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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS - Note 1
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements 
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS - Note 1

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

THE COMPANY

 

8x8, Inc. ("8x8" or the "Company") develops and markets telecommunications services for Internet protocol, or IP, telephony and video applications as well as web-based conferencing, unified communications services, managed hosting and cloud-based computing services. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had more than 26,700 business customers.

The Company was incorporated in California in February 1987 and was reincorporated in Delaware in December 1996. The Company's fiscal year ends on March 31 of each calendar year. Each reference to a fiscal year in these notes to the consolidated financial statements refers to the fiscal year ending March 31 of the calendar year indicated (for example, fiscal 2012 refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012).