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The IT History Society Remembers Pioneers of the
IT Industry
San Francisco, CA, July 31, 2008 – The
IT History Society (www.IThistory.org) announces a new database
attached to its website. The database is taking into account
pioneers of the industry who have passed on and who made significant
contributions to the creation and growth of the IT industry.
The Society felt there should be a place to have a permanent
remembrance of individuals who have made a difference to the
growth and foundation of the industry. The database is located
at http://ithistory.org/resources/memoriam.php
“The IT History Society feels there is a need to have
one place to remember the pioneers who have passed on who have
had a major impact in the building of the IT industry. From all
over the world, support of this site has been very encouraging,” said
Jeffery D. Stein, Chairman of the Board. “It was felt
that with many individuals who are not with us anymore that there
was no one place to remember the many contributors to our industry.
We feel that links from the IT History Society website is the
least we should do to recognize these enormous contributions
to our industry.”
Suggesting or adding a pioneer of the IT industry can be done
by sending an email from the link located in the IT History Society
website located at the bottom of the page at http://ithistory.org/resources/memoriam.php.
About ITHS
The growing rooster of the IT History Society of nearly 500
members includes the ACM History Committee, Applied Materials,
Computer Conservation Society, Deutsches Museum, Hewlett Packard,
IBM, INPUT, INTEL, The Internet Archive, Microsoft, the Smithsonian
Institution, Symantec, Center for Technology Innovation, Charles
Babbage Institute, Computer History Museum, IEEE History Center,
Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists, and the U.K. National
Archive for the History of Computing.
The IT History Society assists in the collaboration of like-minded
institutions and individuals to expand the reach of historical
and archival activities while at the same time communicating
to the private sector the value of preserving their history and
heritage for generations to come.
The IT History Society exists to enhance and expand works concerning
the history of Information Technology and demonstrate the value
of IT history to the understanding and improvement of our present
and future world.
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Online: http://www.IThistory.org
For more information, please contact Jeffery Stein
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