Compass Project Timeline

2001

July-Oct

Identification of project team. Training in Java & XML.
Development environment identified
Visit of IBS consultant
Creation of Prototype portal & demonstration to Steering Group

Nov-Jan

Portal Codebase updated to La Jolla release 2.0 beta
Identification of channels
Demonstrations to Web Steering Group, Teaching Committee, PVC for eLearning, Library Services, Hull, Liverpool John Moores,

2002

Feb

uPortal software released
Environments updated to 2.0 codebase
Channel specification & authoring

Channels agreed
provisional GUI agreed
Demo portal released
Hands-on portal available
Ja-Sig link

Identification of UK Partners
Demonstration to student groups

March

Channel specification & authoring

Hands-on GUI testing

April

Channel specification & authoring

IBS Training course

May

Channel & portal testing
Hardware specification & purchase

Pre-release production portal frozen
Formal code review by IBS

Presentation to Steering Group

June

Channel & portal testing

Identification of 1000 users

July

Channel & portal testing

UK Conference

Aug

Further Channel specification & authoring

Sept

Further Channel specification & authoring

Oct

1st Release Production Portal