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Microsoft reveals Skype for web browsers project

SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has revealed that it plans to launch a browser-based Skype application, its own take on Google's Hangout service. In what is the first major development since Microsoft acquired the VoIP and chat company last [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft sorts out phones that couldn't access Skype

Microsoft has fixed a bug that made it impossible for about a dozen models of Skype-certified phones to log into the popular IM, VoIP and video-conferencing service. Microsoft said last Thursday it was deploying a solution to the problem, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Cisco's Skype Appeal, Windows Phone Tango Marked Microsoft W...

Microsoft’s biggest event of the week could also prove troublesome in coming months. On Feb. 15, Cisco Systems announced that it will appeal the European Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition. “ [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft May Integrate Skype with Lync

Microsoft's tactical strategy to link Skype and Lync together vividly implies that the company wants to widen the Office platform. Lync facilitates both audio and video conferencing while Skype on the other hand can be technically def [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Microsoft exec: Lync-Skype integration a 'compelling opportu...

Microsoft is looking at creating a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as part of its broader initiative to extend the Office platform, a company executive said on Wednesday. Micros [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Blue Jeans Network Beats Microsoft To Lync, Skype Connection

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that with the company's acquisition of Skype, the software giant will be able to integrate the Skype Web-based voice and videoconferencing service into its Lync unified communications platform. Less th [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft's likely strategy for Skype

SEATTLE: Wall Street is warming up to Microsoft Corp's $8.5 billion purchase of online chat service Skype. After initial shock at the price -- more than double its expected public valuation -- investors think Microsoft made a smart mo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft's Skype Deal, Windows Phone Trash Talk Marked Week

Microsoft’s week proved fairly momentous in the acquisitions department: The company announced the finalization of its $8.5 billion Skype purchase, transforming the formerly independent communications entity into a business division [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

What Completed Skype-Microsoft Deal Could Mean for Consumers

Microsoft announced today that it has mostly wrapped up its acquisition of the Internet communications company Skype. The $8.5 billion deal has received approval from the major regulators, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Europea [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Skype Deal

Microsoft said late on Thursday that it has completed its deal to acquire internet calling leader Skype for $8.5 billion. With the closing of the deal, which was announced back in May, Skype will become a new business unit within Microsof [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft's $8.5 Billion Skype Buy Gets EU Nod

The European Commission has approved Microsoft's plan to acquire Skype, saying it believes the deal would not restrict competition for Internet-based communications products because consumers and businesses have plenty of options to c [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Set to Get Approval for Skype Deal

Microsoft is set to get the approval from Brussels for the acquisition of the online phone service Skype. This highlights the improvement of the company’s relation with European antitrust authorities. Joaquin Almunia, EU competition [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft to win approval for Skype deal

Microsoft is set to win Brussels approval for its planned $8.5bn (€5.9bn) acquisition of online telephone service Skype, highlighting the turnround in its long-strained relations with European competition authorities. Joaquí [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft-Skype: What the Acquisition Means for Microsoft's ...

As Microsoft gets closer to closing its $8.5 billion acquisition of telecommunications service provider Skype, the largest deal in the company's history, the impact promises to be far-reaching. The acquisition of Skype could enhanc [...]