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IWM & brightsolid partner to create digital platform Lives of the First World War
May 14, 2013
IWM (Imperial War Museums) and brightsolid, the online publishing and technology arm of publishing group DC Thomson, are working in partnership to create Lives of the First World War – an innovative and interactive digital platform to mark the First World War Centenary....read more ›
G-Cloud iii
Apr 30, 2013
brightsolid are delighted to announce that we have been selected to join the G-Cloud iii Framework, enabling us to deliver cost effective infrastructure-as-a-service and bespoke Data Centre services directly to Government, Health and Education in dynamic, innovative ways....read more ›
brightsolid Brings Innovation Centre to Dundee
Apr 23, 2013
A pioneering innovation centre that will support start-ups in the digital, technology and creative media sectors is launching in Dundee....read more ›
Innovation & Collaboration in Local Education
Apr 11, 2013
brightsolid were delighted to host a number of recent student visits that aimed to inspire and develop dynamic local talent while gaining fresh insight to how the ICT industry is perceived....read more ›
Original Don Draper found in Victorian London
Apr 09, 2013
Researchers at genesreunited.co.uk reveal 19th Century ‘Mad Men’...read more ›
The weird working lives of our ancestors
Apr 02, 2013
• Family History website genesreunited.co.uk has uncovered some of the weird and wonderful jobs performed by our unfortunate ancestors...read more ›
Mothering Sunday has nothing to do with Mums
Mar 07, 2013
• A tradition started by American soldiers in UK during WWII • Genesreunited.co.uk reveals why Mothering Day had nothing to do with Mums...read more ›
Technology Trends Event 26th March 2013
Mar 06, 2013
brightsolid are hosting a knowledge sharing breakfast in Aberdeen city centre on March 26th focusing on emerging technologies and business excellence in the Energy sector....read more ›
2.5 million criminal records to be published online for the first time
Mar 05, 2013
The biggest collection of historical criminal records from England and Wales is being published online for the first time by leading family history site findmypast.co.uk in association with The National Archives....read more ›
'Memory in a bottle'
Feb 08, 2013
Friends Reunited create three limited edition fragrances encapsulating the nation’s memories of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s...read more ›
15 million people in UK only see grandparents twice a year or less
Feb 01, 2013
Lorraine Kelly is launching Genes Reunited’s campaign to encourage people to spend more time with their grandparents and chronicle their stories and experiences....read more ›
Scottish Property Records for 1905 Go Online
Jan 29, 2013
From tenements to palaces – these records offer a fascinating snapshot of Scotland during the Edwardian era and are a major new genealogy resource...read more ›
Adverts show loan sharks were offering the equivalent of £450,000 in the run up to Christmas 100 years ago today
Dec 20, 2012
A set of articles from the British Newspaper Archive’s collection has shown that legal loan-sharks were making money from offering cash advances to Britons in the early 1900s in the run up to Christmas with tempting front page adverts....read more ›
brightsolid invests in international expansion as genealogy sector continues to grow
Dec 20, 2012
brightsolid, the online publishing and technology arm of publishing group DC Thomson, said that the February launch of censusrecords.com and the July launch of findmypast.com in the US had successfully established a foothold in the world’s largest genealogy market...read more ›
brightsolid brings a family of innovation to FHISO Founding Members
Dec 18, 2012
brightsolid to collaborate in FHISO’s Creation of Data Standards for Family History...read more ›
We are a nation of tax dodgers - according to the archives
Dec 14, 2012
Family history website, genesreunited.co.uk reveals how Brits have got round a history of strange taxes on everything from patterned wallpaper to soap...read more ›
The Green Redcoats
Dec 14, 2012
The records of an Irish soldier, Private Hugh Burke, one of the so-called “Green Redcoats”, have been published online today for the first time by leading family history site findmypast.ie. These records are part of a major collection of newly-digitised records of those pensioned from the British army by the Royal Hospital Kilmainham....read more ›
Friends Reunited celebrates the Rolling Stone's 50th anniversary with exclusive images
Nov 23, 2012
Never before seen images of the band taken by renowned photographer Denis O’Regan...read more ›
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip set to celebrate their ‘Blue Sapphire’ Anniversary
Nov 21, 2012
The British Newspaper Archive looks back at the coverage of the day www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk...read more ›
