eBay to sell 65 percent stake in Skype

eBay to sell 65 percent stake in Skype
Online auction service eBay has announced that they are selling 65% stake in the VoIP company Skype.
The stake is being acquired by a group of investors. The terms of this deal puts the value of the company at around 2.75 billion dollars.
The company said that they are [...]

eBay plans to retain significant stake in Skype after IPO

eBay plans to retain significant stake in Skype after IPO
US based ecommerce giant eBay recently announced that they would launch an IPO of Skype sometime next year.
The company has now said that they aim to retain a significant stake in the VoIP Company after the IPO release.
eBay has also said that if they receive [...]

Skype initial public offering next year

Skype initial public offering next year
US based online auction company eBay has announced that they are going to separate Skype from their operations.
They are planning to launch an IPO for this unit sometime next year.
eBay said that the timing of the IPO launch would depend upon prevailing market conditions.
eBay CEO John Donahoe spoke about [...]

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis said to be interested in buying back Skype!

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis said to be interested in buying back Skype!
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis founded Skype and sold it to eBay a couple of years ago.
The duo is said to be working on plans to acquire the VoIP Company back from eBay.
Market sources say that they are trying to collaborate with [...]

Skype: eBay supports us fully

Skype: eBay supports us fully
Market rumors are pointing towards the possibility of eBay considering plans to sell off their Skype assets.
However, Skype has now responded in a statement that they have the full support of the online shopping giant.
Skype CEO Josh Silverman said in a statement that eBay is extremely supportive of Skype.
He added: “And [...]

Meg Whitman might step down from CEO position at eBay

Meg Whitman might step down from CEO position at eBay

Wall Street Journal has reported that the CEO of online auction giant eBay Meg Whitman is planning to step down from the company.
She has been leading the company for the last 10 years. The report claimed that she has been working on assigning more tasks to [...]

Klausner Technologies sues Apple over iPhone Voicemail feature

Klausner Technologies sues Apple over iPhone Voicemail feature
Klausner Technologies has announced that they have sued Apple Inc. over a feature in their iPhone mobile phone product.
The lawsuit also includes AT&T and they are claiming that the voicemail features in the iPhone infringes on their patented technologies.
In addition, they are also naming Comcast Corp, Cablevision Systems [...]

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