[Offtopic] Ultranet

[Cameron Bell]

Why would you pay $61,000,000 for online collaboration tools when you 
can already do a lot with the free stuff that Google and numerous others 
already provide? Must be a you-beaut system!
Cameron

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Bell rings for $61m net
> Chris Jenkins
> MAY 22, 2007  
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> <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21770883%5E15319%5E%
> 5Enbv%5E,00.html>
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> VICTORIA will soon announce a renewed IT services supplier panel as it 
> revs up its $61 million Ultranet schools network project. 
>
> Speaking in Sydney last week after meeting with representatives of the 
> NSW IT industry, Victorian IT Minister Tim Holding said the four-year 
> Ultranet project, designed to deliver a suite of online collaboration 
> systems for students, teachers and parents, had been opened to 
> expressions of interest. 
>
> Industry responses are due by July 11, with a request for tender expected 
> later in the year. 
>
> The state would shortly announce the make-up of its new preferred 
> supplier panel for IT services for government agencies, Mr Holding said. 
>
> "We're in the process of refreshing the panel," and about 300 submissions 
> had been made to join a panel that would include a number of new 
> categories, he said. 
>
> Successful bidders are expected to be named by the end of the month...
>
> The Australian 
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