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Exeter Paper Reports on Launch of Prize Website

Prize Website

Source

Express & Echo, Exeter
26 April 2007

The Express & Echo in Exeter reported on the launch of the first RRS Prize website almost two decades ago.

Commentary

Marking a Milestone

The launch of a dedicated website for the Revell Research Systems Prize reflected the firm's commitment to recognising academic achievement and promoting excellence in computing education. Introduced during the Company's twenty-first year in business, the initiative provided a visible and enduring platform for the award.

Encouraging Excellence

Recognition programmes can play an important role in motivating achievement and celebrating success. By highlighting student accomplishments and the value of academic attainment, the Prize helped encourage aspiring technology professionals to aim for the highest standards.

Digital Promotion in Practice

The Prize website demonstrated how digital technology could be used to support educational and professional initiatives. By providing a dedicated online presence for the award, it enabled information about the Prize and its recipients to be shared more widely while creating a lasting record of achievement.

A Lasting Legacy

Nearly two decades later, the coverage provides an insight into a long-standing relationship between Revell Research Systems and the University of Plymouth. It also illustrates an approach that continues to characterise the firm: combining established professional disciplines with contemporary technological expertise to create lasting value.

Summary

A factual summary of the coverage is given below.

The Express & Echo reported on the launch of a dedicated website created by Revell Research Systems to promote the Revell Research Systems Prize at the University of Plymouth. The initiative formed part of the Company's efforts to raise awareness of the award and provide information about its objectives, eligibility criteria and recipients.

The article explained that the Prize had been established the previous year to mark the commencement of the Consultancy's twenty-first year in business. Awarded in association with the University of Plymouth, the coverage noted that the Prize was intended to recognise academic achievement among students studying computing and related disciplines.

According to the report, the award would be presented to the highest-performing final-year full-time student on the University's BSc (Hons) Computing degree programme. The Prize was designed to encourage students to strive for excellence and recognise outstanding academic performance.

The article included comments from Managing Consultant Alastair Revell, who expressed his hope that the award would motivate students to achieve their full potential and wished candidates success in their forthcoming examinations.

The report also highlighted Revell Research Systems' long-standing relationship with the University of Plymouth and noted Alastair Revell's involvement in the development of a number of information technology qualifications awarded by the University. The Company's Business Development Manager, Fiona Burgess, explained that establishing the Prize provided an appropriate way to celebrate the firm's anniversary while supporting and encouraging future computing professionals.

The article concluded by noting that Revell Research Systems, founded in 1985, provided independent technology consultancy, systems engineering, software development and website development services, and directed readers to the newly launched Prize website for further information.

 

 

 

The article was originally published in print and is available through various archive sources. Revell Research Systems retains an original press cutting.

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