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Wednesday, July 30th

• A New Way to Save on Cell Phone Bills During the Economic Slowdown In the U.S.

  8 x8, Inc. has launched a solution for Americans looking to save money during this economic slowdown. Packet8 MobileTalk, a new international calling service for mobile phones, offers rates of 1 to 5 cents per minute for calls to most locations in Europe and Asia....

Friday, July 11th

• Packet8, Truephone bring VOIP to iPhone

  Two VOIP companies -- TruPhone and Packet 8 -- have announced support for the iPhone, allowing users to make calls through Wi-Fi hotspots. Truphone says its VOIP application acts just like the regular iPhone dialer, except that calls are made through the internet at what it claims are 'incredible low rates.' Calls to landlines in 40 countries cost 6 cents per minute; 30 cents for calls to other mobile phones. The dialer is free at the AppStore. ...

Wednesday, July 2nd

• 8x8, Inc. Awarded New VoIP Patent

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 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....

Wednesday, November 28th

• New Packet8 Mobile VoIP Service Now Works on Nearly 450 Mobile Phones

  8x8, Inc. is touting the fact that its new Packet8 MobileTalk mobile VoIP service is now compatible with nearly 450 different mobile phones – up from the 340 models mentioned when the service was introduced last Monday.
  ...

Wednesday, October 31st

• 8x8 Inc. gets VoIP patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  8x8 Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) Wednesday received a patent for an arrangement and method of Internet telephony from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office....

Wednesday, September 26th

• VoIP provider 8x8 signs agreement with company leaving market

  Voice over Internet Protocol provider 8x8 Inc. said Wednesday it signed an agreement calling for exclusive recommendation of 8x8 as a replacement for the subscribers of a service provider that will soon exit the VoIP market. ...

Wednesday, August 8th

• First ever profit turned by a US VoIP operator!

  Put out more flags! Santa Clara, California-based VoIP operators 8X8 has announced that it has made a profit! The first ever to be made by any stand-alone voice over IP company in the US! ...

Friday, August 3rd

• Packet8 shows profitability is achievable in pure-play VoIP

  Arguably, the three highest profile, full-fledged VoIP services to flash across our radar screen in the last year or two have been SunRocket, Vonage, and 8×8′ s Packet8 service....

Tuesday, July 24th

• Packet8 Selected as Preferred Replacement VoIP Service by SunRocket

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 residential, business and video Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services, today announced it has signed an agreement with an organization managing the wind down of SunRocket, Inc. to present SunRocket subscribers with a specially-priced offer to transition their Internet phone service to Packet8. ...

Wednesday, July 18th

• Packet8 Selected as Preferred Replacement VoIP Service by SunRocket

  8x8, Inc. , provider of Packet8 residential, business and video Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services, today announced it has signed an agreement with an organization managing the wind down of SunRocket, Inc. to present SunRocket subscribers with a specially-priced offer to transition their Internet phone service to Packet8....

Wednesday, October 11th

• 8x8 Wins Two More VoIP Technology Patents

  8x8 Inc., provider of Packet8 VoIP and videophone services and an exhibitor at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & Expo, WEST, has reportedly been awarded two new U.S. Patents for VoIP technology.
  ...

Wednesday, August 16th

• 8x8, Inc. Awarded Additional VoIP Patent

  VoIP and video service provider 8x8 announced today that it was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,092,379 for technology used in routing telephony signals over the Internet and standard switched telephone communications networks. This patent brings 8x8’s list to a total of 62 patents awarded in the U.S....

Wednesday, June 7th

• VoIP Provider 8x8’s CFO Resigns

  VoIP and video service provider 8x8, Inc. announced on Wednesday that James Sullivan submitted his resignation, effective June 30, 2006, from his role as the company's chief financial officer (CFO) to pursue another career opportunity. ...

Thursday, April 27th

• CompUSA Retails 8x8 Business VoIP Offering

  VoIP and video service provider 8x8 announced that CompUSA will now sell Packet8 Virtual Office in each of its 226 retail outlets nationwide....

Wednesday, April 19th

• Joe Parkinson Re-joins 8x8, Inc.’s Board of Directors

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 VoIP service, announced today the appointment of Joe Parkinson to its Board of Directors....