brightsolid selected to host ICANN's first Scottish Root Server
Nov 09, 2012
brightsolid Online Technology is delighted to announce that its Dundee data centre has been selected to become the Scottish home for a state of the art internet server....read more ›
Scottish Wills & Testaments from 1902 to 1925 Go Online
Nov 08, 2012
From inmates of poorhouses to owners of mansions - a fascinating portrait of Scottish life during the early 20th Century and a major new family history resource...read more ›
Genesreunited.co.uk uncovers Britain’s unsung war hero
Nov 08, 2012
Shot eleven times, lost an eye and a hand and was awarded the Victoria Cross...read more ›
Great flood of London
Oct 22, 2012
Eight people killed as wave of beer swept through London's streets...read more ›
Uma joins Victorian baby name craze
Oct 22, 2012
• Laundry man from Lancashire named daughter after every letter in alphabet • Bizarre names discovered include Danger, Hero and Love...read more ›
Genes Reunited launches unique Keepsafe
Oct 09, 2012
• At launch 2.7 million private images uploaded to keepsafe • Over 260 million relation profiles already created • New, fresh and easy to use design • New relation profiles where details can be see all on one page...read more ›
Andrew Mitchell denies ‘Pleb-gate’ but comes from very humble background himself
Sep 26, 2012
Andrew Mitchell, the Government’s Chief Whip, who is under pressure for allegedly calling a police officer a “pleb” himself comes from East End of London working class stock....read more ›
brightsolid Announced as a Finalist at the UK IT Industry Awards
Sep 10, 2012
brightsolid online technology is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for an award at the UK IT Industry Awards 2012....read more ›
Huge rise in babies named after Olympic and Paralympic heroes expected
Sep 07, 2012
Maternity wards and nursery schools are set to be filled with toddlers called Bradley, Usain, Ellie and Jessica next summer as tradition shows that Britons have named their children after the heroes of previous London Olympics....read more ›
Findmypast.com Announces Partnership with Federation of Genealogical Societies
Aug 31, 2012
Partnership makes records available to findmypast.com and creates a vital source of revenue for local societies...read more ›
Hilary Duff Crowned “Most Royal” U.S. Star: America’s closest celeb relative of the Queen
Aug 24, 2012
Hilary Duff beats Brooke Shields, Paris Hilton, Beyoncé, as findmypast.com ranks Queen’s closest celebrity kin...read more ›
brightsolid online technology hosts Microsoft platform for NHS Health Scotland
Aug 03, 2012
A Scottish Health Board selects partnership of brightsolid online technology, Maindec and Company Net to roll out new Microsoft platform as part of innovative business improvement programme....read more ›
Top banker's pre bonus salaries rise over 400% in 100 years
Jul 30, 2012
Average CEO banker base salary was worth £239,000 in 1901 compared to £1.2m today*...read more ›
brightsolid Online Technology brings the ‘World’s Most Advanced Social Intranet’ to the European Market
Jul 27, 2012
brightsolid online technology today announced that it has partnered with MangoApps, a Seattle based company that has developed the ‘World’s Most Advanced Social Intranet.’ MangoApps is a Gartner Cool Vendor in the Social Software and Collaboration market, combining Social Networking, Knowledge Management and Project Execution in one breakthrough product....read more ›
British “David” Takes On Billion-Dollar U.S. “Goliath” For Share of U.S.’s Growing Online Genealogy Market
Jul 25, 2012
San Francisco, CA. July 24, 2012: Findmypast.com, a British-owned family history website, is launching into the growing U.S. genealogy market on July 24....read more ›
Pioneering plastic surgery records go online at findmypast.co.uk
Jul 13, 2012
The Gillies Archive launches on findmypast.co.uk to mark 130th birth year of Harold Gillies and 95th anniversary of The Queen’s Hospital...read more ›
The photos your partner won't be showing you
Jul 11, 2012
43 per cent of Brits keep photographs of former partners...read more ›
World Exclusive: Historians predict Royal baby will be born on 27th August 2013
Jul 10, 2012
Genesreunited.co.uk historians use marriage and birth records to predict the date of William and Kate’s first child...read more ›
Digital Champion brightsolid wins Award for Innovative British Library Partnership
Jun 27, 2012
brightsolid Online Technology has reinforced its position as a Scottish digital champion with a major award win for its mass digitisation project with the British Library....read more ›
England Team's winning formula: An Architect, Sculptor & Dental Assistant
Jun 24, 2012
Analysis of 1911 Census records and research into the lives and careers of the Olympic winning England team of 1912 by genesreunited.co.uk reveals it is pride and passion rather than multi-million pound wages that win tournaments....read more ›
