Packet8 Virtual Office Business Phone System Now Available at OfficeMax Retail Outlets

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc.(Nasdaq: EGHT), provider of Packet8 (http://www.packet8.net) broadbandVoice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIPcommunication services, today announced the availability of the Packet8Virtual Office business phone system at OfficeMax(R) (NYSE: OMX) retailoutlets nationwide. OfficeMax's more than 900 U.S. retail stores are now stocking andmerchandising Packet8's Virtual Office hosted VoIP small business phonesystem with point-of-purchase materials consisting of retail brochures andin-line shelf displays which showcase the Packet8 Virtual Officebusiness-class telephone. OfficeMax customers can purchase the Packet8Virtual Office business phone package for just $129.99 and begin using theVirtual Office service within minutes after a simple installation andactivation procedure.

Subscribers who purchase Virtual Office at OfficeMaxreceive one free month of service followed by a discounted monthly serviceprice of $39.99 for an Unlimited Extension.

"We are pleased to offer OfficeMax small business customers a reliable,enterprise-class and, most important, affordable alternative to traditionalhigh-priced business phone systems," said 8x8 Vice President of Sales andMarketing Huw Rees.

"In today's economically challenging environment,businesses are faced with even greater pressure to limit capitalexpenditures and conserve cash. With the Packet8 Virtual Office solution,the upfront investment and monthly service fees are minimal and there areno unexpected maintenance charges since Packet8 hosts and manages everyaspect of the service at no additional cost to subscribers."

The Packet8 Virtual Office service is an affordable, easy-to-usereplacement for traditional PBX phone systems, allowing users anywhere inthe world to be part of a hosted VoIP virtual phone solution. The serviceincludes an auto attendant, worldwide extension dialing, business classvoicemail, a full featured conference bridge and ring groups, in additionto a rich variety of other business class PBX and dial tone features notnormally found on premise-based PBX systems.

Offering a combination of unlimited local and long distance calling inthe United States, Canada and eight other countries plus advanced PBXfeatures, the Packet8 Virtual Office solution enables small and mediumsized enterprises to secure distributed corporate class telecommunicationscapabilities for a fraction of the cost of wire line business services fromtraditional phone companies. Unlike comparably priced single line VoIPphone services which offer features more suited to individual residentialusers, Packet8 Virtual Office provides companies with complete businessphone system functionality along with the flexibility to operate eachextension from any geographic location with high-speed Internet access.

Packet8 Virtual Office reduces an organization's total cost ofownership (TCO) for telecommunications services because of its minimalinitial investment combined with unlimited worldwide calling for a lowmonthly fee and access to Packet8's low per-minute international callingrates to overseas wire line and mobile phone numbers.

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc., the second largest standalone VoIP service provider in theU.S., offers internet-based telephony solutions (http://www.packet8.net)for individual residential and business users as well as small to mediumsized business organizations.

In addition to regular Packet8 VoIP serviceplans priced as low as $24.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling tothe U.S., Canada and eight additional countries, 8x8 offers the Packet8Tango Video Terminal Adapter along with accompanying monthly service plansalso priced at $24.99 per month.

Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP phonesystem for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solutioncomprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing toVirtual Office pay just $49.99 per month per extension for enterprise classPBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling inthe U.S. and Canada.

The Packet8 Complete Contact Center(TM) is a hostedmultimedia call center distribution and management platform that works withany broadband Internet service and provides enterprise class contact centerfunctionality combined with Virtual Office hosted iPBX calling features andbusiness calling plans. Packet8 Softalk Office(TM), 8x8's PC-based softphone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling aswell as outbound calling to the PSTN.

Packet8 MobileTalk(TM) is abreakthrough mobile service that dramatically improves the overall mobileinternational calling experience by routing overseas mobile phone callsover the award-winning, patent-protected Packet8 digital VoIP network. Foradditional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com.