brightsolid enters US genealogy market with ground-breaking pay-as-you-go site censusrecords.com
Feb 03, 2012
brightsolid announces its entry into the US genealogy market with the launch of a ground-breaking, “pay-as-you-go” site censusrecords.com...read more ›
brightsolid hires top genealogist D. Joshua Taylor to support move into US market
Jan 30, 2012
brightsolid online publishing, a leading online provider of historical and genealogical content, today announces that top genealogist D. Joshua Taylor has joined its new US operation with immediate effect, as business development manager and media spokesperson....read more ›
brightsolid sponsors RootsTech 2012
Jan 24, 2012
brightsolid, a leading online provider of historical and genealogical content, today announces that it will be sponsoring RootsTech, the major family history and technology conference, taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from 2-4 February 2012....read more ›
brightsolid reports significant growth as it continues expansion
Jan 24, 2012
brightsolid, the online publishing and technology group owned by DC Thomson & Co, the publishing company, has announced a 75% increase in turnover during the year to March 31st 2011 – up to £28.4m from £16.2m previously - as the business continues to expand....read more ›
brightsolid voted best Genealogy Organisation - 2011
Jan 19, 2012
brightsolid wins accolade in blogger Tamura Jones’ GeneAwards 2011 New and improved collections on findmypast.co.uk, launching the 1911 Scotland Census and the British Newspaper Archive...read more ›
Picture of life in 1911 is completed as remaining 1911 census records go online
Jan 06, 2012
The infirmity column of the 1911 census is released for the very first time, detailing people's health conditions in the twentieth century....read more ›
Kate Middleton not 'Ideal Family' material, yet...
Dec 30, 2011
Brits have spoken as to who they would most like as their celebrity family...read more ›
Don't silence Granny with a sherry this Christmas
Dec 20, 2011
Over half of Brits regret not making the most of their time with their grandparents...read more ›
Three Genealogy Powerhouses Join Forces to Publish 1940 US Census
Dec 19, 2011
Three leading genealogy organizations, Archives.com, FamilySearch International, and findmypast.com, announced today they are joining forces to launch the 1940 US Census Community Project...read more ›
brightsolid delivers one of the UK's largest-ever digitisation projects from Dundee Data Centres
Dec 05, 2011
brightsolid Online Technology is celebrating the successful launch of the British Newspaper Archive, one of the UK's largest-ever digitisation projects, which saw 1.2m searches of its vast resources within the first 24 hours....read more ›
British Newspaper Archive website goes live with up to 4 million fully-searchable pages of historical newspapers
Nov 29, 2011
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brightsolid welcomes students to its HQ for Dundee Science Festival
Nov 10, 2011
Visitors were offered a rare chance to explore brightsolids data centres and to learn about the digitisation of the British Library Newspaper Archives, and how to launch a career in the IT industry....read more ›
Cheshire revealed as a wonderland of unusual finds as new local records go online
Nov 10, 2011
The collection is a series of over 10 million extraordinary records provided by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, covering over 350 years of history....read more ›
Indian summers could bring winter nuptials back in vogue
Nov 04, 2011
Analysis of nineteenth and twentieth century marriage records by genesreunited.co.uk reveals that the stereotypical summer wedding isn’t a long-standing tradition in England and Wales...read more ›
brightsolid host a series of events for Dundee Science Festival
Oct 23, 2011
This November we will be opening our doors and experts to the public over two days as part of the Dundee Science Festival. The free events give an opportunity to see how, yet again, Dundee leads the way in new areas of global science and technology....read more ›
New partnership with IBM to double capacity in brightsolid
Sep 06, 2011
IBM and brightsolid online technology have signed an agreement to co-sell and co-deliver IBM services throughout the UK while announcing that work is well underway on a new brightsolid data centre which is being designed, and built, by IBM. The world-class facility will meet growing demand for solutions hosted in secure, UK-based, cloud environments....read more ›
Aye Aye Captain - Merchant Navy archives reveal photos of UK
Sep 02, 2011
Today's launch sees records of crew members of UK merchant ships from 1918 to 1941 made available online, including rarely seen photos of the mariners....read more ›
Bad Boys Online: The National Archives awards mass digitisation contract to Brightsolid
Aug 30, 2011
Dating back to 1782, this vast collection of bound volumes and loose papers covers a period of 150 years and includes records from the Home Office, Prison Commission, Metropolitan Police, Central Criminal Court and the Admiralty....read more ›
Brits have lost their romantic spark when it comes to marriage proposals
Aug 26, 2011
• 63% of males will not go down on one knee when they propose • Women have low expectations, their ideal proposal would be simple, spontaneous and in the comfort of their own home • Three out of four women who proposed wished their partner had beaten them to it...read more ›
