Simon Cariss

Husband-and-wife team Simon and Karen Cariss started PageUp People in 1997 as a custom software development firm, but the most important job it every got was an internal one. In 1999, PageUp was hiring a developer and built a piece of recruitment technology to help manage the hundreds of applications being received. It quickly became obvious that PageUp had just solved a problem that many companies had, and PageUp quickly entered the recruitment sector.

PageUp People founders Karen and Simon Cariss have always shown a talent for adapating their business to suit changing markets. As they explain to PATRICK STAFFORD, their strategy is paying off and the downturn is boosting demand for PageUp's talent management solutions.

When PageUp's Karen Cariss developed her 'anywhere software' web-based interface for her clients, it was revolutionary. She tells AMANDA GOME how PageUp, and the rest of us, have taken the concept and run with it. Reader Bruce asks: Do you see a threat to