Telefónica Europe business was rebranded to 'O2 Online' which continues in the UK as a mobile communications service provider tied to the O2 UK network. The Genie portal properties were rebranded O2 Active in UK, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, and Genie Asia became O2 Asia. O2 Asia became a subsidiary of O2 UK for governance purposes. On 31 October 2005, O2 agreed to be taken over by Telefónica, a Spanish telecommunications company, with a cash offer of £17.7 billion, or £2 per share. According to the merger announcement, O2 retained its name and continued to be based in the United Kingdom,
Information and Communications Technology Council Jamie Darch, Principal, Jamie Darch & Associates<br> Rick Penton - President, Client Server Management Inc.<br> Dr. Thomas P. (Tom) Keenan - Professor, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary<br> Cecilia Ryan - Vice President, Telus Health Solutions<br> Keith A. Sinclair - President and Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Consulting Corp.<br> John Weigelt - National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada<br> Wadih Zaatar - Business Development Manager, CISCO Canada Information and Communications Technology Council The Information and Communications Technology Council was founded in 1992 as the Software Human Resources Council one of 31 sector councils funded in part by the Government of Canada's