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Ian Osborne
Project Director
Intellect
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Ian Osborne was appointed project manager for the Grid Computing Now! Project in February 2005. Intellect is the UK trade association for the IT, telecoms and electronics industries. Its members account for over 80% of these markets and include blue-chip multinationals as well as early stage technology companies.

Grid Computing Now! is a Knowledge Transfer Network, funded by the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board, aimed at transferring the knowledge and capabilities necessary to demonstrate the value of Grid Technologies in UK public and private sectors. See www.gridcomputingnow.org for more information. Intellect is leading this project in partnership with the National e-Science Centre in Edinburgh, a world leader in Grid Technologies for e-Science, and CNR Ltd, A Bristol based management consultancy. The project involves leading IT suppliers, the UK e-Science community and a growing number of interested business and academic professionals.

Ian has worked in ICT since 1972. He trained as a Computer Programmer at Cornhill Insurance before stints with British Airways and International Computers Limited. In 1979, Ian joined the Hewlett-Packard Company where he enjoyed a substantial career working in Research & Development, Quality and Marketing at HP locations in the US and UK. He held senior management positions in HP’s European Research Laboratories and Telecom Systems Business.

Ian has a Masters Degree in the Management of Technology, a joint degree awarded by the Universities of Sussex and Brighton in 1992. He is a Member of the British Computer Society and a Chartered Information Technology Professional, a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and an Associate Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 

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