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8x8 Inks Deal With TigerDirect.com to Sell Packet8 Consumer VoIP Telephony Services SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), a leading broadband voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, announced that its Packet8 VoIP broadband internet telephone service will now be available at TigerDirect, one of the nation's leading multi-channel retailers of computer hardware and components. The Packet8 VoIP service enables broadband internet users to enhance the functionality of their high speed connection with a digital phone service that is easy to install, easy to use, affordable and bundled with advanced features not available from 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). "An ongoing priority here at TigerDirect is to provide high quality, technologically superior products and services to our customers," said TigerDirect Vice President of Business Development Bruce Matthews. "The Packet8 solution not only exemplifies these traits, but also solidifies our presence in the rapidly growing VoIP market." TigerDirect.com recently displaced IBM to rank as the 3rd most popular computer hardware website behind Hewlett-Packard and Dell as reported by Alexa Internet (an Amazon Company). In addition to internet, catalog and B2B operations, TigerDirect currently has four retail stores in the United States. "With its recent expansion and increasing popularity, TigerDirect is well poised to respond to the growing demand for broadband telephony solutions," said 8x8 Vice President of Sales & Marketing Huw Rees. "We look forward to working hand in hand with TigerDirect to bring VoIP to the masses." About 8x8, Inc. 8x8, Inc. offers the Packet8 voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service and Packet8 Virtual Office (http://www.packet8.net/). For additional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com/. About Packet8 and Packet8 Virtual Office Packet8 enables anyone with high-speed access to the Internet to sign up for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service at http://www.packet8.net/ . Customers can choose a direct-dial phone number from any of the more than 270 area codes offered by the service, and then use an 8x8-supplied terminal adapter to connect any telephone to a broadband internet connection and make or receive calls from a regular telephone number. For $19.95/month, Packet8 subscribers can make unlimited calls to any telephone number in the United States and Canada, and unlimited calls to any other Packet8 subscriber anywhere in the world. Calls to non-Packet8 numbers outside the United States and Canada are charged at the additional per-minute rates available at http://www.packet8.net/about/international.asp . All Packet8 accounts come with voice mail, caller ID, call waiting, call waiting caller ID, call forwarding, hold, line-alternate, 3-way conferencing, web access to account controls, and real-time online billing. Packet8 Virtual Office allows business users anywhere in the world to be part of a virtual PBX that includes auto attendants, conference bridges, extension-to-extension dialing, ring groups and a host of other business class PBX features, while still enjoying unlimited phone calls anywhere in the United States and Canada and the same low, per-minute international rates available in Packet8's residential plans. With Packet8 Virtual Office, each extension has its own direct dial telephone number which can be any telephone number on the Packet8 network, regardless of geographical location, and can make unlimited extension-to-extension calls anywhere in the world. NOTE: 8x8, the 8x8 logo, Packet8, the Packet8 logo and Packet8 Virtual Office are trademarks of 8x8, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About TigerDirect, Inc. TigerDirect, Inc. (a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX)), is part of a group of branded e-commerce web sites, direct mail catalogs, retail stores and relationship marketing selling name-brand PC hardware, related computer products, and industrial products, to businesses in North America and Europe. DATASOURCE: 8x8, Inc. CONTACT: Joan Citelli of 8x8, Inc., +1-408-316-1290, or Web site: http://www.8x8.com/

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