Norwalk, CT, May 12, 2011— TMC announced that 8x8, Inc. has contracted for platinum sponsorship of  ITEXPO (News - Alert) West 2011. Taking place September 13-15 in the Austin Convention Center, in Austin, Texas, ITEXPO is the world’s leading b-to-b communications and technology conference.

8x8 (News - Alert) is a leading provider of voice, video, mobile and unified communications solutions for small-to medium sized businesses, as well as large, distributed enterprises.  8x8’s offering integrates advanced phone services, web conferencing, and online productivity tools. The company launched its VoIP business phone service in 2004 and, since then, its award-winning hosted PBX (News - Alert) solutions have been a favorite choice amongst business, small and large.

“Today, more than 23,000 businesses rely on 8x8 every day for their communications needs, and shows like ITEXPO give us a great opportunity to interact with our customers and partners in a manner than helps us exchange information, and glean new ideas to improve our offerings,” said Debbie Jo Severin, chief marketing officer at 8x8. 

“For the last decade, 8x8 has made a significant contribution to our industry, and we – along with the more than 8,000 ITEXPO attendees - are looking forward to learning more about their latest video, web conferencing, unified communications, and managed hosting services,” said Rich Tehrani (News - Alert), CEO and conference chairman for TMC.  “We’re proud of our long-standing relationship with 8x8 and we’re pleased to work with them to make our upcoming Austin show our best ever,” added Tehrani.

ITEXPO is the world’s largest and best-attended communications and technology trade show. ITEXPO West is currently ranked as the #3 fastest-growing event on Trade Show Executive Magazine’s Fastest 50 List. TMC (News - Alert) expects to accelerate ITEXPO West’s growth by bringing the show to Austin, one of the fast-growing technology hubs in the U.S. 

Registration for ITEXPO Austin is now open.

Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are also available, contact TMC’s Joe Fabiano (203-852-6800 x132) for more information. Members of the media can reserve press credentials by contacting Todd Keefe at For Immediate Release PR. 

About 8x8, Inc.:

8x8, Inc. leverages its patented software technologies to deliver high quality voice solutions with 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 also offers managed hosting and cloud-based computing services. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or connect with 8x8, Inc. on Facebook and Twitter.

About TMC:

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes the Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN and InfoTECH Spotlight magazines.  TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world’s leading B2B communications event. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries.  In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4G Wireless Evolution; Smart Grid Summit; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Expo; SIP Tutorial; VIPeering; Business Video Expo; Regulatory 2.0 Workshop, DevCon5: The HTML5 Development Conference; CVx; AstriCon; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.

TMC Contact:

Todd Keefe

For immediate Release PR (for TMC)

617-262-1968 x 101

[email protected]

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