http://www.thestandard.com/node/126142/comments comments feed. en Cisco announces Skype acquisition? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0 <p> <p> </p> <p>Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment, announced <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">it's selling $4 billion of debt</a>. New York Times writer <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">Ashlee Vance speculates</a> that Cisco will go on a spending spree in the consumer electronics market. </p> <p>Vance notes that while usual acquisition suspects like Sun Microsystems,NetApp, and Red Hat come up, he wonders if Cisco is taking a hard look at Skype, eBay's Internet telephone service. Cisco CEO John Chambers has been touting high-end video conferencing technology as a multibillion-dollar business for years. Skype would certainly give Chambers a strong footing in the consumer video conferencing space. </p> <p>eBay has made no secret that <a href="/predictions/ebay-sells-skype-june-2009">it wants to sell Skype</a>. Rumors have surfaced that eBay is even trying to <a href="/predictions/google-announces-skype-acquisition-august-31-2009">sell the business to Google</a>. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Cisco announces it is acquiring Skype by October 1, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/farber/">Dfarber</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0#comments co: cisco co:Webex Consumer Electronics eBay Mergers & Acquisitions people: john chambers product: skype video conferencing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:04:38 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126142 at http://www.thestandard.com Cisco announces Skype acquisition? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0 <p> <p> </p> <p>Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment, announced <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">it's selling $4 billion of debt</a>. New York Times writer <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">Ashlee Vance speculates</a> that Cisco will go on a spending spree in the consumer electronics market. </p> <p>Vance notes that while usual acquisition suspects like Sun Microsystems,NetApp, and Red Hat come up, he wonders if Cisco is taking a hard look at Skype, eBay's Internet telephone service. Cisco CEO John Chambers has been touting high-end video conferencing technology as a multibillion-dollar business for years. Skype would certainly give Chambers a strong footing in the consumer video conferencing space. </p> <p>eBay has made no secret that <a href="/predictions/ebay-sells-skype-june-2009">it wants to sell Skype</a>. Rumors have surfaced that eBay is even trying to <a href="/predictions/google-announces-skype-acquisition-august-31-2009">sell the business to Google</a>. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Cisco announces it is acquiring Skype by October 1, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/farber/">Dfarber</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0#comments co: cisco co:Webex Consumer Electronics eBay Mergers & Acquisitions people: john chambers product: skype video conferencing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:04:38 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126142 at http://www.thestandard.com Cisco announces Skype acquisition? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0 <p> <p> </p> <p>Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment, announced <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">it's selling $4 billion of debt</a>. New York Times writer <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">Ashlee Vance speculates</a> that Cisco will go on a spending spree in the consumer electronics market. </p> <p>Vance notes that while usual acquisition suspects like Sun Microsystems,NetApp, and Red Hat come up, he wonders if Cisco is taking a hard look at Skype, eBay's Internet telephone service. Cisco CEO John Chambers has been touting high-end video conferencing technology as a multibillion-dollar business for years. Skype would certainly give Chambers a strong footing in the consumer video conferencing space. </p> <p>eBay has made no secret that <a href="/predictions/ebay-sells-skype-june-2009">it wants to sell Skype</a>. Rumors have surfaced that eBay is even trying to <a href="/predictions/google-announces-skype-acquisition-august-31-2009">sell the business to Google</a>. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Cisco announces it is acquiring Skype by October 1, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/farber/">Dfarber</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0#comments co: cisco co:Webex Consumer Electronics eBay Mergers & Acquisitions people: john chambers product: skype video conferencing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:04:38 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126142 at http://www.thestandard.com Cisco announces Skype acquisition? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0 <p> <p> </p> <p>Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment, announced <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">it's selling $4 billion of debt</a>. New York Times writer <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">Ashlee Vance speculates</a> that Cisco will go on a spending spree in the consumer electronics market. </p> <p>Vance notes that while usual acquisition suspects like Sun Microsystems,NetApp, and Red Hat come up, he wonders if Cisco is taking a hard look at Skype, eBay's Internet telephone service. Cisco CEO John Chambers has been touting high-end video conferencing technology as a multibillion-dollar business for years. Skype would certainly give Chambers a strong footing in the consumer video conferencing space. </p> <p>eBay has made no secret that <a href="/predictions/ebay-sells-skype-june-2009">it wants to sell Skype</a>. Rumors have surfaced that eBay is even trying to <a href="/predictions/google-announces-skype-acquisition-august-31-2009">sell the business to Google</a>. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Cisco announces it is acquiring Skype by October 1, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/farber/">Dfarber</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0#comments co: cisco co:Webex Consumer Electronics eBay Mergers & Acquisitions people: john chambers product: skype video conferencing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:04:38 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126142 at http://www.thestandard.com Cisco announces Skype acquisition? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0 <p> <p> </p> <p>Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment, announced <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">it's selling $4 billion of debt</a>. New York Times writer <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/ciscos-cash-hoard-swells-alongside-acquistion-rumors/">Ashlee Vance speculates</a> that Cisco will go on a spending spree in the consumer electronics market. </p> <p>Vance notes that while usual acquisition suspects like Sun Microsystems,NetApp, and Red Hat come up, he wonders if Cisco is taking a hard look at Skype, eBay's Internet telephone service. Cisco CEO John Chambers has been touting high-end video conferencing technology as a multibillion-dollar business for years. Skype would certainly give Chambers a strong footing in the consumer video conferencing space. </p> <p>eBay has made no secret that <a href="/predictions/ebay-sells-skype-june-2009">it wants to sell Skype</a>. Rumors have surfaced that eBay is even trying to <a href="/predictions/google-announces-skype-acquisition-august-31-2009">sell the business to Google</a>. </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Cisco announces it is acquiring Skype by October 1, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/farber/">Dfarber</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/cisco-announces-skype-acquisition-0#comments co: cisco co:Webex Consumer Electronics eBay Mergers & Acquisitions people: john chambers product: skype video conferencing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:04:38 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126142 at http://www.thestandard.com