[July 03, 2008] 8x8 announces receipt of new patent Tweet (Telecomworldwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) 8x8 Inc (Nasdaq: EGHT), a provider of Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIP communication services, announced on Wednesday (2 July) that the company has been granted a new VoIP patent. The new US Patent No. 7,394,803 entitled 'Distributed Local Telephony Gateway', was issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office on 1 July 2008. The patent reportedly relates to Internet Protocol (IP) communication systems and, more particularly, to broadband telephony services having distributed local gateways. 8x8 said that the company has been awarded 73 US patents covering a variety of voice and video communications, processing and storage technologies, since its inception. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]