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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EGHT), the Packet8 broadband voice over internet protocol
(VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, announced that
beginning August 27th, Fry's Electronics, a leading electronics
retailer serving the western U.S., will be offering the Packet8
Broadband Videophone and Packet8 Broadband Phone Adapter.
The 28 store chain, with locations in California, Arizona, Nevada,
Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Georgia and Texas, is considered one of
the industry's premiere retailers of products representing the latest
technological trends and advances in the personal computer
marketplace. 8x8's Internet telephony service offerings consistently
display feature and capability achievements on the cutting edge of
communication technology, including the industry's first enhanced E911
calling capability and the technological sophistication of the new
Packet8 DV326 videophone, introduced in June 2004.
The Packet8 Broadband Videophone transmits high quality audio and
crisp instant-on video communications over a standard broadband
Internet connection with the ease and convenience of regular telephone
service. Previous videophone technology has been limited by bandwidth
capabilities of the PSTN (public switched telephone network), which
hampered the delivery of crisp real-time video images. Because it is
based on SIP, an international Internet protocol standard, the Packet8
videophone achieves a level of technology and performance
sophistication previously not possible.
The Packet8 Broadband Phone Adapter enables Internet users to
enhance the functionality of their high speed connection with a
telephone service that is affordable, as easy to use as a regular
telephone, and bundled with many advanced features not included with
traditional circuit-switched telephone services. Packet8 recently
became the first VoIP residential telephone service to offer "real"
E911 service, which automatically routes calls and computer-based
"screen pops" of caller information to emergency personnel at local
Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
"We are very pleased that a respected retail chain like Fry's has
acknowledged the strength and potential of our Packet8 offerings,"
said Huw Rees, 8x8 Vice President of Marketing & Sales. "Our voice
products represent the industry's easiest to use and most affordable
VoIP telephone service available, and our broadband videophone service
opens up new ways of communicating and staying in touch with friends
and family. Consumers that are thinking about trying VoIP and
broadband communications can get 'hands-on' with Packet8 at all Fry's
Electronics locations."
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