[Offtopic] Ultranet

[Joseph Papaleo]

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)

And Oracle was also involved as Clarke said.

Joseph Papaleo
Ivanhoe Grammar




On 23/05/07, Clarke Stevenson <clarke.stevenson at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> It's going to cost $61 mil because Oracle will be involved.
>
> Need I say more?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Cameron Bell
> Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2007 8:11 AM
> To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Offtopic] Ultranet
>
> 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
> >
> > <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21770883%5E15319%5E%
> > 5Enbv%5E,00.html>
> >
> > 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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