8x8, Inc. Awarded New Patent Related to Image Communication Systems

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), provider of Packet8 (http://www.packet8.net/) broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications services, today announced it has been awarded a new U.S. Patent for video communication involving monitoring and security applications over communication networks.

The new patent, U.S. Patent No. 7,202,884, issued April 10, 2007 and is titled "Surveillance Method and System." Amongst the 37 allowed claims is claim #1 which reads:

1. A surveillance system comprising:

• a first communications system communicatively coupled andadapted to deliver a request for image data;
• a second communications system communicatively coupled andadapted to transmit image data;
  
• a programmable surveillance system including a first computerarrangement for processing data including image data, andincluding a camera configured and arranged to capture images,wherein the captured images are processed as data by the firstcomputer arrangement, and wherein the programmable system isconfigured and arranged to receive the request for image datafrom the first communications system, and, in response to the
• request, to automatically access and deliver image data to thesecond communications system;
• and a second computer arrangement for communicatively couplingwith the second communications system, and for processing data including image data, and configured and arranged to retrieve image data delivered by the first computer arrangement.

Since its establishment in 1987, 8x8 has been awarded sixty-seven (67) United States patents covering a variety of voice and video communications technologies.

About 8x8, Inc.
VoIP (voice over internet protocol) service provider 8x8, Inc. offers internet-based telephony solutions (http://www.packet8.net/) for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations. In addition to regular Packet8 VoIP service plans priced as low as $24.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to the U.S. and Canada, 8x8 offers the Packet8 Tango Video Terminal Adapter and DV 326 VideoPhone along with accompanying monthly service plans also priced at $24.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP phone system for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing to Virtual Office pay just $49.99 per month per extension for enterprise class PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in the U.S. and Canada. Packet8 Softalkâ„¢, 8x8's PC-based soft phone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as well as outbound calling to the PSTN. For additional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com/.

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