Niklas Zennström and Skype
By: Jason Porterfield
Edition: First edition.
Series: Internet biographies; Internet biographies (Rosen Publishing Group)
Publisher: Rosen Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781448895274; 9781448895278
Subjects: Businessmen; Internet telephony; Skype (Electronic resource); Communication systems; Telecommunications engineers; Biography
Description: Skype was not the first company to offer calls through the Internet, but it provided superior call quality over that of other online calling companies. Discover how Zennström launched this popular service, and has developed other companies with the aim of shaking up the way established technology firms do business.

The life and career of Niklas Zennström, creator of Skype.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-125) and index.
Table of contents: title: Zennström's early life; title: Starting a company; title: Developing Skype; title: How Skype works; title: Success and conflict; title: Life after Skype.