Media coverage

This page holds a collection of online news stories and articles that I'm either quoted in, was interviewed for, or wrote for the ezine in question.

Memset (my company's) recent news can be found here, and if you would like to read more of my ramblings have a look at Kate's Comment - my blog.

Equality & women in IT

16 Feb 2010 - Women in Technology: Top female IT role models named

10 Feb 2010 - Computer Weekly: Kate named as top female entrepreneur to watch

01 Oct 2009 - iQ: Girl Tech The Next Generation

04 Sep 2009 - Computer Weekly: Why Poor Diversity Is Bad For The IT Industry

25 Jun 2009 - Computer Weekly: W-tech starts the drive to bring women in IT together

26 Apr 2009 - Financial Mail Womens' Forum: Geek girl goes for Miss Universe to get more girls into IT

21 Apr 2009 - DedicatedServerDir.co.uk: Memset Sponsors Geek-Girl To Become Miss Universe GB

21 Apr 2009 - GirlRacer.co.uk: Geek-Girl Role Model In Bid To Become Miss Universe GB

10 Mar 2009 - The Register: UK IT should 'fire men first', says Kate Craig-Wood

09 Mar 2009 - Financial Times: IT companies urged to 'fire men first'

10 Feb 2009 - Intellect's Regent conference: Coverage of the Regent conference where Kate managed to leave Jeremy Paxman briefly speechless

04 Feb 2009 - The Guardian: Why don't more women work in IT?

08 Oct 2008 - Surrey Advertiser: Guildford entrepreneur skydives over Everest

13 Nov 2008 - FT.com: Why IT skills need to be sold to girls

06 Oct 2008 - The Register: Hosting biz-queenpin parachutes Everest

22 Sep 2008 - Financial Times: Skydiving over Everest to champion girls' cause

14 May 2008 - Financial Times Podcast: Peter Whitehead interviews Kate Craig-Wood on the issues surrounding women in IT (MPEG Layer 3 Audio)

15 May 2008 - Financial Times: What IT means to me: No longer a member of any boys' clubs

29 Jan 2008 - CIO magazine UK: Where have all the women gone?

04 Dec 2007 - ComputerWeekly: Why IT must attract more women.

16 Nov 2007 - Computing: Grappling with diversity.

15 Nov 2007 - ZDNet: MP: Tech needs more female role models.

16 Nov 2007 - ComputerWorld UK: Reforming the boys' club.

Lifestyle & Transexuality

29 Jul 2009 - Today FM Part One, Part Two: Kate talks about her transition, and the need for improved care for young trans-girls on Irish national radio (MPEG Layer 3 Audio)

07 Jul 2009 - The Telegraph: Kate Craig-Wood: 'I'm lucky, many men would never pass for a woman'

04 Jul 2009 - The Telegraph: Award-winning female manager was born a man

03 Jul 2009 - Evening Standard: Businesswoman Kate used to be a fella...

3 Mar 2008 - BBC Southern Counties Radio: Real Lives: My story, and why the NHS is failing trans-girls (Audio)

12 Dec 2008 - Surrey Advertiser: Sex change Kate has never looked back

03 Jan 2009 - The Independant: First person: 'I used to be a man'

10 Dec 2008 - BBC Radio 4: Appearance on BBC Radio 4's Midweek programme, covering the Everywoman award, women in IT and transexuality (MPEG Layer 3 Audio)

30 Mar 2008 - Sunday Times: The story of my transexual transition.

25 Jul 2007 - Telegraph.co.uk: Electric-bike eases the effort of cycling.

01 Nov 2007 - Living IT: How to always stay connected.

Green IT & energy-efficient data centres

30 Oct 2009 - Document Management News: Memset first hosting firm to sign up to EU data centre code

15 Dec 2008 - BCS Video Debate: IT policies and your green credentials

15 Oct 2008 - HostSearch: HostSearch talk to Kate about Green IT, and the hosting industry in general.

26 Jun 2008 - Radio 4 (audio): Article on making use of waste heat and greener datacentres

29 Apr 2008 - SmartPlanet: Green or not? Buying energy-efficient PCs

03 Dec 2007 - Silicon.com: Why must IT go green?

12 Nov 07 - TECHWORLD: Can you use carbon offsets to green your datacentre?

25 Oct 2007 - GridComputingNow! webinar: The Business Case and Methods for the Green Data Centre (you will need to register to view it).

