Online auction giant eBay announced Tuesday it has agreed to sell 65 per cent of its stake in Skype to a group of investors in a deal that values the web communications service at US$2.75 billion.
Privately held software house Mincom today denied claims the company was shifting Australian jobs to Malaysia, saying it was in fact moving roles away from its Indian facility.
Half of Avaya's 160 Australian staff have voluntarily accepted a week's unpaid leave to be spread over the coming year, according to recently appointed managing director Rob Wells.
Australian telco software specialist eServGlobal has appointed former Mincom chief executive Richard Mathews and his deputy Craig Halliday to lead its operation.
Mincom has confirmed that it let 100 employees go in February as it underwent a restructure to shunt it into a new strategy and manage its costs.
US networking giant Cisco Systems has invested an unknown amount into Melbourne-based Majitek, an Australian firm primarily created by the founding members of Sausage Software.
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