For more than two years, Intel has worked with Web-calling leader Skype, but on May 9, the mammoth chipmaker announced a partnership that could make life for Skype a whole lot harder. Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips, said its venture-capital arm, Intel Capital, became the lead investor in a $20 million round of funding for Jajah, a startup that has made no secret of its intent to dethrone Skype. Intel will continue to work with eBay's Skype—for instance, making sure its chips work with Skype software—but it's forging a far tighter alliance with Jajah

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