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More ISPs cut broadband prices
News By bringing a free month concept to broadband we believe we have an unbeatable all-round offer," claimed Karen Thomson, chief executive of AOL UK in a statement. Two more ISPs have joined the ranks of those offering cut-price broadband.
[January 22, 2003, 15:51]
News Schmooze: Of Microsoft and Meta Pads
News Committee chairman Gerald Kaufman's eyebrows seemed to rise every higher as AOL UK chief executive Karen Thomson explained how the likes of BT must do better, until the Schmoozer began to fear that a bout of altitude sickness was imminent.
[February 8, 2002, 12:12]
Siggraph audience takes Sony to task on DRM
News In addition to Singer, the "Digital Rights, Digital Restrictions" panel discussion featured Karen Sandler, an attorney from the Software Freedom Law Center; Emru Townsend, founding editor of Frames Per Second magazine and a contributor to PC World...
[August 2, 2006, 10:10]
IT employers cool on tech degrees
News Graduates from non-ICT disciplines have often developed skills in areas not yet widely included in traditional computing courses, such as business, project, communication and other interpersonal skills," said E-Skills chief executive Karen Price.
[February 28, 2007, 8:47]
Employers bemoan IT graduate skill levels
News E-skills UK chief executive Karen Price said employer concerns need to be addressed to encourage them to recruit recent graduates. Price said employers want a blend of technical, business and personal skills from graduates and added that e-skills...
[June 7, 2007, 11:37]
New tech degree to include legacy app migration
News Graduates from non-ICT disciplines have often developed skills in areas not yet widely included in traditional computing courses, such as business, project management, communications and other interpersonal skills," said Karen Price, e-Skills...
[August 22, 2007, 17:22]
Intellect launches ICT networking group
News Patrons include John Suffolk, the government's chief information officer, and Karen Price, chief executive officer of e-skills, the UK's sector skills council for IT and telecoms. Intellect, the trade association for the IT and telecoms industries...
[April 26, 2007, 15:47]
AOL may opt for mass-market broadband rollout
News This is a very positive announcement which we welcome," said Karen Thomson, AOL UK's chief executive. The ADSL price cuts announced by BT on Tuesday morning have already been applauded by AOL UK, which has indicated that it may soon launch a mass...
[February 26, 2002, 10:35]
AOL challenges BT's 'no-frills' broadband
News AOL UK chief executive Karen Thomson told ZDNet UK News that offering a broadband product at £27.99 meant potential broadband consumers could concentrate on choosing a package based on service, rather than price.
[October 8, 2002, 13:42]
Japanese telco looks to Linux
News DoCoMo intends Linux as a cost-saving measure for its 2004 cell phone lineup, spokeswoman Karen Lurker said on Wednesday. The Linux operating system, which is distributed freely, could help DoCoMo's handset suppliers -- NEC, Panasonic, Toshiba and...
[December 4, 2003, 9:00]
Microsoft offers free developer tools to students
News Microsoft is an active supporter of e-skills UK's campaign to make the UK world-class in technology skills and helping the workforce of the future to develop valuable IT skills," said Karen Price, chief executive of e-skills UK.
[February 19, 2008, 17:25]
Government and industry join in scheme for IT skills
News E-Skills UK chief executive Karen Price said that UK employees' IT training will have a direct impact on the performance of the nation's economy. E-Skills UK on Tuesday called for the government, employers and educators to join a new scheme for...
[April 9, 2003, 10:04]
IT skills academy gets gov't green light
News According to the chief executive of IT sector skills body e-skills UK, Karen Price, the next six months will be "critical" as the project enters the core business-planning phase. Price is especially keen that small businesses don't get overlooked...
[October 9, 2008, 15:03]
Thriving tech sector needs 140,000 recruits a year
News Karen Price, chief executive of e-skills UK, said that, as some IT activities move out of the country to lower-cost nations, the UK's IT and telecoms sector must look to other industries to plug its skills gap by "reskilling" and "upskilling...
[January 30, 2008, 7:54]
Governments failed to foresee IT skills gap
News Karen Price, the chief executive officer of e-skills, speaking at the Westminster event, said the IT skills shortage is in part due to falling numbers taking IT-related degrees, accompanied by the increase in demand for IT professionals as the...
[October 26, 2007, 17:00]
N+I: 3Com fleshes out LAN-building plan
News In an interview with ZDNet UK, the company's vice president of marketing and business strategy, Karen Oddey, said the company's "big idea" is to put together the best features of stackable and chassis switches, combining high reliability with...
[May 10, 2002, 11:13]
E-skills aims to boost IT degree numbers
News Karen Price, chief executive officer for e-skills UK, said: "The IT and telecoms sector makes a vital contribution to the UK's long-term prosperity in an increasingly competitive global economy. Price added: "Strengthening relationships between...
[September 18, 2007, 18:57]
Employers target pensioners to fill skills gaps
News Karen Price, chief executive of e-skills UK, said businesses need to prepare for the looming "demographic timebomb" as fewer young people come through university. Price added that offshoring will also have an impact on the skills gap, with many...
[June 12, 2006, 15:30]
IT-business degree spawns first graduates
News Karen Price, chief executive of e-skills UK, said the ITMB degree has the active support of some 50 "prestigious" employers in the sector. Price said: "We are delighted to see the very first cohort of students graduate, and particularly delighted...
[July 25, 2008, 15:32]
Industry experts offer tips for IT job hunters
News Karen Price, CEO e-skills UK While the number of UK IT vacancies being advertised has declined, there are still jobs out there for techies brave enough to risk leaving familiar surrounding and taking a leap of faith in the current economic climate.
[January 14, 2009, 11:14]
