The initial phase of the project was primarily focussed on laying the foundations for the second phase. This included setting up the necessary software and hardware at both the CECM and IPS, developing the OpenMath JavaBean components, introducing the students to the computing environment and various educational resources, and normalizing the relationship between IPS, the CECM and ATiC. This phase was essential as it identified a number of issues which needed to be addressed before the PolyMath technology could be introduced.