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4. The last phase involved the preparation of final case studies and the planning for
continuing sustainability for the site. The project commenced and was due to be completed
on May 31, 2001. To some degree, each phase overlapped its neighbour, and
the Steering Committee was to be responsible for overseeing the project and recommending
the progression from one phase to the next. With each phase, the Steering
Committee and Project Team were to monitor progress against agreed deliverables and
milestones. The deliverables for Phase Four were the establishment and full operation
of the whole portal, complete with a sustainability business plan in place.
WREDO issued specifications to both Telstra Australia and Cable and Wireless Optus for
hosting the portal, pointing out that they were looking at enabling creation of small business
sites of around 10Mb. They requested a price for hosting these sites, but the telecommunications
companies did not appear to understand small business requirements; what
WREDO received in response had nothing to do with the specifications and little to do with
businesses of this size (Pliaskin, 2004).
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