8x8, Inc marks 25th year of business
On February 6, 2012, 8x8, Inc., a major provider of cloud communications and computing solutions, marked its 25th year as a communications technology innovator and provider in the San Francisco Bay Area.
8x8, Inc. was originally founded in 1987 under the name Integrated Information Technology. The company developed multimedia semiconductors at the time, but then changed its name in 1996 to 8x8, Inc. after switching its focus to the video conferencing market. Since then, it has developed a wide range of VoIP phone services, hosting solutions, and unified communications systems. 8x8, Inc has also been awarded 79 patents and achievements for the work it has done.
The company's long history highlights the importance of stability and reliability when selecting a VoIP provider. While other companies have gone out of business in a volatile economy, 8x8, Inc. has managed to adapt to the times and acquire numerous cloud hosting servicing providers and managed hosting service providers. It now has over 25,000 business subscribers and recently reported a quarterly revenue of $23.3 million.
Bryan Martin, the Chairman and CEO of 8x8, has personally witnessed the company's growth over time. He stated, "Being in the fast-paced competitive Silicon Valley tech environment has fueled our innovation the past 25 years. While so many companies have come and gone, we've managed to leverage our internally developed technologies to create new business opportunities ranging from supplying our proprietary vision processor chip to AT&T for its next generation Picturephone to licensing our service creation software to Lucent Technologies to launching one of the first VoIP phone services."
