8×8, a provider of business communications offerings, has released 8×8 Connect, a point and click VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calling application for the Facebook social networking site.
According to 8×8, the new application allows Facebook users to add a ‘call me’ button to their home page which enables other users to call them without revealing their actual phone number.
The new application asks users making the call to enter the phone number they wish to place the call from, and then automatically rings the Facebook user at a number they previously set as their preferred contact number. It enables users to set a variety of phone numbers as their contact numbers and switch between them.
Dan Weirich, president of 8×8, said: “8×8 developed this technology for use within the 8×8 Virtual Office hosted PBX service and it was a very simple process to migrate it to Facebook. Many Facebook users are small business owners or employees in larger enterprises who will use this application in their personal and business lives and will hopefully look to 8×8 when seeking business communications solutions in the future.
“Making this technology available to a wider audience is something we believe will help 8×8 establish itself as the pre-eminent brand for next generation communication solutions.”
