Dgroups Partnership Meeting April 2009 Introducing the New Platform

Milestones D1 moves to IGLOO (early 2008) Oxford scoping workshop (april 2008) RFP Process for D2 (summer 2008) Contract with WA Research (sep 2008) Migration team D2 Build by WA Research D1 migration to D2 platform D1 closedown (feb 2009)

D1 moves to IGLOO (early 2008)

Oxford scoping workshop (april 2008)

RFP Process for D2 (summer 2008)

Contract with WA Research (sep 2008)

Migration team

D2 Build by WA Research

D1 migration to D2 platform

D1 closedown (feb 2009)

Our Aims Replicate D1 functionalities Reliable email at the core Open architecture for future developments ‘ web 2.0’ modular vision Migrate all D1 groups, resources, and users (active, non-active etc)

Replicate D1 functionalities

Reliable email at the core

Open architecture for future developments

‘ web 2.0’ modular vision

Migrate all D1 groups, resources, and users (active, non-active etc)

profile send email share files share links search profile manage mail lists share files share links search support profile manage mail lists share files share links search support create groups my groups my groups my groups rss rss rss manage mail lists personal dashboard rss plugins to other apps user admin creator future? support manage groups support other core app?

Where are we now? Migration complete Email sending: reliable and rapid Email commands: some usability enhancements Group create and admin functions: yes Web interface: some usability enhancements some features to complete Modular web 2: not yet Multi-language: ?

Migration complete

Email sending: reliable and rapid

Email commands: some usability enhancements

Group create and admin functions: yes

Web interface:

some usability enhancements

some features to complete

Modular web 2: not yet

Multi-language: ?

Next steps? About to sign off current ‘build and migrate’ project with WAR About to sign hosting contract with WAR, 2009-2011 For future investment: Need to identify further high priority usability improvements Need to identify further high priority extra features Also need: Terms of use Group creation ‘management’ guidelines Help and support guidelines

About to sign off current ‘build and migrate’ project with WAR

About to sign hosting contract with WAR, 2009-2011

For future investment:

Need to identify further high priority usability improvements

Need to identify further high priority extra features

Also need:

Terms of use

Group creation ‘management’ guidelines

Help and support guidelines