SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 2 CA-8x8Inc-VoIP-Patent
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 2 /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 been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,394,803
entitled "Distributed Local Telephony Gateway." The patent issued from the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 1, 2008.
The patent relates to Internet Protocol (IP) communication systems and,
more particularly, to broadband telephony services having distributed local
gateways.
Since its establishment in 1987, 8x8 has been awarded seventy-three (73)
United States patents covering a variety of voice and video communications,
processing and storage technologies.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) offers voice and video Internet-based telephony
services for business and residential customers. Marketed under the Packet8
brand name, these hosted communications solutions enhance the value and
functionality of existing broadband Internet connections by delivering
advanced features and digital quality phone service at a fraction of the cost
of legacy, copper wire alternatives.
The Packet8 Virtual Office(TM) services, currently in use by over 11,000
companies, eliminates the need for traditional business phone systems by
delivering all telephony services over managed or unmanaged Internet
connections. This affordable, easy-to-use alternative to traditional PBX
systems or Centrex class services allows high-speed Internet users anywhere in
the world to be part of a virtual PBX that includes automated attendants,
conference bridges, extension-to-extension dialing and ring groups, in
addition to a rich variety of other business class features normally found on
dedicated PBX equipment. 8x8's Packet8 Virtual Trunking services deliver a
broadband agnostic IP trunking solution that allows businesses to benefit from
the flexibility and cost efficiencies of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol),
while retaining their existing phones and phone system hardware and optimizing
the use of their existing connectivity to the Internet.
8x8 also offers residential, video and mobile digital phone services. For
additional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com.
For information about Packet8 products and services, visit
http://www.packet8.net.
SOURCE 8x8, Inc.
