8×8 Unveils Mobile UC app for Android Devices

 
SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — 8×8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT), provider of innovative cloud communications and computing solutions, today announced a new version of its Virtual Office mobile PBX business phone solution for Android smartphones and tablets, featuring added unified communications capabilities including video calling over 4G and Wi-Fi.

Available immediately, Virtual Office Mobile 4.0 extends the voice, video and PBX benefits of 8×8’s cloud-based Virtual Office Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) suite to Android devices. Also available for the iPhone and iPad, Virtual Office Mobile provides a single unified communications solution that works across the business world’s most widely used mobile devices, making it ideal for companies with a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy.

App Adds Video Calling, IM/Presence, Visual Voice-mail and more for Android Devices; Maximizes Productivity and Convenience

Virtual Office Mobile 4.0 adds visual voice-mail, IM/presence and fax management, enabling employees to easily access their messages and co-workers while on the go. With Virtual Office Mobile for Android, users can:

• Conduct voice, video, and conference calls over 4G and Wi-Fi. When travelling internationally, users can make and receive calls from their 8×8 U.S. phone number over Wi-Fi to avoid costly roaming charges.
• Display all voice mails in a scroll-able list, allowing users to review and delete messages in any order.
• Check the status of co-workers (available, busy/on a call, offline) and send instant messages.
• View and manage incoming and sent faxes
• Record calls on demand, freeing users to focus on the conversation rather than taking notes.
• Park a call and pick it up on another business phone.
• Access PBX features such as call transfer, conference bridging and 4-digit extension dialing from the corporate directory.
• Have outbound calls appear with an office number caller ID to protect employee privacy and track personal and business calls separately.

“We initially turned to 8×8 when we needed help moving away from our outdated and costly phone system, and we’ve been nothing but impressed so far,” said Cogentic President Brian Flores. “Working with 8×8 means no more fax machine or hardware maintenance costs, no more service calls and no more PBX system maintenance. Virtual Office Mobile 4.0 allows our employees to bring the voice, video and PBX benefits of 8×8’s cloud-based Virtual Office suite to their Android devices. Thanks to 8×8, our team can be mobile yet still be connected to voice, fax and voice-mails.”

“8×8’s Virtual Office Mobile apps for Android and iOS devices offer businesses the most secure and complete cloud PBX and unified communications capabilities available today for mobile devices,” said 8×8 Chairman & CTO Bryan Martin. “As the BYOD phenomenon continues to grow in popularity, it’s services like Virtual Office Mobile that will enable businesses to fully embrace and benefit from this dramatic transition in the workplace.”

About 8×8, Inc.

8×8, Inc.(NASDAQ: EGHT) empowers business conversations for more than 33,000 businesses with cloud communications services that include hosted PBX telephony, unified communications, call center software and video conferencing solutions. The company has been delivering business communications services since 2004 and has garnered a reputation for technical excellence and outstanding reliability. In 2012, 8×8 was named a market “leader” in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) in North America and was recognized as the No. 1 Provider of Hosted IP Telephony by Frost & Sullivan and Synergy Research Group. For additional information, visit www.8×8.com, or connect with 8×8 on Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.