eBay grabs hold of Gumtree
Talkback The “equal opportunities” and treatment to all users of the services provided by Gumtree staff should be given some attention and a review. We are taking an opportunity to introduce and recommend excellent website that offers free advertising and...
[September 10, 2005, 21:42]
Learning About Technology Bridges Cultural Divide in Israel
White Papers Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can be a gateway to social inclusion and equal opportunities within a society. By providing access to information and the employment market, knowledge of ICT can empower people to help themselves and...
[October 7, 2008, 1:01]
Gartner to CIOs: 'You're in business, not IT'
News Communication is full of noise, and while workers clear the inboxes to satisfy personal objectives, by doing so they might be deleting opportunities for the business, said Prentice. Being more efficient is not the solution and business is asking IT...
[November 22, 2007, 9:18]
Ofcom report uncovers business comms gripes
News Our research indicates that many consumers are not taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by greater competition and choice," Ofcom said in the report. Communications providers could do more to help business consumers make the most of the...
[December 9, 2009, 15:07]
Telewest fined over inflexible working
News Telewest also offered Deborah Clarke, a call centre worker with seven years under her belt with the cable firm, an apology and agreed to work more closely with the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in avoiding similar clashes in the future.
[September 22, 2005, 10:25]
Euro aid for globalisation victims
Blog According to the employment, social affairs and equal opportunities commissioner Vladimír Špidla: "I am happy to put these applications forward because they will help over 4,000 redundant workers back into employment.
[September 28, 2007, 13:25]
Government Websites under fire
News The sites of the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Department of Culture Media and Sport and Commission for Racial Equality were identified as the best of a bad bunch. In the week the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Patricia Hewitt...
[November 22, 2002, 15:13]
Government sites continue to flout standards
News Ranking alongside it with 100 percent compliance were the government's disability site, UK Online, and the Equal Opportunities Commission. Government agencies are continuing to flout the government's own guidelines for interoperability, and failing...
[November 25, 2003, 11:20]
BT Openreach to recruit 16-year-olds
News Claiming it is the "largest apprenticeship drive in the UK telecoms industry at the moment", BT is offering "unrivalled opportunities for training and development" for keen applicants who enjoy "helping people and solving problems" and are not...
[November 3, 2006, 11:26]
Digital discusses Alpha, Merced and Compaq merger plans
News It was clear after the first meeting [between Compaq and Digital] that there were too many opportunities not to integrate. One plus one plus one could equal four," Copperman said, suggesting Tandem will be folded into the new entity as well.
[April 1, 1998, 10:43]
Fiorina will not be drawn on Dunn
News It was more about empowerment ("believe in yourself") and about being an agent for change — seizing opportunities, taking risks. If change requires realism, it also requires an equal measure of optimism," she said.
[September 18, 2006, 10:35]
National Curriculum switching girls off IT
News Inez Ware, advanced skills teacher at King Edmund School, claimed that government teaching standards are "hindering" IT opportunities for girls. Such staff lack the expertise to ensure that girls and boys are receiving equal amounts of time on...
[January 17, 2002, 10:31]
WiMax joins 3G family
News The decision to approve the WiMax Forum's version of IEEE Standard 802.16 as an IMT-2000 technology significantly escalates opportunities for global deployment, especially within the 2.5-2.69GHz band, to deliver mobile internet to satisfy both...
[October 19, 2007, 17:57]
Women haven't broken the venture capital ceiling
News The organisation, which is dedicated to promoting women in technology and providing networking opportunities for them, unveiled plans to start a women's technology incubator in conjunction with Smith College in the US and to launch software that...
[June 22, 2000, 10:24]
Harness other Web sites' popularity
News Smart marketers will take advantage of as many promotional opportunities as possible. Just as in the print ad business, not all page space is created equal. If there's a traditional form of advertising in cyberspace, it's ad banners -- the digital...
[January 20, 2004, 13:45]
China and India set to lead global innovation
News Global companies in mature markets cannot afford to ignore developing nations, given the huge untapped opportunities they offer," Shen added. With the populations of China and India beginning to equal the European middle class in purchasing-power...
[July 11, 2007, 15:36]
Microsoft to open its own retail stores
News There are tremendous opportunities ahead for Microsoft to create a world-class shopping experience for our customers," Porter said in a statement. They are going to want to sell stuff, but it's going to be equal parts sales and branding," Baker said.
[February 13, 2009, 7:41]
Justice, the American way
Leader Equal opportunities enhance competition and innovation. In South Korea, Microsoft has been found guilty of abuse of trade — as it has previously in Europe and America — and, as in Europe, been told to unbundle Windows Media Player.
[December 8, 2005, 13:15]
The Kentucky Department of Education Is Leveraging Information Technology to Take Educational Opportunities to New Heights With a Flexible, Robust and Secure Nortel Solution
White Papers Through the Kentucky Department of Education, the Office of Education Technology laid out its "2007-2012 Education Technology Master Plan" with the objectives of providing equal access to technology for all teachers and students, enhancing their...
[April 26, 2008, 1:02]
