8x8 Announces New Virtual Office Mobile Service

8x8, Inc., provider of innovative business communications and managed hosting solutions, today announced the release of a new mobile app for the Android market that enables 8x8 Virtual Office subscribers to use their Android-powered smartphone as an extension of their business phone service.

Available at no additional cost to 8x8 Virtual Office Unlimited Extension and Virtual Office Pro subscribers, the new 8x8 Virtual Office Mobile Android app and service offers capabilities and features including:

The 8x8 Virtual Office Mobile Android app

With the 8x8 Virtual Office Mobile Android app and earlier released iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps, business users can maintain consistently reliable and professional communications with clients, co-workers and colleagues from virtually anywhere, whether in the office using an IP desk phone or on the road with a smartphone.

"The enablement of these smartphone devices to behave like physical extensions within a company's business phone system and reduce telecom expenses through WiFi calling furthermore illustrates the unparalleled advantages of IP-based communications and offers but another compelling reason for businesses of all sizes to switch to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solutions," said 8x8 Chairman & CEO Bryan Martin.

Matt Warren, Technical Solutions Engineer at Via Information Tools, is frequently on the road traveling to the company's offices in Michigan, Tennessee, South Carolina, Indiana, Costa Rica and China. As a Beta tester for the 8x8 Virtual Office Mobile Android app, Warren recently used the service during out of the country and reported, "This week I am in Costa Rica, where my Verizon Droid Incredible does not work. But, when I am in a WiFi hotspot, the 8x8 Android application works great! This is a big plus for our company, as we do a lot of non-USA traveling and phone calls can be very expensive."

8x8, Inc. leverages its patented software technologies to deliver high quality voice solutions and integrated messaging and video to businesses of any size with employees in any location on a wide variety of business telephony, web and mobile platforms.  8x8 as well offers managed hosting and cloud-based computing services. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com , or connect with 8x8 on Facebook and Twitter.