VoIP services provider 8x8 (News - Alert), Inc. introduced its latest softphone, targeting remote professionals and workers on the go. The most recent VoIP solution, known as Packet8 Softalk Office, is for use with the Packet8 Virtual Office hosted PBX (News - Alert) phone service for business.

 

Priced at $9.99 per month including 200 minutes of calling time in the U.S. and Canada, Packet 8 (News - Alert) Softalk Office offers a full set of features for the virtual office without the need for a separate telephone. According to officials at 8x8, the newest installment allows businesses to reduce their expenses while boosting employee productivity. Among some of the features included are extension dialing, conference bridge ability, call forwarding, message waiting indicator, call timer and business class voicemail with voicemail to e-mail. 

 

"Now, when employees travel, they no longer need to rely solely on their cell phones to make and receive business calls. They can simply plug a headset into their laptop and tap into the same powerful features and cost-effective calling capabilities their company enjoys with our Virtual Office Hosted PBX phone service," said Huw Rees, 8x8 vice president of sales and marketing in the company’s press release.

 

The Packet8 Softalk Office also offers international calling at the current Packet8 international rates.

 

8x8 also announced this week its Packet8 Softalk 1.5 upgrade with enhanced H.264 video codec, a solution that improves the videoconferencing experience by incorporating next-gen video compression technology and can accommodate up to six participants at the same time.

 

For more information, visit www.8x8.com