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8x8 Appoints Joe Parkinson to Board of DirectorsSANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. , the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider today announced the appointment of Joe Parkinson to its Board of Directors. Mr. Parkinson continues to be employed part-time by 8x8 and he currently serves as chairman of Advance Nanotech, Inc., the premier provider of financing and support services to expedite the commercialization of nanotechnology discoveries, as well as private companies Yew Technology, Inc., (recruiting a semiconductor research team headed by Roger Lee, CEO, and recently the recipient of a governmental financial commitment to assist construction of a semiconductor facility in Guangzhou, China) and Jarbridge, Inc. (owning and pursuing intellectual property for internet retail sales). Additionally, Mr. Parkinson serves on the boards of First American Title Holding Company (owning and operating 47 title and escrow offices in Idaho and Montana) and Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. "We are very pleased to welcome Joe Parkinson back as a member of the 8x8 Board of Directors," said Bryan Martin, Chairman and CEO at 8x8. "Mr. Parkinson's business and leadership skills will benefit 8x8 as we solidify our position as one of the industry's leading independent VoIP service providers." Parkinson joins 8x8 board members Bryan Martin, Donn Wilson, Major General Guy L. Hecker, Jr., Ret. and Christopher McNiffe. About 8x8, Inc. VoIP (voice over internet protocol) service provider 8x8, Inc. offers internet-based telephony solutions (http://www.packet8.net/) for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations. In addition to regular Packet8 VoIP service plans, priced as low as $19.99 per month for unlimited anytime calling to the U.S. and Canada, 8x8 offers the Packet8 VideoPhone, the industry's first stand alone broadband consumer videophone with worldwide video calling for $19.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP solution for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX service comprised of powerful business class features. For additional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com/. 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. 8x8, Inc. CONTACT: Joan Citelli of 8x8, Inc., +1-408-687-4320, [email protected] Web site: http://www.8x8.com/ |