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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.

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 before taking the top spot at Skype since 2008.

Internet phone provider Skype and Facebook Inc are in discussions to join forces on communications services, The Wall Street Journal said. As part of a partnership to be announced in the next few weeks, Facebook users will be able to sign into Skype using Facebook Connect accounts. Once signed...

India will ask Google (GOOG) and Internet phone service Skype to set up servers in the country and give authorities there access to Internet data, Reuters reported. India is seeking to crack down on Internet security, threatening to ban the use of BlackBerry smartphones if Research In Motion...