In its November 2005 report on the top 20 Internet
security vulnerabilities , security research firm SANS Institute expanded its
list to vulnerabilities pertaining to non-Windows operating systems.

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While the Windows operating system-based systems have historically
attracted the lion's share of virus, worm and spyware attacks due to their
widespread use in enterprise environments, hackers are increasingly targeting
other operating systems and their application software .

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, BigFix, the leading provider
of enterprise security configuration management solutions, has extended
support for the recently announced Apple Mac OS X systems based on Intel
processors. Skype is available in 22 languages
and is the fastest growing voice communications offering worldwide.

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Single Agent, Single Infrastructure for Real-Time Visibility and Control of
Linux, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, and Unix Desktop, Mobile and Server
Computers

EMERYVILLE, Calif. It is
also true that non-Windows machines are often the primary infrastructure for
mission-critical data and business processes such as supply chain,
accounting/finance, human resources, customer relationship management, and
product design/engineering, making them especially attractive targets for
external attack or internal abuse."
The carrier partnership further extends Skype's reach and
burnishes its position as the only Global Internet Telephony Company,
providing innovative services such as SkypeOut, Skype's first premium
service with more than 1.

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BigFix solutions are proven in
production at more than 500 companies, government agencies and public sector
institutions worldwide, and currently manage over 5,000,000 desktop and mobile
clients, workstations, and servers . The BigFix solution is a scalable and
extensible platform that delivers real-time visibility and control over
endpoint PCs, servers and mobile devices, enabling IT to discover, analyze,
change and maintain security and software configurations faster and more
accurately. BigFix's advantages in simplifying,
reducing the cost and improving the quality of software management make direct
contributions to improving infrastructure-wide security and compliance with
prevailing laws, regulations and organizational policies.bigfix. All Skype premium products, SkypeIn, SkypeOut
and Skype Voicemail are available across all Skype platforms, Mac OS
X, Linux and Pocket PC and Windows.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Recent vulnerabilities
announced in Mac OS X and applications demonstrate that any computing platform
can be compromised and is a potential entry point into the organization and
its proprietary data. Skype is the leading VOIP-category
product worldwide with more than 34.skype .

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Business Editors/Telecommunications Writers/Internet Writers

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TDC Song Joins Global Leaders in Offering PSTN Interconnections

Skype Technologies S.com.7 million users.

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BigFix enables organizations to better manage their global IT
infrastructures with solutions to discover, analyze, change and maintain
security and software configurations faster and more accurately, resulting in
improved processes, greater visibility, better security and more reliable
services while reducing costs.

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Other
trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks are property of their
respective owners.

About Skype Technologies S.

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BigFix Comment
"From the beginning, we designed the BigFix technology platform as a
scalable and secure solution for reporting and managing the configuration of
distributed computers from a single control point , over a single
infrastructure, using a single intelligent agent," said Gregory Toto, vice
president of product management at BigFix.

NOTE: BigFix and the BigFix logo are trademarks of BigFix , Inc.

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BigFix Customer Value Proposition
Founded in 1997, BigFix provides comprehensive and innovative security
configuration management solutions for real-time visibility and control of
computers across the distributed enterprise.
With the BigFix Enterprise Suite , customers can view and control a wide
range of device security and configuration management functions in real-time
from a single management platform.

About BigFix, Inc.A.:

Skype, the Global Internet Telephony Company(TM), allows people
everywhere to make free, unlimited, superior quality voice calls via
its award-winning innovative peer-to-peer software for Windows, Linux,
Mac OS X, and Pocket PC platforms.

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is headquartered in
Luxembourg and is growing its offices in London and Tallinn.

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BigFix Expands Security Configuration Management Coverage to Apple Macintosh Intel Processor -Based Systems

The company has
received numerous awards and industry recognitions, including the 2005 Codie
Award for Best Security Product and the SC Magazine "Best New Security
Solution" for 2004.

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Skype Announces New Carrier Agreement

"Skype offers global reach and worldwide accessibility for our
users, and partnering with these carefully-selected carriers provides
distinct benefits for our users who wish to interconnect with the
traditional telephony network," said Niklas Zennstrom , Skype's CEO and
co-founder.2 million users that receive pre-paid calling
to PSTN numbers for local rates.
Since its launch in August 2003, Skype has been downloaded more than
98 million times .A.

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The move aligns with BigFix's strategy of simplifying,
reducing costs and increasing effectiveness of enterprise information
security, compliance and system management programs by providing a single
infrastructure that provides seamless, transparent real-time visibility and
control in heterogeneous distributed systems environments., the Global Internet Telephony Company,
today announced an agreement with TDC Song to provide call termination
services and numbering allocations for Skype premium offerings .

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A. Additionally Skype is testing the
SkypeIn service, allowing subscribers to receive inbound calls to
their Skype client from ordinary telephones or mobile phones
worldwide, enhancing interconnectivity and global calling.

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"Adding Intel processor-based
Macintosh support brings an important new platform under the BigFix umbrella
and further extends our customers' ability to efficiently manage the security
and configuration of all of their computing assets."
"We are thrilled to partner with Skype to deliver new advantages
for the millions of Skype users who are redefining what it means to
communicate in modern times," said Hanna Gronberg, Director, Carrier
and Wholesale Relations of TDC Song. Skype
Technologies is privately held and backed by top tier international
venture capital firms, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper
Fisher Jurvetson, Index Ventures, and Mangrove Capital Partners .

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The new BigFix capabilities mean that Apple Intel processor-based
computers can be centrally managed using the same BigFix Agent and
configuration management infrastructure that covers Apple PowerPC
processor-based Mac OS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Unix desktop, mobile and
server computers . "Our partnership provides us new
opportunities to grow our business by tapping Skype's global and
growing customer base.com

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Skype Technologies S.

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TDC Song joins previously announced carriers, including B3G
Telecom, Cable and Wireless, COLT, HGC, iBasis, Level3 and Teleglobe,
in providing global termination and premium services. "Our carrier partners are the foundation of our premium
services, and we are pleased to join forces with an expanding set of
like-minded companies to maximize existing infrastructure to fully
realize the potentials of Internet telephony.
Skype 's premium services are pre-paid and available in the Skype
Store at www.

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For more information, visit http://www.skype.

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