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Is Skype up for sale, again?

Is Skype up for sale, again?

News Rumors swirl after CEO says Skype is "great standalone business". Experts say Skype is a bright spot in eBay's portfolio and will take a hefty offer for company to sell.

Wednesday, January 28 2009 06:28 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Internet advertising, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cowen and Co., phone, AT&T Corp., Consumer Electronics Show


China's Skype service censoring messages

China's Skype service censoring messages

News University of Toronto researchers say they uncovered "targeted surveillance" of TOM-Skype users in China. Text chats are blocked if they contain certain words.

Thursday, October 02 2008 10:40 AM

Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Privacy, Skype Technologies S.A., Security, Report, E-mail Message, Server, New York Times Co., Canada, professor


Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost

Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost

News Cloud computing revolution and consumers driving IT adoption provide opportunity for VoIP player to shake off non-enterprise grade label, says Asia-Pacific exec.

Thursday, November 12 2009 06:12 PM

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Phone, Small And Medium Enterprise, IP, Cloud Computing, Small And Medium Business, telephony, customer service, SIP, online application


How technology has ruined relationships

Blogs Years back, I had a discussion with some friends about what defines adultery. If one fantasizes or thinks about committi...

Friday, October 24 2008 03:03 AM


FCC looking into Google Voice and rural calls

News After AT&T complained that Google Voice is allowed to skirt rules that require it to connect expensive calls to rural areas, agency is reportedly planning to probe the matter.

Monday, October 12 2009 10:03 AM

Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Google Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Phone, network, landline phone company, Net Neutrality, Voice, Associated Press


Skype legal settlement clears path for expansion

News Skype's change of ownership will allow company to return its focus to implementing new features and finding new ways to make money.

Monday, November 09 2009 10:20 AM

Tags: Lawsuits, VoIP/IP telephony, VoIP, Founder, Marc Andreessen, Joost, Lawsuits, Joltid, Andreessen Horowitz, Acquisition


Skype founders pull out the stops

News The men who launched the Internet-calling service are redoubling their legal efforts after a failed last-minute bid to buy back the eBay unit.

Thursday, September 24 2009 10:06 AM

Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., networking company, financial, founder, Internet, VoIP/IP telephony


Skype retiring third-party Extras

News Developers and users will have some adjustment time. Skype won't certify any new submissions, but it won't yank support for existing Extras until their certificates expire.

Monday, September 14 2009 09:44 AM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Backup, Developer, Mozilla Firefox, API, adjustment


eBay jettisons Skype for US$2.8B

News E-commerce giant eBay announces it is selling Skype unit for US$2.75 billion to an investor group that includes Marc Andreessen's new venture.

Wednesday, September 02 2009 08:53 AM

Tags: E-business, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., IP Telephony, Marc Andreessen, co-founder, CEO, founder


Yahoo Messenger 10 beta: A legitimate Skype rival?

News Skype may find significant rival in Yahoo Messenger 10 beta for Windows, which places new emphasis on video calls, affording clear sound and video feeds.

Wednesday, September 02 2009 11:12 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Beta, photograph, Webcam, social networking, video call, Yahoo IM, VoIP


Report: eBay is building a Frankenskype

News Auction company wants to spin off telephony service it bought over four years ago, but rights to some of its software still remain with company's founders.

Friday, July 31 2009 09:16 AM

Tags: Networking technology, VoIP, Business structures, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Google Inc., IPO, Bloomberg L.P., telephony, founder


Skype: We didn't know about security issues

News The company's president says he knew its Chinese partner filtered messages, but he was unaware that it was storing personal information in an insecure way.

Monday, October 06 2008 01:46 AM

Tags: Privacy, VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Security, Storage, software, IM, researcher, knowledge


Google buys Gizmo5 for Google Voice

News Terms of the deal for the VoIP software company were undisclosed, but Google's second acquisition of the week will be used to help Google Voice.

Friday, November 13 2009 10:30 AM

Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Google Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Gizmo5, Phone, Internet telephony company, telephony company, Voice, TechCrunch


Investors warm to Web calling

News The rally that's propelling Vonage and 8X8 and luring venture capital to private Web-calling providers is likely to continue.

Tuesday, September 15 2009 11:03 AM

Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Smart Phone, Investor, Vonage Holdings Corp., Apple iPhone, Internet, Web, VoIP/IP telephony


Skype reprimanded over video-call ad

News U.K. Advertising Standards Authority bans showing of Skype ad after viewers complain it exaggerates sound and image quality possible in a video call.

Friday, August 21 2009 09:46 AM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Skype Technologies S.A., IP Telephony, Video, Internet telephony company, Glasgow, ADSL, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), performance


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