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Blackboard and Pearson Announce International Content Integration Partnership

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Market-leading LMS and World’s Leading Learning Companies Bring Seamless Transition Between Pearson’s MyLab & Mastering and Blackboard Learn to Global Markets By Blackboard Inc.; Pearson Published: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 – 8:54 am WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. and Pearson have expanded the availability of an integration for Pearson’s leading learning solution […]

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Blackboard’s New Bag

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October 15, 2012 – 3:00am By Steve Kolowich Blackboard has become the latest company to get into the business of helping colleges and universities build online programs. The company, which built its education technology empire on selling software and implementation support, has upped investment in its “online program management services” in an effort to compete

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S&P Report – Blackboard Plans to Raise $60 Million to Help Finance Acquisitions of Moodlerooms and netSpot

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On April 18, 2012, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its ‘B+’ issue level rating (one notch higher than the corporate credit rating) to Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard Inc.’s proposed $60 million incremental term loan with a recovery rating of ‘2’,indicating substantial (70%-90%) recovery of principal in the event of a payment default.

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Blackboard letter to the Education Community about recent Acquisitions and Services

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  Dear Clients and Community: Today we are making some big announcements that we know will catch the attention of many members of the education community. Taken together, they speak to a broader shift in our strategy for serving education institutions so we are taking a moment to share some thoughts about our approach. The

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Google Says Pearson’s New Learning System Is ‘Not a Shared Product’

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By Jeffrey R. Young – October 20, 2011 Chronicle of Higher Education Philadelphia—When Pearson officials talk about their new learning-management system, OpenClass, they like to mention Google. They note that the software is distributed through Google’s App marketplace, and say that it was inspired by Google’s popular e-mail and Web services platform. Pearson drops the company’s

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Blackboard Absorbs Edline, Keeps Product Line Intact

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By Dian Schaffhauser 10/05/11 A day after its acquisition of Blackboard was completed, Providence Equity Partners has begun leveraging its multiple investments in education technology. Two of its companies–Blackboard and Edline–have announced an immediate merging. Edline will become another division in Blackboard’s portfolio. Both companies sell learning management and mass notification products to the K-12

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Providence Equity Partners Completes Acquisition of Blackboard Inc.

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— Blackboard stockholders to receive $45.00 per share in cash — Transaction valued at approximately $1.64 billion in enterprise value — Blackboard to become a privately held company WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) today announced the completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity

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Blackboard: A Tale Of 2 Companies

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Despite actively marketing Blackboard 9.1, many university technology administrators view Blackboard as having skimped on research and development to focus on growth via acquiring LMS competitors like WebCT and Angel at the expense of expanding and refining their products. (There is also a mounting body of snafus that has given momentum to an anti-Blackboard movement on the Internet and among university technology staffers.)

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Workforce Development Transitioning from 2011 to 2020

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Gilfus Education Group Announces Webinar on Developing a Productive Workforce from 2011 to 2020 “Workforce Development: Transitioning from 2011 to 2020” Washington, DC   (Thursday, August 11th, 2011) — Gilfus Education Group announced today that it will offer a webinar titled Workforce Development: Transitioning from 2011 to 2020.  Attendees will be provided with an overview

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Blackboard May Lure Bid as High as $65 a Share, Stifel Says

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Blackboard Inc. (BBBB), a maker of online educational courseware, may lure buyout offers of as much as $65 a share from strategic bidders seeking to expand in Internet publishing, analysts at Stifel Nicolas said in a report today. Education publishers News Corp. (NWSA), Pearson Plc (PSON) and McGraw- Hill Cos. may consider making offers for

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DC-Based Blackboard to Pay $116 Million for Elluminate, Wimba

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jim Washington, DC — Blackboard, the DC-based provider of software and services to educational institutions, said that it will pay $116 million cash to acquire Calgary-based Elluminate and New York-based Wimba, both developers of virtual classroom technology. The acquired companies will form the backbone of Blackboard Collaborate, a new, standalone platform that will allow educational

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Blackboard Founder Leaves to bring broader expertise and capabilities to the Education and Training Industries

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December 15th 2007
Stephen Gilfus announced today that he will be leaving Blackboard Inc. at the beginning of the new Year in January 2008 to become an independent industry consultant. “Over the last decade I have had the opportunity to serve thousands of institutions with their educational technology needs through my involvement with Blackboard”, said Gilfus, “I am excited that I can now provide an independent perspective on many of the industries past developments while providing extended capabilites to academic insitutitons through agnostic decision making.”

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Networked Learning Environment – Stepping Beyond Courses to a More Expansive Online Learning Experience

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October 1st, 2004
A Networked Learning Environment in the Inter­net age applies new technology to a very old con-cept—that learning is much more than classes and grades. It is about the learning that takes place in a vibrant community of people and resources. The Internet has removed the limits of time and proxim­ity that once restricted this community. In a true Networked Learning Environment, any student, instructor or researcher can access any learning resource at anytime from anyplace.

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Blackboard Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Government e-Education Market

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September 18th, 2002
The Blackboard SCORM 1.2 Building Block was developed in collaboration with the National Defense University (NDU) and the ADL Co-Lab. The available technology allows the Blackboard Learning System to support educational content developed to the SCORM 1.2 specification. The National Defense University will be the first educational institution to deploy the new Building Block in support of SCORM developed content.

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Microsoft and Blackboard Form Strategic Alliance to Empower Learners And Enhance E-Learning Solutions for Education Institutions Worldwide

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4/24/2001 , Washington, D.C. – Microsoft Corp. and Blackboard Inc., the leading Internet infrastructure software company for e-education, today announced a global alliance to redefine and simplify the e-learning experience for students and faculty in higher education. Students and faculty using Blackboard~s learning platform, built on Microsoft® .NET technologies, will be able to more easily

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BBBB: Summary for Blackboard Inc.

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Get detailed information on Blackboard Inc. (BBBB) including quote performance, Real-Time ECN, technical chart analysis, key stats, insider transactions, and the latest company headlines.   TechRadium Enteres Into Cross-License Notification Patents Deal With Blackboard – Quick Facts – RTT News  08/11/2009 2:30PM TechRadium Reaches Agreement With Blackboard Inc. to Cross-License Notification Patents – PR Newswire

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Pearson and Blackboard Collaborate on Customized Software Platform for Publisher’s

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June 31st, 2000
Peter Jovanovich, Chief Executive of Pearson Education, said, “Our goal is to respond to the rapidly growing but highly individualized online learning needs of the education community, and to make our company the leading global distributor of Internet-delivered educational content and services.”

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Blackboard Inc., a leading Internet education company, has been named to the Computerworld Smithsonian Collection of Laureates for its leadership in using information technology to improve society.

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WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 25, 2000 Blackboard received the honor for its innovation in helping colleges and universities worldwide harness the power of the Internet for teaching and learning. “The Laureates in this year’s Collection are extending the boundaries of technology in some very exciting ways that are bringing about tangible benefits to society in so many

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Blackboard Announces Development of IMS-based Course Delivery Tools

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4/29/1998 , Washington, D.C. – Blackboard Inc. today announced a major internal development effort to launch a full line of software products that will help university faculty deliver courses over the World Wide Web. The products are based on CourseInfo, a leading web-based course management system, and will utilize technologies developed by Blackboard on behalf

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