TMone Bolsters 8x8's Packet8 Virtual Office Sales

Leading Telesales and Database Marketing Firm Bolsters Packet8 Virtual Office Sales Team to Meet Escalating Demand

TMone, a telesales and database marketing partner of 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT), today announced plans to add resources to its Packet8 Virtual Office direct sales division to meet escalating demand from the small business community. This follows 8x8's recent announcement that over 5,000 companies are now using the Virtual Office service and that it is making a strong commitment to further penetrate the SMB market.

"TMone has been a great asset to 8x8 by helping us manage the growing volume of leads," said Huw Rees, 8x8's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Our partnership with TMone has allowed us to cost effectively outsource some of our sales and customer service while maintaining the quality of excellence we demand from each associate representing our organization."

Since entering into a marketing relationship with 8x8 in 2005, TMone has successfully acquired new residential and business customers across all of the Packet8 voice and video product lines. TMone uses a combination of inbound and outbound telesales and database marketing to acquire new subscribers for voice and data companies in the consumer and business markets. TMone's experience in VoIP enables the company to offer a number of unique solutions to its partners including:

-- Performance based inbound and outbound telesales
-- Strategic databases for direct mail and telesales
-- Ancillary marketing channels to support lead generation and telesales

TMone will be adding many new direct VoIP sales specialists to the SMB VoIP sales division, specifically to Packet8. The new agents will be blended to support inbound calls, e-mail inquiries and outbound prospecting. "We are excited to grow TMone while continuing to grow the Packet8 brand," said John Burchert, Chief Operating Officer, TMone. "We pride ourselves in the efficiency and quality our dedicated staff can provide to organizations such as 8x8."

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