Kick me if I heard it wrong .. CSG are building the Oracle based solution and yes, 100 staff were just dismissed. Lean and mean I suppose. Is it too much to hope that Ultranet is similarly lean? Am curious now that Oracle is merging with Sun, will this mean that their Oracle solution will very probably run on Sun hardware? All speculation for now .. off-topic list is good for rumours. Press stuff is from CSG, not Vic Gov<br>
<br><a href="http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/304704/csg_now_preferred_bid_60_million_victorian_government_deal">http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/304704/csg_now_preferred_bid_60_million_victorian_government_deal</a><br><br>
Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/5/29 Alan Oh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:OH.A@wcc.vic.edu.au">OH.A@wcc.vic.edu.au</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;">
Want to hear something funny? This morning on the radio, someone (govt<br>
rep I think) was concerned about Ultranet not being able to deliver as<br>
CSG was laying off about 100 or so staff.<br>
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So basically, it's a case of " I didn't tender but I can still got the<br>
contract. I can reduce my staff numbers and get more done with<br>
less......."<br>
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That's amazing given that the last news release stated:<br>
"The five vendors are Blackboard Australia Pty Ltd, Desire2Learn<br>
Incorporated, Microsoft Australia, Oracle, and RM Asia-Pacific."<br>
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Didn't see CSG in there.<br>
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Cameron<br>
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Did anyone see this on Zdnet?<br>
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"CSG nabs Ultranet front seat"<br>
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<a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/CSG-nabs-Ultranet-front-seat/0%0A,130061733,339296652,00.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/CSG-nabs-Ultranet-front-seat/0<br>
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After all these years the penny has dropped - there are in fact Klingons<br>
among us here on Earth - and they mostly work as teachers.<br>
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Consider the standard Klingon 'greeting' (or more exactly, words spoken<br>
upon encountering another being if they think a verbal response is<br>
warranted) of 'What do you want?' Isn't this what teachers say to<br>
students? See, they are Klingons. Think about how Klingons regard as<br>
'comfort' - a flat hard surface to sit on - much like what students use<br>
when waiting outside the level co-ordinators' office.<br>
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Many other bits of evidence will float up through my consciousness I'm<br>
sure, but that is enough to convince me.<br>
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>>> Roland Gesthuizen<<a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>> 27/05/2009 11:50 PM >>><br>
If MIT professors can live out their fantasy and become a "Klingon" so<br>
must the technicians at my school.<br>
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All I need is a bat'leth and a song to help clear the corridors on yard<br>
duty. :-)<br>
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<a href="http://henryjenkins.org/2009/05/my_secret_life_as_a_klingon.html" target="_blank">http://henryjenkins.org/2009/05/my_secret_life_as_a_klingon.html</a><br>
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