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Skype bug may expose user data

May 20, 2006 Update to Internet telephony software is available to prevent possible attacks that could expose user data, Skype says. TAGS: Skype, IP telephony, eBay Inc., bug, security

Skype flaws open computers to attack

October 25, 2005 Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC. TAGS: Skype, flaw, IP telephony, attacker, telephony, Pocket PC, eBay Inc., bug, Linux, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Skype to partner for security in the workplace

February 1, 2007 Partnership with instant messaging security specialist is meant to help organizations gain control over usage of the Net telephony tool at work. TAGS: Skype, IP telephony, workplace, compliance, security company, eBay Inc., IM, security

No-cost Skype strikes chord with businesses

January 27, 2005 Corporate road warriors and remote workers are discovering Skype as an alternative to pricier cell phones and landlines. TAGS: Aruba Wireless Networks, Skype, IP telephony, road, worker, Europe, cell phone

eBay bets big on Skype

September 13, 2005 In a $2.6 billion deal, the online auctioneer adds Skype's Net phone service to assets that include Shopping.com and PayPal. TAGS: Skype, online auction company, Shopping.com, IP telephony, eBay Inc., Newsmaker, telephony, Internet phone, PayPal, asset, acquisition, IM

Skype's 'unprecedented' outage

August 20, 2007 The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update. TAGS: Skype, outage, VoIP, VoIP service, allocation, IP telephony, telephony, P2P, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Bundled VoIP overtaking Skype?

February 1, 2006 Yes, a report says. Companies offering Net telephony as part of a broadband package now account for more call minutes. TAGS: Sandvine, VoIP, Skype, broadband, VoIP company, broadband service, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, Europe, Comcast Corp., service provider, minute

BT guns for Android and Skype with Ribbit buy

July 29, 2008 In the deal, announced Tuesday, BT has agreed to pay $105 million in cash for Ribbit, which bills itself as "Silicon Valley's first phone company." TAGS: British Telecommunications, Skype, Silicon Valley, Google Android, platform, IP telephony, spokesperson, telecommunications, developer, Google Inc., e-mail

Skype, Boingo team on mobile services

July 12, 2005 Hot spot provider Boingo Wireless slashes prices for users of Skype's Internet telephony. TAGS: Boingo Networks, Skype, hot spot, VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, operator, Wi-Fi, broadband

Vonage includes Europe in unlimited calling plan

May 2, 2006 Internet telephony provider makes calling some European countries from the U.S. even cheaper. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, IP telephony, Verizon Communications, call, U.K., rate, Italy, France, small business, U.S., Europe, China, PC

VoIP providers band together

November 3, 2005 Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption. TAGS: VoIP, EarthLink Inc., VoIP service, Skype, adoption, VoIP company, NetZero, IP, IP telephony, voice, broadband, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Making connections with VoIP

March 28, 2006 The Net telephony field continues to draw new players, from start-up Jajah to the xMax wireless technology. TAGS: telephony, IP telephony, VoIP, wireless technology, Skype, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

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, telecommunications, VoIP service, IP telephony, pricing, U.K., eBay Inc.

Skype embraces video phones

July 20, 2005 CEO Niklas Zennström leans on outside development but has begun testing an internally developed version of video telephony. TAGS: videophone, Skype, telephony, IP telephony, operator, Cisco Systems Inc., CEO, Yahoo! Inc., video, operating system

VoIP cozies up to cell phones

June 23, 2005 Net telephony shook up traditional phone service, now it's on to cell phone variants of VoIP for companies such as start-up Mint Telecom. TAGS: VoIP, cell phone, Skype, IP, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., broadband, e-mail

Deep discounts on IP telephony

December 5, 2005 How low can pricing on IP telephony go? SunRocket offers a service for less than $10. TAGS: E911, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, VoIP, Puerto Rico, EarthLink Inc., phone number, Skype, IP, U.S., pricing, Canada, broadband

Search giants hear voices

March 7, 2005 Net telephony catches ears at Yahoo and Google. Also: Is Skype on anyone's shopping list? TAGS: VoIP, Skype, voice service, portal, Yahoo! Inc., Web portal, VoIP company, IP telephony, MSN, Time Warner Inc., voice, telephony, telecommunications, America Online Inc., Google Inc., U.K.

Can you hear VoIP now? Small firms get the call

March 9, 2005 VoIP sellers target smaller game. Also: Google takes "aggressive" look at Net phone options, and AOL unveils plans. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, phone provider, VoIP company, America Online Inc., Skype, Google Inc., broadband, Yahoo! Inc.

VoIP: Quality is still a big concern

July 18, 2006 With Net telephony poised to hit the mainstream, experts say issues with service quality need to be worked out. TAGS: VoIP, packet, Time Warner Inc., QoS, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, EarthLink Inc., telephony, voice, Skype, cable company, U.S., e-mail, video, PC

New Internet telephony players emerge

March 27, 2006 Lycos, Jajah get into Net telephony business, competing with big players like Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google. TAGS: Lycos Inc., telephony, Skype, IP telephony, Yahoo! Inc., call, VoIP, U.S., eBay Inc., mobile phone, person, IP, Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Corp., video
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