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Packet 8 expands videophone servicesLAS VEGAS, NV - 2006 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW - January 6, 2006 -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), the Packet8 broadband VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and videophone communications service provider and CounterPath Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: CTPS) today unveiled 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.
Developed using CounterPath’s software development kit (SDK), Softalk enables subscribers to make and receive voice and video phone calls directly on their personal computers without the need for a regular analog phone. All that is required is a desktop or laptop personal computer running Microsoft Windows with built-in or external speakers and microphones or a computer headset. Packet8 Softalk™ will be offered in two plans, Basic and Premium, beginning Q1 2006. Packet8 Softalk ™ Basic allows unlimited IP to IP (“in-network”) voice and video calling between Softalk users and existing Packet8 voice and videophone subscribers free of charge. There is no activation or disconnect fee for the Basic service. Packet8 Softalk™ Premium and Softalk Virtual Office will offer the same toll free in-network calling as well as outbound calling to the PSTN (public switch telephone network) along with all the Packet8 advanced calling features including voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding and many more for $5.99 per month and a one-time activation fee of $9.99. Softalk Premium users will get 500 minutes of outgoing and incoming minutes on calls throughout the US and Canada. Softalk Virtual Office is priced at $5.99 per month for 200 minutes of calls to the U.S. and Canada. Each additional minute will be billed at 1.9 cents per minute, with outgoing international minutes billed at the current Packet8 international rates. “With the launch of Packet8 Softalk™, we are not only providing potential new customers with an opportunity to test Packet8 service, we are also giving our existing Packet8 subscribers an easy way to access their service even while they are away from the home or office,” said 8x8 Vice President of Sales & Marketing Huw Rees. “Packet8 Softalk ™ can be downloaded to a laptop so that when a subscriber travels all they need to do is go online to make phone calls and get all the great benefits of the Packet8 service.” “8x8 has built a very compelling value proposition for its customers,” said Donovan Jones CounterPath’s Vice President Sales & Marketing. “As business and residential customers maximize the benefits from IP communications, softphones which allow for high quality Voice, Video and IM, will become a critical component of a service provider’s offering. Through our licensing agreement, we are looking forward to further augmenting 8x8’s service offerings with high quality, rich, robust applications.” Both Packet8 Softalk™ plans can be downloaded from the Packet8 website,packet8.net, free of charge. In addition to a PC or laptop, the equipment required to use Packet8 Softalk™ includes a headset and microphone or USB phone. For video use, a standard, off the shelf webcam is required to send images, though none is required to receive video images. With a small footprint installer, SIP standards compliant Packet8 Softalk™ runs on Windows operating systems that run personal computers (PCs). Packet8 Softalk ™ uses advanced audio and video compression algorithms. All about Don't forget to submit your entry for the "PhoneDog Days of Summer" Giveaway! Win one of over 30 of the hottest new cell phones - no registration, no spam! Just PhoneDog sharing some goodies with our visitors & loyal fans! Thanks and keep the comments coming! 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(NASDAQ: EGHT), provider of Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communication services, today announced that its Chairman and CEO Bryan R. Martin will speak at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 9:15 a.m. The three day conference, to be held at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, will...8x8 Partners with World Telecom Group to Offer Packet8 VoIP ServicesLAS VEGAS, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2007 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), provider of the Packet8 residential, business and video Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services, today announced it has signed a master reseller agreement with World Telecom Group (WTG), a premier master agent of telecommunication services catering to the lucrative small to medium sized business (SMB) marketplace. "As more and... |
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