8x8 has signed a partnership agreement with Polycom enabling it to offer Polycom's IP telephony and conferencing solutions to 8x8 Virtual Office hosted VoIP subscribers.

8x8's initial offering features the Polycom SoundPoint IP 335 desk phone. The SoundPoint IP 335 is a high quality, entry-level SIP phone that seamlessly integrates with 8x8's systems to deliver advanced telephony features such as auto attendant, voicemail, Caller ID, call forwarding, conference bridge and Polycom HD Voice at an affordable cost. In addition to providing a great customer experience, these phones also include a capability called Voice Quality Monitoring, which gives 8x8 the ability to monitor in real-time the quality of a customer's call. This feature helps 8x8 quickly diagnose customer issues, provide faster problem resolution and ultimately deliver better service. 8x8 will be introducing additional SoundPoint IP desktop phones, SoundStation IP conference phones and Polycom KIRK wireless phones and accessories in the coming weeks and months.

The Polycom SoundPoint IP 335 desktop phone is available now with 8x8's mainstream Virtual Office service plans and can be ordered directly from 8x8.