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InternetNews
September 12, 2005
Paul Shread |
Merger Monday Puts Techs In Play Oracle's acquisition of Siebel and eBay's acquisition of Skype on Monday had investors wondering who might be next... Internet stocks on the rise... etc.   |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Siebel Engineering Tom Siebel gets out, but not on top. He stepped down as CEO of his enterprise software company, but will remain the board chairman. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
eBay's Killer App? Until now, nobody's found a surefire formula for making VoIP a regular part of the Internet experience. Will eBay and Skype provide the necessary synergy to make it go? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: eBay's Skype Punt What does eBay's Skype write-off really mean for investors? What is eBay's Skype strategy? How does Skype compare to similar initiatives from competitors? These questions are answered in this video. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Get In on the Skype IPO eBay finally found a way to unload its popular voice and video chat platform. It will take Skype public as a stand-alone company in the first half of next year. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Skype Has Bigger Fish to Fry eBay's Skype is introducing a $9.95-per-month global plan that will allow users to call out to any mobile or landline phone in 34 countries. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2009
Christopher Saunders |
eBay Plans Skype IPO Online auction giant eBay is planning to take plans its Skype Internet telephony unit public, with an Initial Public Offer planned for the first half of 2010. |
CRM
May 2004
Emmy Favilla |
Who's Who in CRM The full Who's Who in CRM list, including Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2005
Tom Taulli |
From RadioShack: Skype Me! eBay promised synergy from its mega-deal to buy Skype, but now it looks mostly like a play for telecom. Shareholders need to wait until eBay can demonstrate how Skype fits with its larger agenda. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2005
David Meier |
Did eBay Overpay? The online auctioneer's bid for Skype might seem rich, but it just may pay in the long term. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You're Selling the Wrong Verb, eBay Media outlets are speculating that eBay's online voice chat subsidiary Skype may be sold off, based on comments that CEO John Donahoe made during last week's conference call. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Scraper eBay's online voice-chat subsidiary is back after a two-day outage. Consumers seem willing to forgive and forget. For Skype's sake, let's hope that it doesn't have to apologize too much more in the future. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Skype Co-Founder Admits Expectations Were Too High A week after eBay wrote off $1.4 billion from its purchase, Skype's co-founder and former CEO said early revenue targets were overly ambitious. |
InternetNews
February 1, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Oracle-Siebel a Done Deal Oracle today said shareholders have accepted its $5.85 billion cash bid for Siebel Systems, making the company the top dog in the market for customer relationship management software. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Skype's Advantage Cannot Be Free Skype is a great service, and eBay's auction business is fantastic. But the marriage of the two still seems bizarre, and months later, there still doesn't seem to be a clear path for how they fit together to deliver a return on investment for eBay shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Don't Get Mad, Get Sweden eBay scoops up Tradera to increase its global presence. This deal is based more on growing mindshare than propping up profits. |
InternetNews
September 12, 2005
Erin Joyce |
eBay to Acquire Skype For $2.6 Billion Online auction giant eBay is expanding its communications services with a $2.6 billion cash and stock deal to acquire Voice over IP darling Skype Technologies. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Madonna Meets Skype Warner's music label hooks up with eBay's hot chat service, but the move may make more sense than cents. Let's face it -- folks who may be too cheap to pay for conventional phone service are also likely to be too cheap to pay for high-end wireless phones with digital download capability. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Buy It Now, Sell It Later at eBay This week has already seen eBay return social bookmarking site StumbleUpon to its founders and reportedly acquire a significant stake in South Korea's Gmarket. There are also rumors regarding Skype. |
InternetNews
September 13, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Oracle + Siebel = CRM Consolidation Oracle's $5.85 billion acquisition bid of Siebel Systems stirs another debate over best-of-breed vs. integrated suite in software deployment. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
eBay's Skype Dream In a long-awaited move, the online auctioneer integrates Skype into its site. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The eBay Diet That Meg Whitman sure knows how to eat! Let's look at what her company has devoured. Just 39% of eBay's revenues this past quarter came from its flagship domestic-auction business. The company is diversifying in terms of geography and focus. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2005
Dave Mock |
