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Kevin Phillips 55 minutes ago · eBay, the online auction giant and owner of the popular Skype software has finally sold Skype and the deal is complete. A message on the official Skype blog from company President Josh Silverman...
It looks like the eBay-Skype spectacle has finally come to a close. Despite all of the arguments (legal and otherwise) that cropped up at one point or another, representatives of both companies announced last night that the...
The expected purchase price of just $10 million bodes ill for other ad-supported online music services News Corp.'s social networking site MySpace is close to clinching an agreement to purchase Imeem, an online music business...
Online auction giant EBay announced it has completed the sale of its Skype Internet phone unit in a USD 2 B deal. The buyer group, which will control a stake of about 70%, was led Silver Lake and includes Joltid Ltd., the...
The expected purchase price of just $10 million bodes ill for other ad-supported online music services News Corp.'s social networking site MySpace is close to clinching an agreement to purchase Imeem, an online music business...
So in the end, ebay, the online auction company sold Skype for $2.75 billion to investors group led by Silver Lake. At last the two architects of popular peer-to-peer calling service providers got something to cheer about as...
Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis were told their case against Skype-owner eBay had to be conducted in the English courts on the day that they later agreed a compromise with eBay. Zennström and Friis sued eBay in...
Google has begun the battle for VoIP supremacy, writes Garry Barker. Google is about to challenge Skype for the global "free" internet phone call crown. The giant of search has bought, for a reported $30 million, Gizmo5, the...
Today, we'll hit the highlights of recent announcements from Nortel with a new Business Communications Manager software release; Google, which has recently acquired Gizmo5; and a settlement reached between EBay and Skype founders.
Playfire, a multiplatform gaming social network, has raised $2.1 million from several gaming and tech notables, including investment firm Atomico Ventures and Atari CEO David Gardner. The site allows gamers to register the...
