Archive for March, 2009

EBay Outlines Three-Year Revival Plan – BusinessWeek

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

EBay Outlines Three-Year Revival PlanBusinessWeekThen there's Skype. While Donahoe stopped short of saying eBay might sell the maker of Internet voice-calling software, he reiterated that the company misjudged the potential compatibility between Skype and the Marketplace business. …
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Google?s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of Services – New York Times

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Google?s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of ServicesNew York Times, United States?I would consider Google to have the potential to change the rules of the game because of their ability to bring all kinds of people into their new tools from their existing tools,? said Phil Wolff, the editor of Skype Journal. …
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Comcast's VoIP Makes It a Top 3 Telco – PC World

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Digital Video EditingComcast's VoIP Makes It a Top 3 TelcoPC WorldComcast now has 6.47 million subscribers to its VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service, available in 39 states, giving the cable operator more residential customers than Qwest Communications International, according to Comcast. …Comcast Now Third Largest Phone Company BroadbandReports.comComcast Is Now 3rd Largest US Phone [...]

Digium Exec Sees Open Source Opportunity in Downturn – TMCnet

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Digium Exec Sees Open Source Opportunity in DownturnTMCnetGG: As the economic malaise continues, what effect is it having on business in the open source telephony space? Are people investing in money saving tech? Or are they standing pat? BM: We have seen a tremendous increase in calls for information about …
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EBay sees annual revenue reaching $10 bln-$12 bln in 2011 – MarketWatch

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

RTT NewsEBay sees annual revenue reaching $10 bln-$12 bln in 2011MarketWatchThe online auction site expects significant growth from its payment service PayPal and Internet telecom service Skype over the next three years. EBay expects PayPal revenue to reach $4 billion to $5 billion in 2011, compared with $2.4 billion in 2008, …EBay admits more work [...]

Steel Dynamics drops; Freddie Mac posts loss – MarketWatch

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Steel Dynamics drops; Freddie Mac posts lossMarketWatchbased campus, said in a statement that it expects significant growth from its payment service PayPal and Internet telecom service Skype over the next three years. EBay expects PayPal revenue to reach $4 billion to $5 billion in 2011, compared with $2.4 …
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Intertainment Media Inc. to Debut 'itiBiti' Private Label Platform … – MSNBC

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Intertainment Media Inc. to Debut 'itiBiti' Private Label Platform …MSNBC… including Windows Live Messenger and Live Search. "Together with Microsoft, we are delighted to have the opportunity to debut itiBiti at these prestigious events," said David Lucatch, President of Itibiti Systems Inc. and CEO of Intertainment Media …
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The State of Consumer VoIP – TMCnet

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

The State of Consumer VoIPTMCnetConsumers who want the cheapest service possible tend to gravitate to the immensely popular Skype (News – Alert), which uses the Internet for free phone calls (and nearly free ones if the call has to cross over into the PSTN). Skype and the UK carrier …
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Turning cheap cell phones into smarter phones – CNET News

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Turning cheap cell phones into smarter phonesCNET News, CAThe iSkoot technology has also been used to deliver mobile Skype services. iSkoot is addressing an interesting market. The popularity of Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry devices has proven that mobile users will use the Internet on their phones. …
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Make Cheap Calls on Your Cell Phone – PC World

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

PC WorldMake Cheap Calls on Your Cell PhonePC WorldWe looked at four–EQO, Skuku, Skype for Windows Mobile, and Truphone–and discovered that while they're much easier to use than the ones we tried a couple of years ago, they're imperfect replacements for conventional voice-call service. …
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