Friends Reunited appoints Unanimis to sell online advertising
Aug 16, 2011
Friends Reunited is looking to ramp up its display sales by appointing Unanimis to exclusively sell online advertising....read more ›
brightsolid working with the Saltire Foundation to encourage Scottish business growth
Jul 17, 2011
brightsolid hosts an event for supporters and alumni of the Saltire Foundation aboard RSS Discovery in Dundee as second Saltire Fellow joins company....read more ›
Women in business celebrated in newly released records at findmypast.co.uk
Jul 15, 2011
Findmypast.co.uk has published the fascinating Business Index Collection, featuring pioneering British businesswomen....read more ›
UK shuns unusual baby names despite the celebrity trend
Jul 11, 2011
Although celebrities continuously opt for unusual names, a recent poll shows that 79% of people prefer traditional names in favour of something more unusual....read more ›
Records of Britain
Jun 24, 2011
Over half a million records covering 100 years of the militia - the forerunner of The British Territorial Army - have been published online for the first time by findmypast.co.uk....read more ›
A treasure trove of passenger records go online
Jun 16, 2011
From today people will be able to view passenger lists online....read more ›
Findmypast.co.uk make 87 million death records easier to search online
Jun 06, 2011
Findmypast.co.uk have made family history research quicker and easier with the launch of their new fully searchable death records covering almost 170 years....read more ›
Over one million Cambridgeshire parish records go online at findmypast.co.uk
May 13, 2011
Findmypast.co.uk have made it much easier to find Cambridgeshire ancestors by adding over one million baptism, marriage and burial records to their Parish Records Collection....read more ›
FindMyPast IE Launches offering access to over 50 million Irish Records
May 05, 2011
New site will host the most extensive collection of Irish land records available anywhere online. Over 50 million records available in first 12-18 months in a joint venture between brightsolid and Eneclann...read more ›
brightsolid strenghtens online dating presence with Swoon.co.uk
Apr 14, 2011
brightsolid expands portfolio of businesses with new online dating service developed with Harley Street Relationship Therapist, Trevor Silvester...read more ›
Brits in romantic relationship crisis
Apr 13, 2011
Three out of four Brits have suffered a romantic break-up, according to research from online dating site swoon.co.uk, which launches today (13th April)...read more ›
1911 Census records for Scotland go online for the first time
Apr 05, 2011
A snapshot of history from the Scotland of a century ago is revealed today with the release of the personal details from the 1911 Census....read more ›
A century of chaos, but the internet leads the way
Mar 22, 2011
Despite the world changing events of two world wars, the invention of the internet topped the list of the most defining event of the past 100 years....read more ›
Findmypast.co.uk finds that the 2011 census is a complete confusion
Mar 09, 2011
Research conducted by findmypast.co.uk has revealed that many people in the UK are unsure of how to correctly complete their 2011 census forms....read more ›
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University of St Andrews chooses brightsolid to provide email to all staff
Feb 01, 2011
brightsolid has won a five year contract to provide hosted email mailboxes for over 5,000 staff and post-graduate students at The University of St Andrews....read more ›
Parents slang it up, init! thx 2 the kids
Jan 28, 2011
The most popular word for 60 to 70 year olds is ‘wicked’...read more ›
Society of Genealogists’ Collection now available at findmypast.co.uk
Jan 05, 2011
Findmypast.co.uk make over 9 million family history records available online after being awarded the contract to host the records in the Society of Genealogists' centenary year....read more ›
Industry high flier recruited to grow Online Technology for brightsolid
Jul 19, 2010
Fast-growing brightsolid has hired Richard Higgs to grow its online technology business, following a successful year across the range of its activities....read more ›
brightsolid and Versko launch partnership
Jun 01, 2010
brightsolid online technology has signed a partnership agreement with Versko, Scotland's leading expert in IBM software and services, to offer hosted Lotus Notes email to its customers....read more ›
British Library and brightsolid partnership to digitise up to 40 million pages of historic newspapers
May 24, 2010
Mass digitisation to make millions of newspaper pages available online and in the Library’s reading rooms. Innovative deal will help safeguard the future of the world’s greatest newspaper archive....read more ›
brightsolid completes acquisition of Friends Reunited
Mar 26, 2010
brightsolid has completed the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group...read more ›
brightsolid receive Competition Commission clearance for the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group from ITV plc
Mar 18, 2010
brightsolid today announced it will imminently complete its acquisition of Friends Reunited Group from ITV plc for £25 million....read more ›
