SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 8x8, Inc.
(Nasdaq:EGHT), provider of innovative cloud communications and
computing solutions, today announced it has appointed Mansour Salame to
its Board of Directors, effective January 2, 2012. The Company also
announced the resignation of Donn Wilson from its Board of Directors,
effective the same date. Finally, 8x8 announced that Kim Niederman,
8x8's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, has been promoted to
President, overseeing the Company's sales, customer service and network
operations teams.

Mr. Salame was the founder of Contactual, Inc, a cloud-based contact
center provider that was acquired by 8x8 in September 2011. At the time
of the acquisition, Salame served as the Chairman of Contactual's Board
of Directors. Up until 2010, he served as Contactual's Chairman and
CEO. Prior to establishing Contactual, Salame was the founder and CEO
of NextAge Technologies, a forecasting and scheduling software company
that was acquired by Alcatel. Prior to NextAge, he established and ran
the Southern European Offices and Operations for Genesys
Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. Salame began his career at
Andersen Consulting, where he was instrumental in the call center
vertical, helping Fortune 1000 companies structure and build innovative
call centers. He holds a Master of Science degree in electrical
engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree
in electrical engineering from Northwestern University.

"Mansour Salame has been a pioneer in the call center industry,
bringing his vision of how disruptive the concept of a 'virtual call
center' could be when he founded Contactual soon after the first wave
of VoIP technologies emerged," said Bryan Martin, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of 8x8, Inc. "Mansour's in-depth understanding of our
technology and business model will serve 8x8's shareholders well, and
we are extremely fortunate to secure his services as a member of our
Board of Directors."

"I am delighted to join Bryan on the Board during this exciting time
for 8x8," said Mansour Salame. "As a leading provider in the fast
growing cloud business communications and computing markets, 8x8 is in
a unique position to capture a significant share of that growth."

8x8 also announced that Donn Wilson, a member of its Board of Directors
since 2003, has resigned in order to focus on another business
opportunity. The Company has entered into an agreement with Mr. Wilson
to repurchase some of his vested stock options.

"8x8 is grateful for the many years of service Donn Wilson has
dedicated to the company, beginning with our emergence as a consumer
phone services company through our transition to business
communications and cloud computing services," commented Martin. "I have
always admired Donn's driving passion for new business opportunities
and support his overriding enthusiasm for his new opportunity."

Finally, 8x8 announced the promotion of Kim Niederman, the Company's
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, to President. As President of
8x8, Kim will oversee the Company's worldwide sales organizations,
customer service and network operations teams.

"Kim has done a fantastic job this past year not only invigorating
8x8's internal and external sales operations but also enhancing the
Company's capabilities and reputation as a world-class service
provider," said Martin. "As 8x8 continues to move up market serving
larger enterprise organizations, taking our customer service and
operations teams to the next level will be a key priority and I have
complete confidence in Kim's ability to execute on these initiatives in
2012 and beyond."

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT), a pioneer in the development of cloud-based
VoIP, video, mobile, call center and unified communications solutions,
leverages its patented software technologies to deliver
industry-leading SaaS applications to businesses of any size with
employees in any location. We offer integrated business communications
and cloud computing services that are designed to meet the highest
levels of availability, reliability and scalability. Increasingly,
businesses are finding they can reduce costs, improve productivity, and
be positioned competitively for the future by choosing 8x8 for their
mission critical, cloud-based communications and computing needs. For
additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or connect with 8x8 on
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CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:
         Joan Citelli
         (408) 654-0970
         jcitelli@8x8.com