Author Archives: Rick Bennett

In 1998, I founded the Omnium Project as an ongoing research investigation into how the Internet could be used for creative individuals to work together wherever they were situated globally. A lot of time and work has taken place since with a great team and most of this can be found at the Omnium website, as well as a fuller personal profile.

Omnium to begin new project to aid Filipino textile workers

Workers’ houses along the river

For the last few months, I have been planning a new project that will take place to help a Filipino community of craftworkers in and around Manila. I have had meetings in Manila with staff (including the Dean) from the Faculty of Design & Art at the College of Saint-Benilde which […]

Published by Rick Bennett on the 17th of December, 2006 in Projects 1 Comment

Main Omnium website updates

The Omnium website was updated today to include information and screenshots about the upcoming release of the new 2007 Omnium Software™. The new software which will include an open-source provision for the first time should be ready for download by the end of January.

The Sydney based members of the Omnium team (Rick, Sam, Charles, Paul, […]

Published by Rick Bennett on the 15th of December, 2006 in Omnium Software 0 Comments

Omnium @ the AUC Conference

Last week Omnium presented another talk at the Apple University Consortium conference in Brisbane, Australia, titled:

The Omnium Project: Global Communities, Ethical Futures and a New Open-Source Solution.

The 90 minute talk, presented by Sam and me (Rick) covered a lot of new material, plans for projects in 2007 and concluded by announcing the new open-source Omnium […]

Published by Rick Bennett on the 13th of December, 2006 in Omnium Software, Presentations 0 Comments