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eBay: What to do with Skype?

October 1, 2007 The auction king is forced to reassess the value of the company it acquired for $2.6 billion--and its larger strategy for making money with VoIP. TAGS: Skype, eBay Inc., RBC Capital Markets, VoIP, business model, value, acquisition

Quote of the day: Skype, hype--bubble?

September 12, 2005 Oracle's acquisition of software rival Siebel makes sense. Made sense for eBay to buy PayPal. But eBay's purchase of VoIP firm Skype? TAGS: Skype, Siebel Systems Inc., eBay Inc., Oracle Corp., VoIP

Net2Phone sues Skype

June 5, 2006 Internet phone company files patent infringement lawsuit against rival Skype and its parent, eBay. TAGS: Net2Phone Inc., Skype, patent, VoIP, eBay Inc., IP

Skype, Netgear to launch Wi-Fi phone

January 4, 2006 Phone will work on any wireless Internet connection out of the box after entering a username and password. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, Netgear, SkypeOut, Wi-Fi, wireless Internet connection, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., eBay Inc., wireless Internet, access point, CEO, password

Skype's mobile dreams

January 10, 2008 While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way. TAGS: Skype, Sony Mylo, mobile operator, P2P, VoIP, Consumer Electronics Show, eBay Inc., U.K., mobile phone, broadband, cell phone, Intel, Sony Corp., PC

Skype protocol cracked?

July 14, 2006 Chinese engineers claim that they've reverse engineered it. Could this spell licensing trouble for eBay? TAGS: Skype, protocol, VoIP, client software, Google Talk, blog posting, engineer, call, API, eBay Inc., developer, blog, IP, Google Inc.

Skype to make U.S. retail debut

November 18, 2005 Web phone service cuts deal with RadioShack in an effort to reach a broader U.S. audience. Photo: Skype at retail TAGS: Skype, RadioShack Corp., phone service, VoIP, telephone service, U.S., eBay Inc., electronics

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

October 4, 2007 Carrier teams up with as-yet-unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on dual-mode handheld that will make free Net calls. TAGS: Skype, operator, VoIP, U.K., mobile device, eBay Inc., cell phone

British supermarket chain to ring up VoIP

January 19, 2006 Tesco wants to break into the Internet telephony market. But how do its prices match up with Skype's? TAGS: Tesco, VoIP, Skype, telephony, VoIP service, telecommunications, IP telephony, pricing, U.K., eBay Inc.

Study: Wi-Fi cell phones will hit it big

June 27, 2006 Want to get Skype or Vonage on your cell phone? According to new research, you won't have to wait much longer. TAGS: Wi-Fi, Skype, eBay Inc., VoIP, service provider, cell phone

eBay to nab Skype for $2.6 billion

September 12, 2005 Auction site hopes to let consumers discuss transactions in real time. But analysts remain skeptical of the high-price deal. TAGS: Meg Whitman, Skype, eBay Inc., seller, e-commerce, PayPal, buyer, presentation, communication, VoIP, IP

Commentary: eBay's scary Skype purchase

September 13, 2005 Skype and its voice services give the auction giant no sustainable advantage in communications or communities. TAGS: Skype, voice service, eBay Inc., voice, commentary, communication, VoIP, community, telecommunications, acquisition, MSN, customer service, Google Inc., Real-Time, Yahoo! Inc., IM

Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services

May 30, 2007 While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company. TAGS: Deutsche Telekom AG, VoIP, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephone company, VoIP service, telecommunications company, investment, carrier, Skype, threat, call, eBay Inc., Verizon Communications, start-up, broadband

Skype lands Wi-Fi access deal in Europe

October 11, 2006 Agreement will let Skype users in Europe access VoIP whenever they're in range of a Cloud hot spot. TAGS: hot spot, Skype, Europe, Wi-Fi, VoIP, handset, eBay Inc.

Skype targets mainstream consumers

January 3, 2006 Skype announces products to make its free Internet phone service more attractive to the mainstream. TAGS: Skype, Consumer Electronics Show, cordless phone, Eastman Kodak Co., VoIP, handset, eBay Inc., IP, adapter, photograph

Europe VoIP group resists emergency-call regulations

December 17, 2007 Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, regulation, VoIP company, innovation, proposal, telephony, Europe, eBay Inc., Google Inc., Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Skype could provide botnet controls

January 26, 2006 Net phone services could allow cybercriminals to launch attacks without being detected, a communications group has warned. TAGS: cybercriminal, VoIP, zombie, Skype, Vonage Holdings Corp., denial of service, VoIP company, Internet phone, attack, IRC, eBay Inc., server

Can small business count on VoIP?

August 23, 2007 Last week's Skype outage left many small businesses in the lurch and emphasized the importance of having a backup for when IP services fail. TAGS: Skype, small business, VoIP, Avaya Inc., IP, WAN, call, Cisco Systems Inc., eBay Inc., backup, cell phone

Morpheus makers file suit against eBay

May 24, 2006 StreamCast Networks includes online auctioneer to list of defendants that includes Kazaa and Skype. TAGS: StreamCast Networks, Michael Weiss, Morpheus, Skype, defendant, eBay Inc., lawsuit, file-sharing, Kazaa, VoIP, P2P, IP

'Skypecasts' coming to your blog soon

November 8, 2006 Skype co-founder says next version of Net phone product to give bloggers, others the ability to hold audio chats. TAGS: Skypecasting, Skype, telecommunications, conversation, Kazaa, co-founder, eBay Inc., blog, VoIP, Wi-Fi, broadband
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