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2003
The University of Michigan submits a proposal to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a two-year grant for the Sakai Project, to be led by Joseph Hardin.
The Sakai architecture is released.
Sakai Alpha release.
2004
Sakai Beta release projected.
The Sakai Project announces the launch of the Sakai Educational Partner's Program (SEPP) with a $300,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
The first Sakai Education Partners Program (SEPP) conference is held in Denver. 150 participants attend. At the conference, staff from Foothill College and University of California-Berkeley join the Sakai Board.
Sakai Tool Portability Profile Users Guide is scheduled to be released to core institutions on March 15 and to SEPP partners on April 30.
Sakai RC2 released.
The University of Michigan goes online with the Sakai 1.0 software, branded as CTools?, with 25,000 active users.
Sakai 1.0 released with a new model in which local production deadlines are to be followed strictly and code is released only after it has been installed.
Sakai is featured in several sessions at Educause’s 2004 Conference.
Second SEPP conference held in New Orleans.
The revised Educational Software License, under which Sakai is made available, is published.
The Sakai Commercial Affiliates program is established and companies begin to join.
SEPP attracts 59 partners as of late 2004.
2005
Sakai 1.5 slated to be piloted at Indiana University.
Sakai version 1.5 released publicly.
IBM and Sakai announce that IBM has become a Sakai Commercial Affiliate, assisting in the development of code and creating products and services that work in coordination with Sakai software.
Foothill-De Anza Community College and Stanford University plan Sakai software pilots.
Jutta Treviranus of the University of Toronto and Ian Dolphin of the University of Hull (UK) join the Sakai Board of Directors.
Sakai version 2.0 expected.
Sakai announces four new Sakai Commercial Affiliates: HarvestRoad? Ltd. (Australia), Ostrakon Ltd. (Germany/U.K.), Sun Microsystems Inc., and Unisys Inc.
Sakai, Open Source Portfolio Initiative, and uPortal co-host first Community Source Week in Baltimore, drawing a total of over 650 attendees for three consecutive conferences.
Sakai holds a Developers Conference at Yale University. Over 40 attend, with the majority from SEPP member institutions.
Indiana University announces that it expects to implement Sakai 2.0 over the 2005-2006 academic year for its 90,000 OnCourse? users.
The Sakai Project announces the creation of the Sakai Foundation. The Sakai Foundation is expected to oversee staff, software development, Sakai IP, and conferences.
Sakai, Kuali and the Open Source Portfolio host strategic and technical sessions for community source software in higher education at the 2005 Educause Conference in Orlando.
Stanford plans to test Sakai at its schools of Law and Business, with campus-wide deployment throughout the 2005-2006 academic year.
Unicon announces the release of a Sakai Test Drive program.
Jeff Merriman (OKI), Babi Mitra (MIT) and Carl Jacobson (uPortal) roll off Sakai’s Board. They are replaced by Chuck Severance of the University of Michigan, John Norman of the University of Cambridge, and Chris Coppola of rSmart.
The fourth Sakai Conference is held in Austin, Texas. Over 500 attend, representing 144 institutions. At the conference, Sakai 2.0 is released to the public, new Board members are installed, and it is reported that over 100 institutions are SEPP members. Apple Computer, Inc. and Pearson Education are announced as Sakai Commercial Affiliates.
2006
The University of South Africa successfully implements Sakai 2.0.1, locally branded as myUnisa. Within a month, 16,679 students register and 23,750 course sites are created.
Open Source Portfolio Initiative is merged into the Sakai Foundation.
JA-SIG and Sakai boards meet together in New York.
University of California-Berkeley expects to move courses to a Sakai-based system, with total replacement of legacy systems expected in 2007.
The Sakai Foundation appoints its first Executive Director, Chuck Severance.
The University of Michigan submits a proposal to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a two-year grant for the Sakai Project, to be led by Joseph Hardin.
The Sakai architecture is released.
Sakai Alpha release.
2004
Sakai Beta release projected.
The Sakai Project announces the launch of the Sakai Educational Partner's Program (SEPP) with a $300,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
The first Sakai Education Partners Program (SEPP) conference is held in Denver. 150 participants attend. At the conference, staff from Foothill College and University of California-Berkeley join the Sakai Board.
Sakai Tool Portability Profile Users Guide is scheduled to be released to core institutions on March 15 and to SEPP partners on April 30.
Sakai RC2 released.
The University of Michigan goes online with the Sakai 1.0 software, branded as CTools?, with 25,000 active users.
Sakai 1.0 released with a new model in which local production deadlines are to be followed strictly and code is released only after it has been installed.
Sakai is featured in several sessions at Educause’s 2004 Conference.
Second SEPP conference held in New Orleans.
The revised Educational Software License, under which Sakai is made available, is published.
The Sakai Commercial Affiliates program is established and companies begin to join.
SEPP attracts 59 partners as of late 2004.
2005
Sakai 1.5 slated to be piloted at Indiana University.
Sakai version 1.5 released publicly.
IBM and Sakai announce that IBM has become a Sakai Commercial Affiliate, assisting in the development of code and creating products and services that work in coordination with Sakai software.
Foothill-De Anza Community College and Stanford University plan Sakai software pilots.
Jutta Treviranus of the University of Toronto and Ian Dolphin of the University of Hull (UK) join the Sakai Board of Directors.
Sakai version 2.0 expected.
Sakai announces four new Sakai Commercial Affiliates: HarvestRoad? Ltd. (Australia), Ostrakon Ltd. (Germany/U.K.), Sun Microsystems Inc., and Unisys Inc.
Sakai, Open Source Portfolio Initiative, and uPortal co-host first Community Source Week in Baltimore, drawing a total of over 650 attendees for three consecutive conferences.
Sakai holds a Developers Conference at Yale University. Over 40 attend, with the majority from SEPP member institutions.
Indiana University announces that it expects to implement Sakai 2.0 over the 2005-2006 academic year for its 90,000 OnCourse? users.
The Sakai Project announces the creation of the Sakai Foundation. The Sakai Foundation is expected to oversee staff, software development, Sakai IP, and conferences.
Sakai, Kuali and the Open Source Portfolio host strategic and technical sessions for community source software in higher education at the 2005 Educause Conference in Orlando.
Stanford plans to test Sakai at its schools of Law and Business, with campus-wide deployment throughout the 2005-2006 academic year.
Unicon announces the release of a Sakai Test Drive program.
Jeff Merriman (OKI), Babi Mitra (MIT) and Carl Jacobson (uPortal) roll off Sakai’s Board. They are replaced by Chuck Severance of the University of Michigan, John Norman of the University of Cambridge, and Chris Coppola of rSmart.
The fourth Sakai Conference is held in Austin, Texas. Over 500 attend, representing 144 institutions. At the conference, Sakai 2.0 is released to the public, new Board members are installed, and it is reported that over 100 institutions are SEPP members. Apple Computer, Inc. and Pearson Education are announced as Sakai Commercial Affiliates.
2006
The University of South Africa successfully implements Sakai 2.0.1, locally branded as myUnisa. Within a month, 16,679 students register and 23,750 course sites are created.
Open Source Portfolio Initiative is merged into the Sakai Foundation.
JA-SIG and Sakai boards meet together in New York.
University of California-Berkeley expects to move courses to a Sakai-based system, with total replacement of legacy systems expected in 2007.
The Sakai Foundation appoints its first Executive Director, Chuck Severance.