I believe Ultranet started as Glen Waverley's intranet that they developed several years ago. Some of the GW teachers were heavily involved in the project. Saw a protiotype at a conference about 3 years ago and the plan was to have rolled it and all State schools use it as Cameron noted (ie one system for all State school students, I think from P to 12)
<br><br>And Oracle was also involved as Clarke said.<br><br>Joseph Papaleo<br>Ivanhoe Grammar<br><br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 23/05/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Clarke Stevenson</b> <<a href="mailto:clarke.stevenson@bigpond.com">
clarke.stevenson@bigpond.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">It's going to cost $61 mil because Oracle will be involved.
<br><br>Need I say more?<br><br>Clarke Stevenson<br>Director, Sales and Marketing<br>Edcube Pty Ltd<br>Ph 03 9846 5602<br>Fax 03 9846 5702<br>Mob 0433 202 383<br>Skype clarke.stevenson<br><a href="mailto:c.stevenson@edcube.net">
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</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au">offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] On Behalf Of Cameron Bell<br>Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2007 8:11 AM<br>To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List
<br>Subject: Re: [Offtopic] Ultranet<br><br>Why would you pay $61,000,000 for online collaboration tools when you<br>can already do a lot with the free stuff that Google and numerous others<br>already provide? Must be a you-beaut system!
<br>Cameron<br><br><a href="mailto:stephen@melbpc.org.au">stephen@melbpc.org.au</a> wrote:<br>> Bell rings for $61m net<br>> Chris Jenkins<br>> MAY 22, 2007<br>><br>> <<a href="http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21770883%5E15319%5E%">
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21770883%5E15319%5E%</a><br>> 5Enbv%5E,00.html><br>><br>> VICTORIA will soon announce a renewed IT services supplier panel as it<br>> revs up its $61 million Ultranet schools network project.
<br>><br>> Speaking in Sydney last week after meeting with representatives of the<br>> NSW IT industry, Victorian IT Minister Tim Holding said the four-year<br>> Ultranet project, designed to deliver a suite of online collaboration
<br>> systems for students, teachers and parents, had been opened to<br>> expressions of interest.<br>><br>> Industry responses are due by July 11, with a request for tender expected<br>> later in the year.
<br>><br>> The state would shortly announce the make-up of its new preferred<br>> supplier panel for IT services for government agencies, Mr Holding said.<br>><br>> "We're in the process of refreshing the panel," and about 300 submissions
<br>> had been made to join a panel that would include a number of new<br>> categories, he said.<br>><br>> Successful bidders are expected to be named by the end of the month...<br>><br>> The Australian<br>
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