| 1948 | June 21st World first programmable computer
ran Not in USA but at Manchester University |
| 1953 | February 13th (Friday!) Chinese Dragon; triple Aquarian born |
| 1974 | Civil Engineering Graduate @ Manchester University Third year thesis on performance of super computers |
| 1975 | Developed computer graphics programs for Computer Aided Design
Centre, Cambridge Most computer users still struggling with 80-column punched cards |
| 1977 | Networking the UK’s fastest computer - USA’s fastest
computer @ Manchester University Most powerful civilian computer installation in UK |
| 1978 | Implemented "Experimental Packet
Switching Service" to 44 UK Universities Technology became the basis of the Internet (TCP/IP) |
| 1979 | Developed on-line traffic control system for motorway between Rotterdam -
The Hague Similar system installed on M25 near Heathrow Airport 20 years later. |
| 1980 | Developed email office systems using first-generation
Intel
micro-processors. In Paris, at launch of French Minitel system and Europe's first laser printer from IBM. Internet email systems arrive 10 years later! |
| 1981 | Developed automated real-time systems for high volume
factory production in Germany True Real Time; not "sometime after my ego download"s time! |
| 1981 | Installed on-line bar-code systems for British Steel Technology now commonplace in retail |
| 1984 | Responsible for high throughput on-line banking system
with 50+ transactions / second Dynamics of high-volume transactions still not clearly understood |
| 1985 | Designed Nationwide ISDN network for on-line banking 10 years later ISDN became commonplace |
| 1986 | Project Managed connecting high-value CHAPS banking system to
1,000+ branch network High security on-line security still a major issue on the Internet |
| 1987 | Set-up Private Bank in Luxembourg First UK bank in Luxembourg |
| 1993 | Managed £30m IT project portfolio for Product Marketing Multiple technology projects co-ordinated across 8 development centres |
| 1994 | Started work on Internet Business Development Projects Registered and trade-marked Greenwich 2000® for the millennium |
| 1996 | Coordinated major move & upgrade of multiple dealing room systems.
On time, on budget |
| 1997 | Project Managed CREST system - electronic share
certificates Basis of on-line share dealing - Savings over £1 million |
| 1997 | Death of Princess Diana – Greenwich 2000 features
funeral route Website featured alongside Buckingham Palace on Yahoo! |
| 1998 | Lloyds TSB Group Emerging Technology Division. Met Tim Berners Lee, founder of the World Wide Web for first time. |
| 1999 | Started trading Greenwich 2000 full-time Glowing media coverage from around the Globe |
| 2000 | 105,000 visitors to website in one day Beats FIFA World Cup website which only gets 93,000 on best day |
| 2001 | Launches
GreenwichMeanTime.com
5,000 daily visitors using only Search Engine Marketing techniques |
| 2002 | Launches
Barett.com +
Professional-Registry.com +
ToMe.com Launched 100th website and the Greenwich Grid |
| 2003 | Developed wwp.uk.com - acquired 1,000 domains to develop virtual real estate Visited Google HQ in Silicon Valley, California - twice!!! Cool!!! |
| 2004 | Google showcase site for Europe; 50k visitors per day wwp - trademarked; growing @ 300% per annum (again) |
| 2005 | Met Warren Buffet; Several media interviews including BBC TV Breakfast
Program Major JV projects both sides of the Atlantic - turning traffic into cash |
| 2006 | 10 million more visitors from Google organic search Invited to join Thought Leader panels with World class companies |
| 2007 | 30+ million visitors from Google organic search! Moved to London Innovation Centre |
| 2008 | Moving to Open Source platforms Web 2.0 environment |
| 2009 | Starting to Twitter @stanbarett
& a dozen other guises Moved office back to Kingston-upon-Thames.com |
| 2010 | Big plans! Watch this space! |