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RSS SkypeeBay's Skype sale gets green light
News eBay has announced today that the sale of its controlling stake in VoIP service Skype will go ahead, following the settlement of litigation over the proposed transaction. The settlement restructures the deal with an... [06 Nov 2009]
Niklas Zennström
AS Profile Niklas Zennström is best known as co-founder of Skype - the voice over IP internet telephony service that has been enabling the wired world to talk for free since 2003 and, more recently, to indulge in video calling too. [08 Oct 2009]
Skype founders vs Skype: 'You've violated our patents'
News Joltid, a peer-to-peer software company established by Skype's founders, filed a copyright suit against Skype on Wednesday alleging Joltid's technology is being infringed on by Skype... [17 Sep 2009]
Skype hangs up on developer plug-ins
News On Friday Skype pulled the plug on its Extras programme, which was designed to help third-party developers create add-ons for Skype's VoIP service - like emoticon enhancements, backup services, and music... [15 Sep 2009]
Read a book or browse the web? Asus' Eee-book reader wants you to do both
News The Asus e-reader will have a full colour screen, and it may also feature speakers, a webcam, and a mic for Skype, enabling cheap phone calls over the internet, The Times reports. More details have emerged on the... [08 Sep 2009]
eBay sells most of Skype in $2bn deal
News Ecommerce giant eBay announced on Tuesday that it's selling its Skype unit to an investor group that includes entrepreneur Marc Andreessen's new venture. The investor group, which will take a roughly 65 per cent stake in... [01 Sep 2009]
eBay set to hang up on Skype?
News eBay is expected to announce today that it has reached a deal to sell its internet telephone service, Skype, to a group of private investors, the New York Times reported on Monday. A price was not revealed but previous... [01 Sep 2009]
The 'smartphone-lite' devices aiming to hook Twitter users
News In addition to tight integration for one-click access to Facebook, Twitter and other web services like Skype, the new INQ devices can also sync with unprotected music stored in iTunes and Windows Media Player. [05 Aug 2009]
Skype fighting to dodge shutdown with new tech
News Skype is trying to develop new peer-to-peer technology to replace the code it currently uses, due to an ongoing legal battle with the founders of the popular internet telephony service. Skype's owner,... [03 Aug 2009]
Skype 3.0 sheds beta tag on Windows Mobile
News Skype shed the beta tag on Monday to reveal version 3.0 of its VoIP application for Windows Mobile phones. Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile is nearly identical to the beta build that preceded it but mobile... [30 Jun 2009]
Detecting and Mitigating Denial-of-Service Attacks on Voice Over IP Networks
White Paper Even black-boxed applications like Skype that use proprietary protocols show poor performance under specially crafted DoS attacks to its media stream. Voice over IP (VoIP) is more susceptible to Denial of Service attacks... [20 Jun 2009]
Security and Compliance Readiness: Making Risk Visible and Remediation Automatic
White Paper In addibon, many employees may load out-of-policy software onto their PCs (I.E.iTunes, IM, Skype, WeatherBug, etc.which could introduce unexpected vulnerabilities or simply cause productivity or network bandwidth issues. [20 Jun 2009]
Adelphi University Supports a Spirit of Education Openness With Vulnerability Assessment
White Paper The task has only grown more challenging as student's access communication applications such as YouTube and MySpace, download programs such as Skype, and use text messaging 24x7. Adelphi University has a long history as... [30 May 2009]
How to Conduct an Interview Using Skype
White Paper This paper is intended to show how to conduct a job interview using the video tool Skype. Video conferencing has been in use for a number of years, particularly with the globalization of most large companies. [16 May 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.05.09
Round-Up The newest generation of employees grew up with technologies that appealed to consumers, such as Facebook, MySpace and Skype and they want to carry those experiences into work - and who are you to deny them? [08 May 2009]
