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Yahoo! Names Former PayPal President its New CEO

January 5, 2012 — Internet giant Yahoo! announced on Wednesday it has appointed former PayPal president Scott Thompson its new CEO. The move came about four months after the company’s board of directors fired the previous CEO Carol Bartz, replacing her with CFO Tim Morse in the interim.

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eBay Acquires Open Source E-commerce Platform Magento

June 6, 2011 — Open source e-commerce platform Magento announced on Monday that it has been acquired by eBay, according to a blog post. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed.

eBay Hosting Service ProStores Experiences Downtime

January 12, 2011 — Customers of eBay’s hosting service ProStores have reportedly suffered downtime Tuesday, according to a report by AuctionByes.

eBay's Flagship Data Center in Utah Receives LEED Gold Certification

November 26, 2010 — Online auctioneer eBay announced this week via its blog that its flagship data center in Salt Lake City, Utah has received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council, according to a report by Datacenter Dynamics.

eBay Reveals Finalists for Modular Data Center Project

September 3, 2010 — eBay and Data Center Pulse have announced on Data Center Pulse’s blog the final six construction firm candidates to build its new modular data center project in Phoenix, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.

Microsoft Co-Founder Sues 11 Online Brands for Patent Infringement

August 30, 2010 — Personal computer software pioneer Paul Allen, one of the founders of technology giant Microsoft, is suing nearly a dozen major technology companies that have allegedly infringed on patents held by his company Interval Licensing.

EBay Opens $287M Data Center in Utah

May 25, 2010 — Online auction site eBay announced on Friday it has opened a new data center in South Jordan, Utah, according to a blog post at Data Center Pulse.

eBay Appoints Veteran to Oversee Data Center Strategy

September 8, 2009 — Online auction site eBay announced on Tuesday it has named industry veteran Dean Nelson as its senior director of global data center strategy, architecture and operations.

Apple Hires eBay Data Center Exec

August 14, 2009 — According to a report appearing on the Register yesterday, which in turn cited Dave Ohara’s green data center blog, eBay senior director of data center services and strategy, Olivier Sanche, will be joining Apple as senior director of global data center operations.

eBay ProStores Web Hosting Intros New Pricing

June 11, 2009 — With the release of ProStores version 9.3, eBay’s web hosting and e-commerce brand, the company has added a streamlined new eBay seller setup process, as well as new features and an updated pricing structure.