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	Skype files for IPO; Google drops Wave Skype has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of ordinary shares. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Insight Get Expert Insight on Collaboration Collaboration is complex. Insight can help. With a Cisco Master Unified Communications Specialization, Insight brings the knowledge and experience to help you plan and implement Cisco's strategic collaboration technologies—IP Telephony, Contact Center, TelePresence, Conferencing and more. Get Insight's expert perspective on collaboration topics. In this Issue Pros and Cons of Skype IPO Microsoft bolsters partnerships in advance of OCS 14 release NASA's head techie seeks best systems engineers of the future Skype avoids antitrust suit in settlement with IDT WEBCAST: Meraki 802.11n: Faster, Easier, and Cheaper than Ethernet? See Cloud Controlled Wireless in action - including demos, case studies, and architectural analysis, to learn just how well this fast-moving technology lives up to its promises. Attend the webinar for your chance to win a high-speed Meraki MR11 802.11n Access Point along with Meraki's award-winning Cloud Controller license, a $850 value*. Sign up now! Pros and Cons of Skype IPO Skype is planning a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) less than a year after spinning off from eBay and being acquired by private investors. The prospectus for the planned IPO illustrates that Skype is maturing, but that maturity may come at the expense of what made Skype what it is today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest The Myths, the Market Drivers and What You Need to Know To create a consistent, seamless Unified Communications (UC) experience across your organization, you must first examine your existing infrastructure and business processes to determine what components will work best for your business. Get an overview of the potential benefits of UC, including key considerations for mapping out your UC strategy. Read now! Microsoft bolsters partnerships in advance of OCS 14 release Microsoft and Polycom will spend tens of millions of dollars on new unified communications products and marketing programs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service See how you can transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Read now! NASA's head techie seeks best systems engineers of the future In an open letter to current and future college students, NASA Chief Technologist Dr. Robert Braun wrote this week that "Good systems engineers are not born; they are created over time." Read More Skype avoids antitrust suit in settlement with IDT Three weeks ago, telecommunications company IDT Corp. filed a civil antitrust complaint against eBay and Skype, but the companies, which have also been in a patent dispute since 2006, have now settled all their differences. Read More
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