Skype’s New CEO Has His Work Cut Out for Him

Tony Bates, the incoming CEO of Skype, is a serious player aiming to crack the corporate market. But solving the many problems of wild child Skype won’t be easy for the ex-Cisco exec.
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New CEO for Skype: Former Cisco Executive Takes Helm

Former Cisco Systems senior vice president Tony Bates has answered Skype’s call for a new leader. He’s signed on as the Internet-telephone service’s CEO, replacing Josh Silverman, who had headed eBay’s Shopping.com division bef…

What a 2% Dividend Yield Would Look Like at Five Big Techs

Might other dividend holdouts Apple, Dell, eBay, Google and Yahoo follow Cisco’s recent example and also institute a dividend? Each one can easily afford a similar 2% yield, but whether to take that path isn’t an easy decision….

Cisco Shares to Start Paying Dividends

Cisco Systems will pay out its first dividend within the next year, the computer-networking-gear maker promised shareholders Tuesday.
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