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Deployments in Niue will commence in July 2008

Contacts:

• Ian Thomson, RICS Coordinator, Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) SPC

A localisation project is being opened on the OLPC Pootle server for the Niuean language.

Useful Links

• Wikipedia Niue link
• Wikipedia Niuean language link

Deployment Plans

There are maximum 2 sites (one primary school and one secondary school) on Niue and we will be doing a 100% saturation rollout throughout July 2008.

Components of rollout:

• XOs - provided by Ian

 * Need to create customised image (for Pacific) including Flash, Speak and other apps
 * Need to sort out power requirements
 * Need extra USB keys

• XS servers (one per school) - provided by Ian and setup by John/Silvia)

 * To have default XS installation
 * Probably doesn't need Actives Aerials as we are using APs and can plug an AP into the server via ethernet to create connectivity between XOs and the XS

• Access Points

 * Will use the WRT54G access points (provided by Pia and setup by John/Silvia) with WDS

• Interschool connectivity

 * May need to setup connectivity between schools (Jabber) for virtual classrooms

Basic Timing

• 4th July - John and Silvia to arrive in Niue and setup wireless network and OLPC XS servers. To test with their own XOs
• ~7th July - Pia and Ian to plan sustainability and support around Niue project. Pia/Ian to implement any needed components prior to the 25th
• 25th Pia, Ian and other volunteers to arrive, do teacher training and setup XOs

Helpers

• Pia Waugh (OLPC Australia) - helping with volunteers, technical support, setting up peer to peer support and on the ground assistance