eBay Today, eBell Tomorrow? eBay's purchase of Skype sets the standard for the role of next-generation communications. Traditional telecom companies are a dying breed, and eBay isn't buying into one of them. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Skype's the Limit Given CEO Meg Whitman's vocal stance on proposed pay-to-play Internet legislation, and how it would impact Skype, eBay's latest catch may prove to be its biggest. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Siebel CEO: No Slowing Down Despite the pending merger with Oracle, George Shaheen says Siebel Systems continues to innovate. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
eBay's Q3 So-So The online auctioneer posts solid but modest results in the third quarter. While the merits of the Skype acquisition -- the largest in eBay's history -- can be debated, a good case can be made for eBay's long-term future. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Victoriously, MySpace Friends eBay's Skype connects with the world's most popular social network. What will it mean to investors? |
InternetNews
July 31, 2009 |
EBay's Skype IPO Bungled? The e-commerce giant is trying to resolve a key licensing issue with the founders of Skype. |
InternetNews
September 1, 2009 |
eBay Sells Skype, Keeps Minority Stake The e-commerce giant finally unloads Internet phone unit Skype for $1.9 billion. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Has Larry Ellison Gone Crazy? With the PeopleSoft proposal unresolved, the Oracle chief preaches more acquisitions. |
InternetNews
January 24, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Strong Q4 Right-Sizes eBay's Year Results surpassed expectations, but eBay's CEO sees room for improvement. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2005
Tim Beyers |
eBay's Scary Movie The online auction king wants to sell you ... phone service? Will eBay's alleged interest in Skype be a hit or a miss? Investors, let's examine both possibilities. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Oracle's $19 Billion Payoff For the past few years, Oracle's Larry Ellison has talked about the benefits of consolidation. Now, it looks like the company is seeing some of those benefits. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Hold the VoIP: Skype Sale Rumors Flying Comments from parent company on last week's earnings call have kept the buzz alive over whether eBay's selling Skype. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2010
Tim Beyers |
You Blew It, eBay Look where Skype is now. |
InternetNews
September 12, 2005 |
Oracle to Buy Siebel For $5.85 Billion Oracle is again shaking up the enterprise software world with a $5.85 billion cash and stock deal to buy customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems. |
InternetNews
August 20, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Skype's Back But For How Long? EBay's Voice over IP company Skype is blaming last week's two-day outage on "massive restart" of user computers across the globe. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2009
Anders Bylund |
eBay Is $2 Billion Richer! eBay waves a tearful goodbye to Skype and pockets a cool $2 billion. Can you figure out why? |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
No Business Like Bid Business eBay has a ho-hum quarter, but that's better than nothing. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2005
Tim Gray |
eBay's Big Buy Leaves 'em Guessing Before the ink could dry on Internet auction giant eBay's $2.6 billion deal to acquire VoIP titan Skype this week, industry analysts were delivering mixed reviews on the move. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Terrible Timing, eBay! Could eBay have played the Skype acquisition any worse? |
InternetNews
December 13, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
EBay Vendors Demand to be Skyped So why aren't eBay and Skype fully integrated yet? |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Green Light For Siebel-Oracle Merger The European Commission said a merged Oracle/Siebel offering wouldn't impede effective competition in its member countries and gave the purchase its blessing today. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
Skype: How A Startup Harnessed The Hoopla How did Skype, founded just three years ago, manage to parlay itself into being acquired by eBay? |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
Tim Beyers |
The Best Blue Chip for 2007: eBay eBay's most recent issues are temporary setbacks that give investors an opportunity to buy a blue-chip dream stock that's so blue it's loaded with green. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: eBay's Enticing Value Proposition In advance of eBay's fourth-quarter 2007 earnings, let's take a look at some of the company's peers and competitors. |
CRM
December 1, 2005 |
Quotables: All About Oracle Culled observation and opinion from: Marshall Lager, senior writer, CRM magazine... Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle... Tom Siebel, cofounder and chairman of the board, Siebel Systems... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad PayPal and Skype help keep shortfalls to a minimum at eBay. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Dueling Fools: eBay Bull International business and payments will drive eBay's growth -- and don't forget Skype. How can you not like this stock? |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Swallows Sonorit eBay gears up for a potential challenge to its Skype service with a brainy acquisition. |
