I am pretty sure that Microsoft has part shares in Blackboard. Remember the big fight back in 2005 when both claimed that they had invented online learning?<br> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/apr01/04-24blackboardpr.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/apr01/04-24blackboardpr.mspx</a><br>
<br>Oracle has a huge background in Education but don't abuse it for gratuitous self-promotion as others have done. They are responsible for the Think.com, Thinkquest etc. There are some links from this website.<br> <a href="http://www.oraclefoundation.org/">http://www.oraclefoundation.org/</a><br>
<br>I was impressed by a breakfast presentation that was given by them to ACCE 2008 study tour participants back in June this year. (A thousand thank you's to VITTA and my school for cosponsoring my attendance) <br><br>
More in a later VITTA journal report.<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/11/18 victor rajewski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:askvictor@gmail.com">askvictor@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It's a selective tender between "Blackboard Australia Pty Ltd,<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">Desire2Learn Incorporated, Microsoft Australia, Oracle, and RM<br>
</div>Asia-Pacific". Good god I hope it isn't Microsoft (for obvious<br>
reasons) or Blackboard (who have made the worst e-learning software<br>
I've ever come across, and even tried to patent the concept of an<br>
LMS). Oracle is respectable expect for having no noticeable background<br>
in education. And I haven't heard of the other two.<br>
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Blah.<br>
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On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Walker, Kristian L<br>
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> The tender document is not a public document. We can't find it.<br>
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> From: <a href="mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au">moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au">moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]<br>
> On Behalf Of Stephen Digby<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2008 9:03 PM<br>
> To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List<br>
> Subject: [Moodle] Release of the Ultranet Request for Tender<br>
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> Not sure where to find the documents that describe the tender !???<br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
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> From: DEECD Mail<br>
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> Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2008<br>
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> To: DL All School Principals; DL All Assistant and<br>
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> Subject: B042-2008 DEECD MAIL Bulletin for week ending November<br>
> 21, 2008<br>
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> Department of Education and Early Childhood Development – Victoria<br>
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> For all school, central and regional staff<br>
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> S427-2008 Release of the Ultranet Request for Tender<br>
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> Main Points<br>
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> · The Department has released a selective Request for Tender (RFT)<br>
> for the Ultranet today.<br>
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> · The RFT includes revised Specifications focused on the key<br>
> Government priorities of teaching and learning management and a parent<br>
> portal.<br>
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> Actions Required<br>
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> · If you receive an enquiry about the Ultranet project please<br>
> redirect the query to the Ultranet Project Team: <a href="mailto:ultranet@edumail.vic.gov.au">ultranet@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><br>
> or Anthea Hastie on 9651 0263<br>
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> Additional Information<br>
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> · The Ultranet was announced in Labor's Financial Statement 2006 as<br>
> a<br>
> $60.5 million TEI project for Victorian government schools.<br>
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> · The Ultranet is a student centred electronic learning environment<br>
> that supports high quality learning and teaching, connects students,<br>
> teachers and parents and enables efficient knowledge transfer.<br>
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> · The Ultranet will:<br>
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> o Improve responsiveness to individual learning needs;<br>
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> o Provide better information to parents, the school system and Government;<br>
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> o Improve efficiency of the learning environment and school<br>
> administration;<br>
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> o Adopt an enterprise approach to intranet development; and<br>
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> o Exploit previous ICT investments.<br>
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> · The Department is confident that there is sufficient expertise and<br>
> interest in the market to deliver the project within the original budget of<br>
> $60.5 million TEI and by<br>
> Quarter 3, 2010.<br>
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> · An independent market sounding exercise has informed the decision<br>
> to release the RFT to five software vendors through a selective tender<br>
> process. The five vendors are Blackboard Australia Pty Ltd, Desire2Learn<br>
> Incorporated, Microsoft Australia, Oracle, and RM Asia-Pacific.<br>
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> · The market sounding exercise and selective tender process meet<br>
> Victorian government probity requirements.<br>
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> Jeff Rosewarne Darrell<br>
> Fraser<br>
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> Deputy Secretary<br>
> Deputy Secretary<br>
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> Government School Education<br>
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