brightsolid has been nominated for a major industry award for its part in a joint project with British Library for the digitisation of over 40 million news stories from old newspapers. The following announcement was written by brightsolid, the parent company of FindMyPast and several other genealogy-related companies:
brightsolid online technology is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for an award at the UK IT Industry Awards 2012.
brightsolid online technology have been shortlisted in the category of 'Big Data Project of the Year' as a result of their partnership with the British Library and the digitisation of over 40 million news stories over ten years. The awards focus on the contribution of individuals, projects, organisations and technologies that have excelled in the use, development and deployment of IT in the past 12 months.
The awards ceremony is one of the most eagerly anticipated in the IT industry and other organisations in the 'Big Data Project of the Year' category include industry leaders such as BT, HM Revenue & Customs and Network Rail.
The awards ceremony takes place on Wednesday 14th November at the Battersea Park Events Arena in London.
For more information on the UK IT Industry Awards, click here.
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