Tuesday, March 21st

• Uniden and Packet8 Launch Cordless VoIP Telephone

  Wireless communication hardware maker, Uniden American Corporation has teamed up with VoIP provider, Packet8 to release a new cordless IP-based telephone....

Thursday, March 16th

• Packet8-Uniden Co-Branded Phone Available at Home Depot

  VoIP service provider 8x8, Inc. and wireless electronics manufacturer Uniden today announced the availability of a co-branded VoIP phone at Home Depot stores....

Wednesday, March 15th

• 8x8 Partners with Legerity to Offer Turnkey, Phone-Ready PC Solution

  8x8, Inc. , the Packet8 broadband VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and videophone communications service provider, today announced that it has partnered with chip maker Legerity, Inc., the 'V' in VoIP, to develop a turnkey Phone-Ready PC solution for PC OEMs. The solution enables PC vendors to bundle Packet8 voice and video Internet phone services with new platforms that offer simplified VoIP communications and enhanced audio and video collaboration....

Friday, February 10th

• Case Study: How 8x8 Addressed the E911 Issue

  Ever since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its now-famous ruling in May 2005, the topic of Emergency 911 (E911) for Voice-over-IP (VoIP) has been a hot one in the internet telephony industry....

Saturday, February 4th

• Packet8 adds free activation, and additional features to VoIP Plans

  Packet8 has added free activation to their existing VoIP Plans. In addition new features include voicemail to email notification, follow me - find me, simultanous ringing on multiple phone numbers, 7-digit local dialing, network unavailable forwarding, and call waiting disable. More details available at www.whichvoip.com...

Friday, January 6th

• 8x8 Intros CounterPath Video SIP Softphone

  VoIP and video service provider 8x8 Inc. announced on Friday it teamed up with SIP softphone developer CounterPath Solutions Inc. to introduce 8x8's latest VoIP service, Packet8 Softalk, a co-branded, video-enabled SIP softphone for use with the Packet8 residential, video and Virtual Office Internet phone services....

Thursday, January 5th

• 8x8 Signs Agreement With Brightpoint to Offer Packet8 Internet Phone Services Through VAR and SI Network

  8x8, Inc. , the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today announced it has signed an agreement with Wireless Fulfillment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Brightpoint, Inc., calling for the distribution of Packet8 Internet phone services and related equipment into its Value Added Reseller (VAR) and System Integrator (SI) channel....

Wednesday, January 4th

• 8x8 and QDI Wireless Sign Distribution Agreement for Packet8 Internet Phone Services

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with QDI Quality Distributors LLC, one of the fastest growing master distributors of wireless products and services in the nation....

Thursday, December 15th

• 8x8 Enters Into Agreements With Two Investors for $15 Million Sale of Common Stock

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone
  communications service provider, today announced that it has agreed to sell
  7,142,858 shares of common stock to two institutional investors at a purchase
  price of $2.10 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $15 million
  before placement fees and other offering expenses. The investors will also
  receive warrants to purchase 1,785,714 shares of common stock at an exercise
  price of $3.00 per share. The warrants contain weighted average anti-dilution
  provisions. The transaction is expected to close and fund on or about
  Monday, December 19, 2005....

Wednesday, November 30th

• 8X8 ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL PROVISIONING OF NATIONWIDE NOMADIC E911 EMERGENCY CALLING SERVICE TO PACKET8 SUBSCRIBERS

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today announced it has successfully provisioned nomadic E911 emergency calling throughout its network of domestic residential and business Packet8 subscribers. ...

Tuesday, November 22nd

• Packet8 VideoPhones Let Young Patients at Children's Hospitals See and Talk to Santa This Holiday Season

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today announced it will continue
  its holiday season tradition of providing pediatric patients in children's
  hospitals throughout the U.S. with opportunities to have video visits with
  Santa Claus at the North Pole.
  ...

Wednesday, October 26th

• Packet8 Revenues Increase 229% Over Prior Year Quarter

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol
  (VoIP) and videophone communications services, today announced financial
  results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2005...

Tuesday, October 11th

• 8x8 Signs Agreement With TCS to Provide E911 Capabilities for All Packet8 Subscribers

  8x8, Inc. , the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, and TeleCommunication Systems, a leading provider of mission critical wireless communications, have signed an agreement to partner to provide all of 8x8's Packet8 subscribers with new, roaming E911 services, regardless of the site location from which the voice and video services are utilized....

