Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Malibu Country Club
I got the opportunity to play golf while representing Custom Software Solutions at Malibu Country Club on Friday.
It was a great networking opportunity and an enjoyable event.
The course is located in the Santa Monica mountains. The views were spectacular and the course is well maintained.
I was surpised to learn that this is a public course and is reasonably priced.
-Allen Lowder 5/15/11
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 Billion
Microsoft has agreed to purchase Skype for $8.5 Billion dollars.
The sale is subject to regulatory approval. Microsoft expects approval by the end of this year.
This purchase will give the world's largest software maker a new conferencing platform.
Skype currently has 170 Million users worldwide. Microsoft believes it can attract hundreds of millions of additional users by integrating Skype with it's wide range of products such as Windows, Outlook, Microsoft Mobile and their XBox gaming systems.
Microsoft already has a product similar to Skype, in Windows Live. Skype has a much larger user base and works across platforms.
Microsoft could also incorporate Skype into it's business video conferencing software.
Skype to Skype calls are currently free and Skype to landline or cell phones are offered at a low cost.
This has allowed Skype to offer alternatives to traditional phone companies and offers a cost savings to its users. This has allowed Skype to become the largest provider of international calling services in the world.
This purchase by Microsoft is the largest in the company's 36 year history.
Skype was founded in 2003 by Scandinavian entrepreneurs Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom.
Allen Lowder 5/10/11
The sale is subject to regulatory approval. Microsoft expects approval by the end of this year.
This purchase will give the world's largest software maker a new conferencing platform.
Skype currently has 170 Million users worldwide. Microsoft believes it can attract hundreds of millions of additional users by integrating Skype with it's wide range of products such as Windows, Outlook, Microsoft Mobile and their XBox gaming systems.
Microsoft already has a product similar to Skype, in Windows Live. Skype has a much larger user base and works across platforms.
Microsoft could also incorporate Skype into it's business video conferencing software.
Skype to Skype calls are currently free and Skype to landline or cell phones are offered at a low cost.
This has allowed Skype to offer alternatives to traditional phone companies and offers a cost savings to its users. This has allowed Skype to become the largest provider of international calling services in the world.
This purchase by Microsoft is the largest in the company's 36 year history.
Skype was founded in 2003 by Scandinavian entrepreneurs Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom.
Allen Lowder 5/10/11
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