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I don’t typically comment on hirings and firings. I always found it a bit “arm chair” to do so because unless you have worked for or with the person in question, it is difficult to truly comment on their ability to perform their job duties. I am making an exception, however with eBay’s appointment of […]

Is Google’s Rumored Interest in Skype All About Ad Dollars?
There is a lot of chatter around the industry about the Google potentially acquiring Skype, but what no one has mentioned is that this deal is really all about the ad dollars Skype could bring into Google. Many point to Google’s telco ambitions as a driver […]

Skype Users Now Have A New Way to Fax Documents
This year’s winner of the SkypeMashup competition is PamFax, a Skype extension that allows users to send faxes from their desktop. The extension, created by PamConsult, is the first of it’s kind for Skype.
According to Skype Journal,
“The PamConsult team created PamFax to solve the problem […]

When Skype Employee’s Get Infected With It
I don’t really pay much mind to Skype anymore. They are not really doing much to wow and impress me anymore. So when I heard that there was a Skype worm making the rounds, I did not pay much attention to it. That is until I came face to […]

Skype Continues Push Into The Business Sector
Skype and SalesForce.com announced today Skype For Salesforce, which was developed and maintained by PamConsult GmbH, a Skype Developer Program partner that specializes in developing applications for the Skype and eBay platforms.

Skype Users Will Be Able to Seamlessly Send Payments to Other Users
At this week’s VON Conference and Expo, Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom annouced that Skype users will soon be able to send payments to other Skype users via PayPal. Although Zennstrom stated that Skype is working with PayPal, no exact timeframe was given on when […]

Another Skype Security Threat Emerges
Yet another Trojan Horse has burrowed its way into the Skype network. According to Websense Security Labs, a new set of the Warezov/Stration malicious code has been discovered. This new code is currently spreading through the Skype network. Although the code itself is not self-propagating, which means Skype users will actually […]