IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- TMone, a telesales and database marketing partner of 8x8, Inc. , today announced plans to add resources to its Packet8 Virtual Office direct sales division to meet escalating demand from the small business community. This follows 8x8's recent announcement that over 5,000 companies are now using the Virtual Office service and that it is making a strong commitment to further penetrate the SMB market.

"TMone has been a great asset to 8x8 by helping us manage the growing volume of leads," said Huw Rees, 8x8's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Our partnership with TMone has allowed us to cost effectively outsource some of our sales and customer service while maintaining the quality of excellence we demand from each associate representing our organization."

Since entering into a marketing relationship with 8x8 in 2005, TMone has successfully acquired new residential and business customers across all of the Packet8 voice and video product lines. TMone uses a combination of inbound and outbound telesales and database marketing to acquire new subscribers for voice and data companies in the consumer and business markets. TMone's experience in VoIP enables the company to offer a number of unique solutions to its partners including:

-- Performance based inbound and outbound telesales -- Strategic databases for direct mail and telesales -- Ancillary marketing channels to support lead generation and telesales

TMone will be adding many new direct VoIP sales specialists to the SMB VoIP sales division, specifically to Packet8. The new agents will be blended to support inbound calls, e-mail inquiries and outbound prospecting. "We are excited to grow TMone while continuing to grow the Packet8 brand," said John Burchert, Chief Operating Officer, TMone. "We pride ourselves in the efficiency and quality our dedicated staff can provide to organizations such as 8x8."

About TMone (R)

Located in Iowa City, IA, marketing firm TMone has multiple locations that serve as the hub for the company's telesales and database marketing business units. Specializing in new customer acquisition, CRM (customer relationship management) and database marketing, the firm consults and provides services to companies in search of market share growth and maintenance. The company is unique in its ability to execute and coordinate mass marketing efforts utilizing database marketing, inbound and outbound telemarketing. The two divisions operate independently while capitalizing on synergies to deliver solutions unique to their industries. TMone was named to TMCnet's Who's Who in Teleservices in 2005.

For additional company information, visit TMone's web site at http://www.tmone.com/ or contact sales at 1-877-868-2586.

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 DV 326 VideoPhone, the industry's first stand alone broadband consumer videophone, and accompanying monthly service plans also priced at $19.99 per month. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP system for small to medium sized businesses, is a hosted PBX solution comprised of powerful business class features. Companies subscribing to Virtual Office pay just $39.99 per month per extension for enterprise class PBX functionality along with unlimited local and long distance calling in the U.S. and Canada. Packet8 Softalk(TM), 8x8's PC-based soft phone client, offers high quality voice and video in-network calling as well as outbound calling to the PSTN. For additional company information, visit 8x8's web site at http://www.8x8.com/ .

NOTE: 8x8, the 8x8 logo, Packet8, the Packet8 logo, Packet8 Virtual Office and Packet8 Softalk are trademarks of 8x8, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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