Royal Household Staff Records go online for the first time
Jun 01, 2012
In celebration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, family history website findmypast.co.uk, in association with the Royal Archives, has today launched the Royal Household Staff Lists, a detailed collection made available online for the first time...read more ›
Brits proud of the pound along with our more traditional assets
May 30, 2012
A study by Friends Reunited reveals that patriotic Brits are feeling extremely positive about their national identity, with over two thirds of Brits (68%) currently ranking their feelings of ‘Britishness’ as seven out of ten or higher...read more ›
Obama trails JFK, Reagan but trumps Che Guevara in vote for history’s greatest “Irish” leader
May 24, 2012
Barack Obama is one of history’s three greatest political leaders to have had Irish ancestry, according to an international poll conducted for findmypast.ie and findmypast.com....read more ›
Findmypast.co.uk reveal the Gretna Green of the West
May 18, 2012
Findmypast.co.uk discovers the Gretna Green of the West with the launch of millions of parish records from Plymouth and West Devon....read more ›
Bring back penny sweets and 'Dandelion and Burdock' call nostalgia craving Brits
May 10, 2012
- 22% of Brits want to put penny sweets back on the shelves - Women’s number one favourite food to bring back is penny sweets compared to Smiths Salt and Shake crisps for men - A quarter (25%) of over 55’s want to see a return of Spangles Sweets...read more ›
That's the way to do it!!! Punch and Judy reach 350
May 09, 2012
A real life Mr Punch and Judy are married in the 1881 Census...read more ›
Sexy Slough & randy Reading in top ten UK baby towns
Apr 30, 2012
South vs North battle in the baby stakes...read more ›
Dracula was Irish not Transylvanian, says historian who last traced Obama’s Irish roots
Apr 17, 2012
Findings unveiled for centenary of Dracula author Bram Stoker’s death April 20 reveal vampire’s Irish origins...read more ›
Sailing superstitions ignored – did redheads, priests and women curse the Titanic?
Apr 05, 2012
• New findings suggest sailors’ superstitions came true • New White Star Line crew records on board the Titanic rescued from a skip and released online for the first time today by findmypast.co.uk...read more ›
brightsolid online technology Shortlisted for the Business Continuity Awards 2012
Apr 04, 2012
brightsolid online technology is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for an award at the Business Continuity Awards 2012 in London....read more ›
1940 U.S. Census Community Project Announces Call for Volunteers to Create Free, Searchable Database of 1940 U.S. Census Records
Apr 02, 2012
Most Informative Record of American Life prior to U.S. WWII Involvement Has Potential to Unlock New Insights into the Past, Discovery of Unknown Family Connections...read more ›
Bad news for Mad Men's Don & Betty Draper: their names head U.S. endangered list, finds study marking 1940 US Census release April 2
Mar 31, 2012
Donald Trump, Betty White still blooming but ‘Donald’, ‘Betty’ are biggest losers in U.S. names league since 1940: study by findmypast.com...read more ›
It's not just old school: Friends Reunited launches new site to celebrate every blast from your past
Mar 27, 2012
brightsolid, the online publishing group, announced the launch of the new Friends Reunited today, as the place to celebrate those ‘Remember when?’ moments....read more ›
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Top award for brightsolid Chief Executive
Mar 23, 2012
brightsolid success recognised in regional business award for Chris van der Kuyl...read more ›
Drunk in charge of an ass and cart, tippling in a sheebeen and the disturbance of a divine service: 1.2 million Irish Petty Session Records now searchable online
Feb 27, 2012
Findmypast.ie launch online for the first time the Petty Sessions order books (1850-1910), one of the greatest untapped resources for those tracing their Irish roots....read more ›
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 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 ›
Findmypast Ireland unearths Walt Disney's Irish Links
Jan 10, 2012
Walt Disney’s long-rumoured Irish roots have been confirmed by Irish family history website findmypast.ie....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 ›
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 ›
Find the jailbird's nesting in your family tree on findmypast.ie
Oct 19, 2011
findmypast.ie launch online for the first time the Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920, one of the greatest untapped resources for those tracing their Irish roots....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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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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