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Article | 24/05/2011 Will Skype be another Microsoft license gotcha?
After Microsoft acquired Skype earlier this month for $8.5 billion, most of the questions revolved around how Skype's IM, voice and video calling feat...
Article | 23/05/2011 Technology helps pope extend reach into space
Technology has given Pope Benedict XVI a window into space and the astronauts he spoke to the ultimate morale boost.
Article | 14/05/2011 Enterprise note to Microsoft: Please make Skype easier to manage!
Skype voice and video has tended to trigger IT security angst, and now that Microsoft has bought Skype, some observers are voicing hope that the servi...
Article | 14/05/2011 Microsoft, Facebook could use Skype against Google
Facebook may not have bought Skype, but the social networking company may still reap the benefits.
Article | 14/05/2011 Microsoft's frenemies: The necessity of partnering up
How do you solve a problem like Apple and Google?
Article | 14/05/2011 Wall Street Beat: Microsoft deal, Intel dividend buoy tech
Though Cisco had disappointing earnings news this week, the Microsoft deal to buy Skype, an Intel dividend and solid financials from Symantec helped k...
Article | 12/05/2011 Microsoft brings Skype from living room to board room
Microsoft rocked the tech world and stole the spotlight on the opening day of Google's I/O conference with the announcement that it is buying Skype fo...
Article | 12/05/2011 Microsoft's Skype buy could boost unified communications
Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype could profoundly influence a set of collaboration and conferencing technologies called Unified Communica...
Article | 12/05/2011 Microsoft-Skype deal: Three ways it benefits enterprises
At first glance, Microsoft's whopping $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype may seem like a pure consumer play to bolster Windows Live, Windows Phone 7 an...
Article | 11/05/2011 MS hints at Skype's future, stresses cross-platform support
Microsoft's Skype acquisition will result in voice and video calling blended into lots of existing Microsoft products, but the company also stressed t...
Article | 11/05/2011 Microsoft-Skype: A win for Facebook, loss for Google
Microsoft announced today that it purchased Skype for $8.5 billion. After a week of speculation about a possible acquisition by either Facebook or Goo...
Article | 11/05/2011 Microsoft deal will boost open Skype alternatives
When rumors began circulating that Facebook was eyeing Skype for potential purchase, more than a few observers began to get nervous.
Article | 11/05/2011 Microsoft promises not to ditch Mac, iPhone, Android Skype users
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today promised that the company would continue to develop and support Skype on rival platforms.
Article | 11/05/2011 With Skype buy, Microsoft plays keep-away with Google
Microsoft's scooping up of Skype should be a great boon for the software maker, despite the hefty $8.5 billion price tag, say industry analysts.
Article | 11/05/2011 Ballmer: Microsoft won't tie Skype to Windows
Microsoft will integrate Skype's calling features into many of its key products, including Office, the Xbox and its Windows Phone software, but it wil...