brightsolid moves into profit on back of expansion
Jan 18, 2010
Growth strategy pays off for online publishing and technology group....read more ›
Friends Reunited to Launch Travel Service with Thomas Cook
Dec 09, 2009
Friends Reunited is to launch a co-branded travel service with Thomas Cook...read more ›
Friends Reunited chose AD2ONE for Sales Task
Nov 25, 2009
Friends Reunited has appointed sales agency AD2ONE to sell advertising across its group of sites....read more ›
Friends Reunited Group acquisition referred to Competition Commission
Nov 02, 2009
brightsolid and ITV plc will work with the Competition Commission following the OFT’s decision to refer the acquisition....read more ›
Friends Reunited Launch Integrated Winter TV Ad Campaign
Oct 25, 2009
The Friends Reunited Group is to launch a national TV advertising campaign in November...read more ›
brightsolid hails addition of Catholic records to ScotlandsPeople website
Oct 06, 2009
brightsolid adds Catholic records to ScotlandsPeople website. Records include details of French Royal post revolution refugees and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s family tree....read more ›
brightsolid delivers seamless migration for CLYDEUNION Pumps
Sep 28, 2009
Leading independent Scottish engineering business CLYDEUNION Pumps has chosen brightsolid to consolidate its email systems for its worldwide workforce....read more ›
Diversified energy services company selects brightsolid
Sep 28, 2009
Senergy has awarded brightsolid a 3 year, six figure, contract for a managed multi-site MPLS network providing a high performance and secure infrastructure....read more ›
brightsolid attended Offshore Europe
Sep 09, 2009
brightsolid attended Offshore Europe 2009, with more than 40,000 delegates in Aberdeen for the most important oil&gas event to be held in the UK for the past two years....read more ›
brightsolid hosts Westminster dinner to mark 1911 census launch
Aug 06, 2009
brightsolid hosted the first of its influencers’ dinners at One Great George Street in London's Westminster to mark 1911 Census launch....read more ›
IP Expo
Jul 30, 2009
brightsolid are delighted to announce that we will be at IPExpo on 7th-8th October 2009 at Earls Court, London....read more ›
brightsolid at Internet World
Apr 01, 2009
brightsolid presented and exhibited at Internet World on 28th - 30th April at Earls Court, London....read more ›
Trinity Mirror names Friends Reunited Dating exclusive national dating partner
Mar 09, 2009
Friends Reunited Dating take on the role of exclusive national dating partner to the Trinity Mirror organisation....read more ›
Genes Reunited is first to put Brits on the map!
Feb 03, 2009
Genes Reunited has launched a unique new maps feature which enables people to see where their ancestors lived up to 168 years ago!...read more ›
New name and new orders signal UK expansion for Scotland Online
Nov 28, 2008
Scotland Online, the leading internet services business, has re-branded as brightsolid, in recognition of its evolving position in the UK business market and growing range of online expertise and products....read more ›
Just got dumped? Maybe its the clothes...
Sep 25, 2008
1 in 3 Brits will dump a badly dressed partner...read more ›
Friends Reunited Dating Celebrates 5th Birthday
Sep 02, 2008
Britain's grown-up generation find love online...read more ›
One in four Brits searches for long-lost family online
Jul 22, 2008
"The hunger to find out who we are and where we come from has never been stronger across Britain"...read more ›
Genes Reunited adds 1 million military records to its database
Apr 26, 2008
Genes Reunited have added military records for one million deaths of World War One and World War Two servicemen...read more ›
Friends Reunited Dating Launches Site for Over 50s
Apr 10, 2008
Friends Reunited has launched a new website specifically targeted at the older demographic...read more ›
Brown moves into centre ground but Cameron tops the poll
Oct 30, 2007
Anthony Adolph uncovers what the word Cameron actually means...read more ›
What Women Really Want
Jul 09, 2007
Elijah Wood truly could be the Lord of the Rings - engagement rings....read more ›
Operation Red Rose: Look Lively and Get Ready for the Big Push
May 30, 2007
Dating as a military manoeuvre for officers and gentlemen...read more ›
Hidden story of slavery finally uncovered by internet age
Mar 14, 2007
"By talking to each other and sharing memories, photos and knowledge of our own roots, we can gradually all piece together a bigger picture of the part the nation played in slavery and its destruction"...read more ›
Six degrees of separation? How about sixty
Dec 04, 2006
Amateur genealogists are finding eight, nine, even ten degrees as the booming popularity of family history research sees relative after relative being added to the family tree...read more ›
The Luckiest Name in Love
Nov 08, 2006
Making a connection between yourself and a pop hit makes you more popular...read more ›
We wish you a nuclear christmas
Dec 01, 2005
The average British Christmas dinner has been defined and quantified for the very first time by the family tree website Genes Reunited....read more ›
It's official. The Irish know how to throw a good party
Mar 03, 2005
Irish people around the world are gearing up for St Patrick's Day celebrations...read more ›
