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businessweek.com - 3/24/2009
Is eBay Ready To Start The Bidding For Skype?
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Posted by: Peter Burrows on March 11 At its annual meeting today, eBay executives broke out more details about the health of its Skype unit than it has in the past. Turns out the Net phone calling software pioneer enjoyed 20% net income last year, on $550 million in sales in 2008. And unit chief ...
gigaom.com - 3/26/2009
Skype for iPhone to Be Released as Early as Next Week [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — Heads up: A few months ago, I asked Skype CEO Josh Silverman when was he going to... launch the iPhone version of the P2P voice and IM service that has now been downloaded more than 405 million times. He smiled and said, “Stay tuned.” And so ... (more) Skype for iPhone to Be Released as Early as Next Week ...

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skypeforsip.com - 3/23/2009
Skype Business - save time, money and stay ahead
— skypeforsip.com — Skype for SIP Beta Application Congratulations! Welcome to Skype's exciting new beta product 'Skype for SIP'. In... a continuing sprit of openness, Skype is now enabling even more business conversations by allowing the communications from your ... (more) Skype Business - save time, money and stay ahead

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online.wsj.com - 3/22/2009
Skype Targets Businesses to Ring Up New Revenue
— online.wsj.com — EBay Inc.'s Skype Internet phone unit, on the hunt for new sources of revenue, is making a... push into the corporate market. On Monday, Skype plans to announce a version of its Internet calling software that connects to corporate phone systems. The new ... (more) Skype Targets Businesses to Ring Up New Revenue

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Ars Technica:  Skype handles more international calls than AT&T

Tech Observer:  Skype Dominates Internationally, Still Makes No Money

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Skype handles more international calls than AT&T
Ars Technica — ... the VoIP service. Skype is so popular, in fact, that new numbers out from TeleGeography suggest that it has become the "largest provider of cross-border voice communications in the world." Take that, AT&T! Actually, AT&T probably doesn't care, since long distance has lost some of its revenue-generating luster, but the surging popularity of VoIP no doubt keeps future-thinking execs up at nights. Skype's revenues are more modest than the big telcos, despite its usage numbers; at eBay's annual meeting earlier this month , the company said that Skype pulled in $550 million in ...

Skype Dominates Internationally, Still Makes No Money
Tech Observer — ... Actually, AT&T probably doesn't care, since long distance has lost some of its revenue-generating luster, but the surging popularity of VoIP no doubt keeps future-thinking execs up at nights. Skype's revenues are more modest than the big telcos, despite its usage numbers; at eBay's annual meeting earlier this month, the company said that Skype pulled in $550 million in 2008. ...

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Skype is biggest international telco — The Register 3/25/2009
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