Skype Appoints Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg as Chief Technology Strategist

LUXEMBOURG--(Business Wire)--
Skype today announced that it has appointed Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg as Chief
Technology Strategist, effective immediately. Reporting to Daniel Berg, Skype`s
Chief Technology Officer, Rosenberg will be responsible for shaping and driving
the company`s technology strategies and overall architecture to continue
delivering a best-in-class Skype experience to users around the world.

"We are tremendously excited to have Jonathan Rosenberg join us. His experience
and his track record of innovation within the industry will be a great asset for
us," said Berg. "Having someone of Jonathan`s caliber join our talented
technology team will help us continue to stay ahead and build for the future."

Rosenberg brings with him a wealth of industry experience. He is most well known
as the co-author of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and has authored many
of the standards that are in wide use today within the telecommunications
industry. Prior to joining Skype, Rosenberg was a Cisco Fellow at Cisco Systems,
where he directed technology strategy for its enterprise voice product
portfolio. Before that, he was CTO of dynamicsoft, one of the industry's first
VoIP technology companies. In that role, he helped build products and networks
for several of the earliest VoIP deployments. Rosenberg has received many
industry accolades for his role as a pioneer and innovator in telephony.

Rosenberg will be based in the U.S and will work with Skype's engineering teams
worldwide.

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of
individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send
instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people
everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles.
Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.

Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY).

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a
replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used for
emergency calling.

Skype, associated trademarks and logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of
Skype Limited.

Editorial Contact:
Jennifer Caukin
Skype (Americas): +1-408-376-8787
jennifer.caukin@skype.net
or
Chaim Haas
Kaplow: +1-212-221-1713
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