Microsoft buys Skype

Microsoft confirms takeover of Skype
Skype website Skype had previously planned a share flotation

Microsoft has confirmed that it has agreed to buy internet phone service Skype.

The deal will see Microsoft pay $8.5bn (£5.2bn) for Skype, making it Microsoft's largest acquisition.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Luxembourg-based Skype has 663 million global users. In August last year it announced plans for a share flotation, but this was subsequently put on hold.

Internet auction house eBay bought Skype for $2.6bn in 2006, before selling 70% of it in 2009 for $2bn.

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Good news for new dads

Britain is finnaly catching up with the rest of Europe.

Paternity leave

online language programme

You can use this programme to practice your English

www.dhbw-stuttgart.de
language click „hier“
login registration
(need a headset)
Dhbw email address + password

login also possible www.cltnet.de

If you have problems, write an email to:
singer@hb.dhbw-stuttgart.de

invisibility cloak a reality?

Birmingham scientists create Harry Potter style 'cloak of invisibility'

Europass CV

And here's a link to the Europass CV.
Even if you don't need it right now, creating one of these will make you think about your experience, qualifications, work history and how to explain all of these in English.

visual CV

Here's a link to the visual CV website

What's your English?