8x8 Names Acting Chief Financial Officer.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1999-- 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT), a leading supplier of multimedia communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry and systems, today announced that David Stoll David Stoll (born 28 February 1952) is an American anthropologist who specializes in socio-cultural anthropology and the study of violence. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and completed his Master's and Ph.D. at Stanford University. , 8x8's current controller, has been named acting chief financial officer. Stoll, 31, replaces Sandra Abbott, who has resigned to pursue other interests. "On behalf of our Company and our Board of Directors, we thank Sandy for her contributions to 8x8," said Paul Voois, chairman and chief executive officer of 8x8, Inc. "I am confident that Dave will do an excellent job as acting chief financial officer, for he has been working very closely with Sandy over the past three years." 8x8 is a leading manufacturer of digital telecommunications technology, including IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. gateways, software and semiconductors. By leveraging its technology expertise in audio and video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. and communication protocols, the company is providing systems and software to network and telecommunications equipment providers, cable television system operators, and local exchange carriers. For more information, visit our Web site at www.8x8.com. |
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