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• SEC Watch: Skype By The Numbers

  PaidContent - 2009-11-20

  The morning-after paperwork from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) as control of Skype shifts to a private investment group led by Silver Lake Partners offers a look at the post-split financials for both companies—and the kind of detail on Skype we aren’t likely to see much of now that it’s no...

  Tags: SEC, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Investment, Balance Sheets, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Financial Services, Financial Statements, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Staci D. Kramer

• eBay Successfully Sells Skype?Gets $1.9 Billion Cash Up Front

  PaidContent - 2009-11-19

  eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has closed its deal to sell VoIP service Skype for roughly $2.75 billion. The group of buyers—including Joltid Limited, Andreessen Horowitz and others—are paying $1.9 billion in cash up front, with $125 million in principal notes. eBay is retaining a 30 percent stake in Skype, as...

  Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., VOIP, Telephony, Telecommunications, Investment, Financial Accounting, Networking, Finance, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tameka Kee

• eBay completes sale of Skype at $2.75 billion valuation

  BNET - 2009-11-19

  Tags: eBay Inc., Skype Technologies S.A.

• EBay Completes Sale of Skype

  Reuters - 2009-11-19

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc EBAY said on Thursday it had completed its sale of its Skype unit, as it had vowed to do before the end of the year.A settlement reached earlier this month over pending litigation involving the web telephone services' founders, eBay and the buyers cleared...

  Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Channel Management, Litigation, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, Business Operations

• Fring finally comes to Android, available for download now

  BNET - 2009-11-19

  Already available for Symbian and Windows Mobile, fring has now been launched for Android. The fring Android app will allow you to make free VoIP calls over Skype, Google Talk or MSN, as well as to chat via ICQ, AIM or Yahoo! Twitter is also integrated, and it looks like...

  Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., App, Symbian Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, AOL Instant Messenger, Twitter Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., MSN, Google Talk, ICQ

• Fring Now Works on Android, Does Skype VoIP Calls

  BNET - 2009-11-18

  Fring, the mobile messaging and social communication tool that works on many smartphone platforms, is now available on the Android platform. Users of Android phones can get the client software from the Android Market or from Fring's WAP site. Fring for Android works over 3G, GPRS or Wi-Fi connections. According...

  Tags: client software, platform, Phone, Blog, Skype Technologies S.A., Smart Phone, smartphone platform, communication tool, blog announcement

• Skype For Business Is a Go Now That Litigation Settled With eBay

  BNET - 2009-11-16

  Skype's litigation woes with eBay had businesses a bit worried. Funding Skype in the enterprise looked risky with the potential that a judge could at some point pull the code base out from under Skype and leave businesses stranded. But that's not an issue anymore. According to...

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• Citrix Adds Toll-Free Option to GoToMeeting

  BNET - 2009-11-16

  Citrix Online today announced they have added integrated Toll-Free audio to GoToMeeting Corporate and GoToWebinar. With this addition, meeting participants now have several audio options to choose from, including integrated toll-free, a toll-based number, or VoIP for audio over the Internet. Each participant in the same online meeting...

  Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., VoIP, Skype Technologies S.A., Audio, WebEx Communications Inc., Citrix GoToMeeting

• Google Becomes (Almost) Full-Fledged Telecom, Vonage, Skype, Others In Sites

  BNET - 2009-11-13

  Google just bought VoIP software vendor and service provider Gizmo5, and everyone over at Vonage and Skype must be quaking in their shoes. by Erik Sherman

  Tags: Google Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype Technologies S.A., Business Services, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Erik Sherman

• Google Voice Now a Viable Skype Rival with Gizmo5 Buy

  BNET - 2009-11-13

  Google Nov. 12 confirmed that it had acquired Gizmo5 for an undisclosed sum. Gizmo5 makes Web-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. Specifically, it provides a Web-based VoIP client that lets users make phone calls over the Internet, similar to programs like Skype. Some speculate Gizmo5 will evolve into...

  Tags: Google Inc., Skype Technologies S.A.