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New Skype contacts desktop applications

March 23, 2005 Latest software from Net phone provider links to Opera browser and Microsoft products. TAGS: Skype, Internet phone, Opera Software, VoIP, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp.

Skype targets small businesses

March 9, 2006 Company introduces a new Web site, hardware and enhanced features to address the small-business market. TAGS: Skype, small business, eBay Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Skype dreams for developers

April 4, 2005 Fast-growing Net phone service has developers scrambling to figure out the best ways to add on--and cash in. TAGS: Skype, developer, source code, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Analysts mixed on eBay's purchase of Skype

September 12, 2005 Some industry observers praise a "strategically positive" move. Others say entering the nascent Net calling market is risky. TAGS: Skype, eBay Inc., online auction company, portal, online auction, Internet phone, purchase, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., acquisition, Amazon.com Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp.

New competitors in Microsoft's crosshairs

November 2, 2005 Plenty of companies will get caught in the wake as Microsoft races to compete with Google. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, Microsoft Windows Live, phone number, eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp., Trend Micro Inc., antivirus, security, virus, Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows

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: VoIP, regulation, Skype, VoIP company, proposal, innovation, telephony, Europe, eBay Inc., Google Inc., Intel, Microsoft Corp.

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, eBay Inc., VoIP, U.S., mobile phone, person, IP, Google Inc., PC, video, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Merger and Microsoft mania

September 16, 2005 The week kicked off with news of two major mergers, while developers gathered in Los Angeles to hear the latest at Microsoft's annual confab. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., merger, Oracle Corp., eBay Inc., Week in review, Skype, Thomson Corp., acquisition, SAP AG, Redmond, Los Angeles, PayPal, reader, Microsoft Corp.

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, voice service, Skype, portal, Yahoo! Inc., Web portal, VoIP company, IP telephony, MSN, Time Warner Inc., telephony, voice, America Online Inc., Google Inc., telecommunications, U.K.

Gates memo warns of 'disruptive' changes

November 9, 2005 In a memo to top company executives, the software giant's chairman ponders the challenges posed by a host of online competitors. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, memo, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Bill Gates, Microsoft Office Live, Research In Motion Ltd., challenge, chairman, Skype, Microsoft Windows Live, software company, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Office

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, Skype, wireless technology, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

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, NetZero, VoIP company, IP, IP telephony, voice, broadband, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

This week in merger mania

September 16, 2005 On "Merger Monday," Oracle announced it will acquire rival Siebel Systems, and then, within hours, eBay revealed plans to buy Net telephony provider Skype. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, Skype, eBay Inc., Thomson Corp., SAP AG, acquisition, PayPal, reader, Microsoft Corp.

MSN buys into Net-calling future

August 31, 2005 Microsoft announces the buyout of VoIP start-up, aiming to replicate Skype's service inside its IM client. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, MSN, VoIP, Skype, IM, MSN Messenger, voice, acquisition, IP, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

CES 2007: Computing

January 10, 2007 Microsoft prepares to return to Vegas with another round of the tiny computers, and storage makers think big--and small. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates, Skype, ASUS, Nokia Corp., blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, photograph, Microsoft Corp., HP, Dell, laptop computer, PC, video, Microsoft Windows

CES 2006: Computing

January 5, 2006 roundup Flash memory to give notebook hard drives the boot, Yahoo execs on electronics and the Net, and more. TAGS: CES 2006, Cornice Inc., Consumer Electronics Show, Olympic Games, computing, Skype, Bill Gates, Lenovo, exec, flash memory, notebook computer, electronics, Yahoo! Inc., IBM Corp., Dell, Intel

Salesforce CEO's vision for 'business Web'

January 18, 2006 Company further details "on demand" software marketplace, an effort to encourage more Web business. TAGS: Salesforce.com AppExchange, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, mashup, Skype, on-demand, Google Maps, RSS, developer, CEO, vision, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Putting a squeeze on Net video

January 11, 2007 On2 Technologies and others see a growing opportunity in the YouTube era for tech that handles video compression. TAGS: On2 Technologies, online video, codec, media company, image quality, broadband, YouTube, Skype, DivXNetworks, video, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Industry honchos have their say

December 22, 2005 Revisit in-depth interviews from 2005 with luminaries from Bill Gates to Ray Kurzweil and the man who brought you Pong. TAGS: Adam Curry, John Chambers, Bill Gates, CEO, Cisco Systems Inc., vision, broadband, Skype, radio, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

CES 2007: Photos/Videos

January 16, 2007 Get a front row seat at this year's electronics extravaganza. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, ultramobile PC, robot, electronics, Skype, cell phone, Wi-Fi, TV, Microsoft Corp., Dell, video, PC
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