| A brief history of OriginArt |
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| OriginArt was establshed in 1995 by Dennis Bundy. With many years of experience |
| previous to this creating graphics and programming in "basic" on Commadore home |
| computers. Dennis recognised that with the coming of the internet came a cross |
| platform opportunity. HTML would provide a media format that could be read on |
| any home and business computer that could browse the internet. |
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| With his wife Michelle now becoming involved with her growing interest in |
| computing, Dennis set out to launch his company OriginArt onto the world stage of |
| the internet by creating something that would show the potential of the internet. |
| He decided to combine his knowledge and skill with his local environment, Shetland. |
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| By creating a feature for the internet he would set out to create a virtual map |
| of the islands that would showcase his companies ability to cope with large |
| projects and modern techniques. He saw the possibilities that the map would bring |
| to the Shetland Isles itself, for one thing it would encourage local interest in |
| the internet, furthermore it would attract interest from internet visitors. |
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| By 1999 the idea had developed enough to start, for the next 2 years more than |
| 10,000 photographs were taken, and more than 9,000 webpages created. Feedback was |
| coming in from around the globe, much of the interest came from the United States, |
| Australia and New Zealand. In fact emails arrived from more than 20 counties but |
| none from Shetland, it seemed that the world had noticed the work Dennis had put |
| in but Shetland had not. |
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| It was decided to contact local businesses and offer them an economical way to |
| hitch a ride with the project and advertise their business on the net. The costs |
| would be unprohibative and would create work for OriginArt. |
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| Slow on the uptake of modern ideas, as Shetland can be at times, many declined, |
| but a few foresighted businesses, primarily in the accommodation sector, took |
| advantage of the offer. |
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| Since the completion of the map project, OriginArt has been involved in a wide |
| range of internet projects and has daily learned more of the technologies that the |
| internet offers. We have been involved in a vast array of management teams from |
| website design to server setup, management and maintenance, running real time |
| audio and video communication channels, and with our network of assossiated |
| colleagues across Europe we keep abreast of new techniques and technogolies as |
| they appear. |
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| We can now offer our clients affordable internet services that are guaranteed to |
| meet their requirements and offer or advise on other potentials that may |
| compliment their needs. |