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brightsolid announced VMware Service Providers at Enterprise Level

Feb 22, 2012

brightsolid online technology are delighted to announce that they are now VMware Service Providers to Enterprise Level. VMware is a global leader in virtualisation solutions from the desktop to the data centre. VMware allows customers to reduce capital and operating expenses and ensures business continuity....read more ›


 

Parents named baby 'Love Child'

Feb 17, 2012

• ‘Danger’ really was his middle name… • As well as Hero, Lucky and Love – 1911 Census reveals some of the wackiest forenames...read more ›


 

brightsolid has agreed a leasing deal with online dating business Cupid PLC

Feb 14, 2012

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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 ›


 

swoon.co.uk goes mobile

Jul 12, 2011

Members of swoon.co.uk can now date on the go...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 ›


 

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 ›


 

brightsolid reports increase in turnover as growth continues

Jan 12, 2011

Strong start to the current financial year with the acquisition of the Friends Reunited Group and the British Library newspaper digitisation project win...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 ›


 

Social Networking Report

Dec 08, 2010

A new report commissioned by brightsolid, the online innovation business and owner of Friends Reunited, reveals the extent to which social media will transform our lives....read more ›


 

ScotlandsPeople new look genealogy website

Sep 05, 2010

Scotland's new-look genealogy website will be officially launched this week by Tourism Minister Jim Mather....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 ›


 

Australian online service will be relaunched as findmypast.com.au supported by Gould Genealogy & History

May 17, 2010

The National Genealogical Society Conference in Salt Lake City provided the backdrop for a joint announcement by 3 leading players in the world genealogy market....read more ›


 

brightsolid completes acquisition of Friends Reunited

Mar 26, 2010

brightsolid has completed the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group...read more ›


 

brightsolid completes acquisition of Friends Reunited from ITV plc

Mar 26, 2010

brightsolid has announced the completion of the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group from ITV plc for £25 million, following clearance by the Competition Commission....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 acquisition of Friends Reunited Group

Feb 18, 2010

Competition Commission summary of provisional findings released....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 wins new deal to manage ScotlandsPeople

Sep 18, 2009

brightsolid has won a three-year deal to manage the hugely-successful family history site, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk....read more ›


 

Taking up the Disaster Response Challenge

Sep 10, 2009

Graham McKay faced the challenge of a lifetime participating in the Disaster Response Challenge organised by the British Red Cross....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 acquires Friends Reunited

Sep 08, 2009

brightsolid announced it is to acquire Friends Reunited Group from ITV plc for £25 million. The completion of the deal is subject to clearance by the competition authorities....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 ›


 

BCM World Conference and Exhibition

Jul 30, 2009

brightsolid are delighted to announce that Graham McKay, Senior Consultant, will be presenting at BCM World Conference 11th - 12th November 2009, 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 ›


 

brightsolid launches 1911 census online

Feb 18, 2009

A major new family history resource is now available for the very first time online. 1911census.co.uk is powered by findmypast.com, part of the online publishing division of brightsolid....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 ›


 

brightsolid launches first Scottish online genealogy magazine

Jan 13, 2009

brightsolid has launched the group’s first online magazine. Called ‘Discover My Past Scotland’ the new title is uniquely devoted to Scottish family and social history....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 ›


 

Two years for SunGard partnership and Tier 3+ data centre

Jul 02, 2008

brightsolid – the leading business critical internet services provider recently completed a successful second year of operation of its state-of-the-art Tier 3+ data centre at Dundee, Scotland....read more ›


 

Scotland Online appoints new Chief Executive

Jun 13, 2008

Chris van der Kuyl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Scotland Online, one of the country’s Internet pioneers....read more ›


 

Family history deal showing real benefits to fast-growing market

Jun 13, 2008

The recent acquisition of findmypast.com has established brightsolid as a leading player in the growing online family history market....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 ›


 

Tide turning on lonely nuclear family

Sep 05, 2006

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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 ›


 

Friends Reunited buys 1901 census website

Aug 16, 2005

Branching out: its family tree building site Genes Reunited will now offer access to official government records...read more ›


 

Most of us have gone up in the world, new survey reveals

Jun 27, 2005

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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 ›


 

brightsolid at Cloud Expo

Dec 14, 1999

brightsolid exhibited at Cloud Expo at the Barbican Centre, 20 - 21st May 2009....read more ›


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