Monday, October 10th

• Free at Last!

  One advantage your cordless home phone has over your office phone is that you can walk and talk without losing your connection. Uniden's new home- or branch-office phone system delivers cordless convenience, office phone features and low-cost internet calling through Packet8....

Tuesday, October 4th

• DSG international plc Launches Packet8-Based 'freetalk' VoIP Phone Service in the UK

  European Retail Giant Will Merchandise 'freetalk' Offering at Over 1,000 Dixons, PC World, Currys, and The Link Stores in the UK ...

Saturday, October 1st

• Packet8 and Broadband Phones Arrive in Black Hills

  PCWorld.com says: 'Simply put, Net phones are hot. Why? For consumers and small businesses, the price is right. An Internet phone service plan permitting unlimited calls to the United States and Canada costs as little as $20 per month, less than half of what you'd pay for a comparable landline plan.'...

Tuesday, September 20th

• 8x8 Partners With Hello Direct to Distribute Packet8 VoIP Products and Services

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 broadband voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today announced it has signed an agreement with Hello Direct calling for the marketing and distribution of Packet8 residential and business VoIP solutions....

Monday, September 19th

• VoIP Builds Voice Communities

  After the post last week that discussed voice enabled communities, I have been thinking more and more about the topic. I really believe that every website of substance – a site that has a vibrant community will be voice enabled. We will have a new voice-enabled Internet and VoIP will power it....

Tuesday, September 13th

• Packet8 Newsletter Mistake

  Packet8 today accidently sent out a newsletter that exposed all of its clients emails. The Company apologized saying it would never happen again....

Friday, September 9th

• Level 3 Helps 8x8 Add Resellers to Channel

  Wholesale carrier Level 3 Communications Inc. and VoIP provider 8x8 Inc. are working together to expand 8x8’s residential and small business channel and partner programs....

Wednesday, September 7th

• 8x8 Introduces New Unlimited International Calling Plan for Packet8 Residential Subscribers

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol and videophone communications service provider, announced the availability of a new, lower-priced unlimited international calling plan for Packet8 residential subscribers.
  ...

Tuesday, September 6th

• 8x8 Teams With Level 3 Communications to Collaborate on VoIP Channel Expansion

  Level 3 Communications and 8x8, Inc., the Packet8(R) broadband voice over Internet Protocol and videophone communications service provider, today announced enhancements to their business partnership to deliver high-quality VoIP and videophone solutions to 8x8's customers nationwide. In an effort to accelerate VoIP reach and adoption, Level 3 and 8x8 will collaborate to expand 8x8's residential and small business channel and partner programs. 8x8 offers a variety of channel programs including agent, co-branded and wholesale models to support the capability to reach these two key market segments....

Tuesday, August 16th

• 8x8 and Melaleuca Join Forces to Offer Packet8 Internet Phone Services Through Consumer Direct Marketing Reps

  8x8, Inc., the Packet8 broadband voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and
  videophone communications service provider, announced today that it has signed
  an agreement with Melaleuca Inc., an international consumer direct marketing
  company with distribution in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland,
  Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
  ...

Friday, July 29th

• VoIP takes place on TV's sci-fi sets

  When the television shows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis started their new seasons earlier this month on cable's Sci-fi network, each had a new communications device from Silicon Valley on the set -- the Packet8 VideoPhone from voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider 8x8, Inc. of Santa Clara....

Saturday, June 18th

• PRIMUS Telecommunications Group Receives NASDAQ Notification

  Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (NASDAQ:PRTL) today announced it has received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market notifying the Company that, for 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the Company's common stock closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(4)...

Thursday, June 16th

• Internet phones arrive in homes

  A few years ago, a buzz began spreading about Internet telephony, a technology allowing telephone conversations to be made across the Internet rather than exclusively over regular phone lines....

Tuesday, June 7th

• Pitney Bowes, 8x8 to market Internet phone service

  8x8 Inc., a communications services company, on Tuesday announced an agreement allowing it to pitch its Internet phone systems to customers of office equipment supplier....

