BrightBits was founded on March 1, 2002. BrightBits evolved out of two hobbies: scrapbooking and genealogy. The downturn in the high tech sector also gave impetus to the creation of BrightBits - my main business is as a software consultant. For more information see Garnet Star Consulting Inc.
The philosophy of BrightBits is to provide a means to preserve family photos and memorabilia at a reasonable cost. As you can see, a great deal of research has gone into this endeavour.
BrightBits was named in honour of Dr. Rudolf Hell. Here is a brief biography of Dr. Hell, an "Honorary Unsubscribe" from This is True (copyright ©2002, reprinted with permission):
THIS WEEK'S HONORARY UNSUBSCRIBE goes to Dr. Rudolf Hell. An inventor, in 1927 Hell invented a radio direction finder that allowed pilots to navigate by tuning in to radio towers. In 1929 he came up with a process to break up images into a digital stream which could be transmitted over a telephone line and converted back to an image at a remote location - the Hellschreiber ("Hell Recorder") was one of the first workable fax machines. In 1954 he invented an electronically controlled engraver, which made it easier for newspapers to publish photos. In 1963, he invented a color scanner, and in 1964 he invented the first digital typesetter, making lead typefaces obsolete. His company later merged with Linotype, which was renamed Linotype-Hell. He died March 11 in Kiel, Germany at age 100.
Since Dr. Hell invented the colour scanner, it seemed fitting to name my company after him. The word "hell" in German means "bright", hence BrightBits.
BrightBits is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario - Canada's beautiful National Capital.
(c) 2002-2005 BrightBits - a division of Garnet Star Consulting Inc.