eBay, the online auction powerhouse, on Tuesday will unveil a number of ways in which it will incorporate its voice-over-IP (VoIP) service provider Skype with its main U.S. auction business, Reuters Canada reports.John Donahoe, president of eBay’s Marketplace division, told the audience at the company’s annual developer conference in Las Vegas, “We will have some news on Tuesday about Skype,” according to Reuters.It has been reported that eBay will attempt to persuade its auction sellers to include links to Skype services within their automobile, real estate and diamond jewelry auction listings to foster communication with potential buyers and others, according to Reuters.Skype executives did not provide additional information at the developer conference, and a Skype spokesperson didn’t provide Reuters with a comment on the news. The formal announcement is expected to be made on Tuesday when Bill Cobb, president of eBay’s North American unit, gives his keynote speech at eBay’s annual user conference in Las Vegas, according to Reuters.Len Pryor, head of Skype’s developer relations, told Reuters that the company has been running pilot programs in small Asian and European markets to test Skype and eBay integration, and that key markets like the United States and Germany will be “coming online later.” Related Links: Net2Phone, Skype Head to Court over PatentCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost The steep cost of a poor data management strategy Without a data management strategy, organizations stall digital progress, often putting their business trajectory at risk. Here’s how to move forward. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Jun 09, 2023 6 mins Data Management feature How Capital One delivers data governance at scale With hundreds of petabytes of data in operation, the bank has adopted a hybrid model and a ‘sloped governance’ framework to ensure its lines of business get the data they need in real-time. By Thor Olavsrud Jun 09, 2023 6 mins Data Governance Data Management feature Assessing the business risk of AI bias The lengths to which AI can be biased are still being understood. The potential damage is, therefore, a big priority as companies increasingly use various AI tools for decision-making. By Karin Lindstrom Jun 09, 2023 4 mins CIO Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership brandpost Rebalancing through Recalibration: CIOs Operationalizing Pandemic-era Innovation By Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies Jun 08, 2023 6 mins CIO Digital Transformation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe