans also priced at $19.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP
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 $39.99 per month per extension for enterprise class
PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in
the U.S. and Canada. Packet8 Softalk(TM), 8x8's PC-based soft phone client,
offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as well as outbound
calling to the PSTN. For additional company information, visit 8x8's web
site at http://www.8x8.com.
NOTE: 8x8, the 8x8 logo, Packet8, the Packet8 logo and Packet8 Virtual
Office are trademarks of 8x8, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
SOURCE 8x8, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.8x8.com
CONTACT:
Joan Citelli of 8x8, Inc., +1-408-687-4320 or
jcitelli@8x8.com
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