Monday, June 6th

• Uniden Announces National Retail Partnerships for the Packet8-Enabled Consumer VoIP Phone

  Uniden America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics, today announced that the Packet-8 enabled UIP1868P, a fully integrated, service-ready whole house VoIP phone system, will be available nationwide at several retailers this year including Fry's, OfficeMax, Costco.com and Amazon.com. This is the first national distribution rollout for this new product, which is on display at SuperComm 2005, June 6-9, at The McCormick Place Complex in Chicago at the 8x8, Inc. booth #13039.
  ...

Friday, May 27th

• 8x8 Reports Q1 Growth

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 broadband voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications services, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2005. ...

Wednesday, May 25th

• 8x8 Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005 Results

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 broadband voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications services, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2005....

Tuesday, May 17th

• Packet8 & Cascade Networks Bring Wireless Internet Services to Mt. St. Helens Commemorative Event

  Tomorrow, as dignitaries and high level government officials gather at the base of Mt. St. Helens to mark 25 years since the 1980 eruption, a sophisticated high speed wireless network will facilitate data and voice communications in an efficient and invisible manner, despite the remoteness of this isolated location.
  ...

Sunday, May 15th

• Picture-perfect partnership

  There's little doubt that a lot of folks would like to have a picture phone. How much they'd spend to get one is another matter....

Thursday, May 12th

• Packet8 E911 'Real' Emergency Phone Service Now Available in Over 2,000 U.S. Rate Centers

  8x8, Inc. the Packet8 voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, announced that the Enhanced 911 (E911) service it offers Packet8 subscribers, which mirrors that of legacy landline phone service providers, is now available in 2,024 rate centers covering 43 U.S. states....

Thursday, April 14th

• 8x8 Slashes Price of Packet8 Broadband VideoPhone to $99

  8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT - News), provider of Packet8 broadband voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications services, announced it has reduced the price of the Packet8 Broadband Consumer VideoPhone from $250 (after rebate) to $99 and decreased the monthly service fee from $29.95 to $19.95, effective immediately....

Monday, April 4th

• Uniden, 8x8 Partner On VoIP Cordless Phone

  Cordless phone manufacturer Uniden and VoIP service provider 8x8 have partnered to offer the VoIP-enabled UIP1868 multi-handset cordless phone with 8x8's Packet8 IP telephony service to dealers in the second quarter. The UIP 1868 is a 5.8GHz digital system expandable to 10 handsets....

Monday, March 28th

• Packet8 is Broadband Telephone and Videophone Service Using VoIP

  Packet8 is broadband telephone and videophone service offing a Virtual Office for both Business and Residential maybe used via International Plans....

Wednesday, March 23rd

• 8x8 Announces Senior Management Changes

  8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT - News), the Packet8 broadband voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today announced senior management changes designed to support the company's continued emphasis on technological excellence and superior customer service....

Tuesday, March 22nd

• 8x8 to Demonstrate and Sell Packet8 Broadband Phone Services Direct to Consumers at Westfield Valley Fair Mall

  8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) the Packet8 broadband voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today launched a new approach for marketing its products and services directly to consumers by opening an interactive sales cart at the Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair mall of Santa Clara....

Tuesday, March 15th

• 8x8 Enhances Functionality of Packet8 Virtual Office With New Business Class Calling Features

  8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT - News) the Packet8 broadband voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, announced it has added three new optional calling features to the Packet8 Virtual Office VoIP-hosted PBX service -- Virtual Extensions, Metered Extensions and Toll Free Local Number Portability (LNP)....

Monday, March 14th

• Packet8 Broadband Phone Services Now Available at Walmart.com and Shop At Home TV

  8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT - News) the Packet8 Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, announced that Packet8 broadband telephone and videophone services are currently being offered direct to consumers at Walmart.com and Shop at Home Television....

Monday, March 7th

• 8x8 and Uniden Launch Innovative VoIP Home Telephone Solution

Thursday, March 3rd

• 8x8 Partners With 5Linx to Offer Packet8 Broadband Phone Services Through Nationwide Independent Rep Network

Tuesday, February 22nd

• Telecom Industry Veterans Partner with 8x8 to Build Direct Sales Network for Packet8 VoIP and Videophone Services

Thursday, February 17th

• 8x8 Expands Packet8 VoIP Coverage with New Rate Centers for Local Inbound and E911 Services

Thursday, February 10th

• 8x8 Adds New Features to Packet8 VoIP and Video Broadband Phone Services

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