Skype Technologies is sold to Ebay. The total cash price is  $2.6 billion.

Skype Technologies, Ebay'a satıldı. Toplam nakit fiyat 2.6  milyar USD.

The Municipality had opened the offers for the first phase of the project to be completed by May 2009. A JAPANESE consortium of Mitsubishi, Obayashi and Kajima with Turkish civil engineering group Yapi Merkezi has submitted the lowest bid for the first phase of the Dubai automated light metro network. The four consortia that are vying for the project:



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METRO ONE CONSORTIUM:
Bombardier (Canada),
Odebrecht (Brazil),
Arabtec Construction LLC (UAE),
Parsons Transportation Group (USA),
Salsabeel
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----->>> BID:10000m dirhams

SIEMENS CONSORTIUM:
Siemens (Germany) website,

Saudi Bin Ladin Group (Saudi Arabia),
Diwidag (Germany),
Citic Group (China)
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----->>> BID:8822m dirhams

DUBAI STAR CONSORTIUM:
Alstom (France),
Belinger Berger (Germany),
Belfinger Berger(Germany),
Taisei (Japan),
Besix (Belgium),
Orascom(Egypt),
Al Habtoor (UAE)
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----->>> BID:8854m dirhams

Dubai Rapid Link - JAPANESE CONSORTIUM:
Mitsubishi (Japan) website,
Obayash (Japan) website,
Kajima (Japan) website,
Yapi Merkezi (Turkey)website
----->>> BID:6285m dirhams



Tehnical Information:
The Red Line will initially (Initial Operation Segment) run from Salahuddin Rd (close to Al Ghurair Centre) to the American University of Dubai through Burjuman and Sheikh Zayed Rd, and will progressively be extended to Jebel Ali Port in the south and the intersection of Al Nahda and Damascus roads through Al Qiyadah intersection in the north.
The Green Line will initially (Initial Operation Segment) run from Al Ittihad Square (close to the Municipality) to Rashidiya bus station through Deira City Centre and the Airport Terminals 1 and 3, and will progressively be extended to serve the Deira and Bur Dubai central areas and Souks up to Burjuman and Wafi shopping centres.
The two lines will total nearly 70 km, with 35 stations along the 50-km long Red Line, and 22 along the 20-km long Green Line. The two transfer stations at Al Ittihad Square and Burjuman are common to both lines.
A possible extension of the Green Line from Wafi to the projected Festival City development is under study.

The two lines will total nearly 70 km, with 35 stations along the 50-km long Red Line, and 22 along the 20-km long Green Line. The two transfer stations at Al Ittihad Square and Burjuman are common to both lines. A possible extension of the Green Line from Wafi to the projected Festival City development is under study.
The two lines will run underground in the city centre:

The two lines will run elevated on a specially designed viaduct everywhere else. The viaduct design and aesthetics is being developed specifically to actually enhance the urban architecture along its corridor. In no location will the tracks cross the public highway, ensuring fully safe mode segregation. The 3D renderings developed during Preliminary Engineering give a first idea of how the Metro System will fit nicely within Dubai urban setting. However, the train, as represented, does not reflect how it will look as the manufacturer has not yet been selected.
In total, the Metro System will include 55 stations, 18 km of tunnels, 51 km of viaduct, one major train depot and maintenance facilities site and several auxiliary stabling facilities. The total fleet size will be slightly in excess of 100 trains.

Ankaray project whose construction was started in 1992 It is 8725 m. long , 11 stations between ASTI Intercity Bus Terminal in the western section of Ankara and Dikimevi. ANKARAY project's construction work was started to ANKARAY Consortium for 518.844.437 DEM. This Consortium is formed by the following companies.

* Siemens AG Consortium Leader,
* AEG ---->> Adtranz --->> Bombardier,
* Breda,
* Bayindir-Yüksel Joint Venture,
* Siemens AS,


For ANKARAY Project 100% foreign financing has been secured. The financing package in constituted by the following credits indicated hereunder


German Exports Credit in the amount 53.6+119.9+181 million DEM
Italian Credit in the amount of 94.6+70 million DEM
TOTAL of 354.5+164.6=519.1 million DEM

The most challenging infrastructure project in Turkey, in fact one of the most interesting projects in the world - the Marmaray Rail Tube Tunnel and Commuter Rail Mass Transit System in Istanbul.

Consortium Partners:

PCI - Japan

Yuksel Proje - Turkey

JARDS - Japan

Oriental - Japan