10 Sep 2007 - Information Age: BusinessInsight - Data centre power redistrubution.

09 Aug 2007 - DATACENTRES.COM: Memset moves closer to addressing the spiralling costs of powering and cooling a data centre.

04 May 2007 - ByteStart: Steps To Take Green Computing Seriously

Green business

25 Oct 2007 - CarbonNeutral Company: Win business as part of a "greener" supply chain.

15 Aug 2007 - First Voice: Go green, save cash and boost your PR profile.

26 Jun 2007 - energy savings trust: Firm invests in electric bicycles.

20 Aug 06 - SEEDA hub network: Memset goes Carbon Neutral.

Technology

21 Jun 2010 - The Guardian: G-Cloud Would Help The Government To Save

10 Jun 2010 - Computer Reseller News: Running A Business On Open Source

28 May 2010 - Public Technology: Legal and commercial issues will slow down G-Cloud, not security

28 May 2010 - Virtual Data Centre.co.uk: Why the Carbon Reduction Commitment is bad for data centres

27 Apr 2010 - Techwhack: Is.gd Is Safe For Now As It Gets Acquired By Memset

07 Apr 2010 - Fresh Business Thinking: How To Move Your Small Business To The Cloud

06 Apr 2010 - Web Host Industry Review: Memset Leads Netcraft's March Most Reliable Host Sites

17 Dec 2009 - Growing Business: Online Collaboration Tools Worth A Look

18 Sep 2009 - The Guardian: Secrets of the Data Bunker

18 Sep 2009 - Personal Computer World: Government green IT plan punishes players

16 Mar 2009 - Datacentretimes.com: IT industry to fund leasing expansion

20 Jun 2008 - Telegraph.co.uk: Is backing up online OK for your data?

19 Sep 2007 - Tech.co.uk: Internet traffic set for global meltdown?

14 Nov 2006 - The Register: Xen and VT cuts Windows hosting costs.

Business Leadership

23 Jun 2010 - Financial Times: A World To Scale - Kate's comments included on innovation in UK (free registration required, or view pdf)

23 Jun 2010 - Small Business.co.uk: What The Budget Means For SMEs

23 Jun 2010 - Computer Reseller News: Cloudy View of Emergency Budget

22 Jun 2010 - Computer Weekly.com: Corporation Tax Falls 4% As VAT Jumps in Budget

25 Mar 2010 - Computer Weekly.com: Budget 2010 How The Budget Affects The Technology Industry

25 Mar 2010 - Computer Weekly.com Blog: Was The Budget Good For IT?

10 Jul 2009 - Real Business: Who will be Sir Alan Sugar's Junior Apprentice?

Charity

04 Jan 2008 - Surrey Advertiser: Launch of Chambers of Commerce Surrey Community Action fund is a big success.

Appointments & awards

01 Jun 2010 - Data Centre Dynamics: Memset founder to chair Intellect's climate change group

17 Dec 2009 - Get Surrey: Shortlist Revealed For the 2009 Toast of Surrey Business Awards

28 Nov 2009 - Computer Weekly: Katescomment runner up in the 2009 IT Blog Awards

01 Nov 2009 - Management Today: Green Business Awards 2009

09 Jul 2009 - Computer Weekly: IT girls in Management Today's 35 under 35 list

11 Dec 2008 - The Register: Memset CEO gets female biz-leaders' award from IBM

10 Dec 2008 - Web Host Industry Review: Memset Founder Wins Two Awards

04 Dec 2008 - The Daily Mail: A woman's winning touch

25 May 2007 - WomenInTechnology.co.uk: Female entrepreneur joins Intellect UK board.

Awards & Nominations

NatWest Every Woman Award Institute of Directors Young Director of the Year SE Blackberry Women & Technology Awards 2008 PC Pro Best Web Host Award 4 years running Surrey Business Awards 2006/07 Computing Awards for Excellence 2007 Chamber Awards 2009 National Finalist Deloitte Fast 50 2008 Young Guns 2008 Carbon Neutral