8x8 Adds New Executives to Management Team.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1997--8x8, Inc., an innovative supplier of video telephony systems and technology, announced today that Keith Barraclough has been elected to the newly created post of president and chief operating officer, and Paul Voois has been elected to the newly created position of executive vice president.

Both Barraclough and Voois were also appointed to 8x8's board of directors.

"This move reflects the new dimension that our recently announced consumer video phone -- ViaTV -- has added to 8x8's business as a leading supplier of visual communications chips and technology," said Joe Parkinson, 8x8's chairman and CEO.

"By bringing the first videophone to market at a price point affordable to a broad range of consumers, Keith and Paul have demonstrated the management skills, vision and technical savvy that 8x8 needs to grow and prosper in its system business.

"The company also benefits from both Keith and Paul's recruiting efforts," noted Parkinson, "which is so necessary for success in Silicon Valley. Nothing is more attractive to young, bright people here than the kind of accomplishment and technological insight demonstrated by these two."

Since joining 8x8 in 1994, Barraclough has been director of 8x8's consumer video phone business unit. The 31-year-old Barraclough joined 8x8 from Media Vision, where he managed semiconductor development.

From 1988 to 1993, he developed digital video multimedia technology for IBM. Barraclough received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from University College, London, and a M.S.E.E. degree from Imperial College, also in London.

"While Keith's management has been instrumental in bringing ViaTV to market, it's the advances in audio and video compression produced by Paul and his software development team that allow ViaTV to achieve good video quality over standard telephone lines," noted Parkinson.

As executive vice president, Paul Voois will be responsible for improving video quality while lowering the cost of the video phone platform. He will also be responsible for mapping the optimum technology path for 8x8 as the company adds other visual communication products to its line.

After completing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Stanford University, Voois joined 8x8 in 1994. He also has an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford and a B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University. He is 30 years old.

About 8x8

Founded in 1987, 8x8, Inc. develops affordable, easy to use videophone products based on its high-performance video processing chips and software for visual communications.

8x8 is an innovator in H.320 ISDN and H.323 LAN based video conferencing technology and H.324 POTS video phones technology. A privately held company, 8x8 is headquartered in Santa Clara with 90 employees worldwide. A European office is located in London. The company can be reached at 1-408/727-1885 or via its web site at http:\\www.8x8.com . -0-

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