<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Blackboard Inc. News Release</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/Phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=irol-news</link><description>A Collection of Blackboard Inc. News Release</description><language>en-us</language><category>Uncategorized</category><lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:54:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Blackboard Adds App for BlackBerry Smartphones to Mobile Web Platform</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1351038</link><description><![CDATA[With App, More Users Enjoy Enhanced Experience with Blackboard Mobile     DENVER, Nov 04, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced the launch of an application for BlackBerry((R)) smartphones, debuting at the University of Washington this week, as part of the new Blackboard Mobile((TM)) platform which is being leveraged by a growing number of campuses and K-12 schools to deliver a rich set of campus life services and content to mobile devices.
The BlackBerry smartphone application enables many more users to enjoy an enhanced experience while navigating course catalogs and campus maps, e-mailing professors and classmates and receiving real time updat...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1351038_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Joins Forces with Microsoft to Make Course Information Available on Web Browsers</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1350663</link><description><![CDATA[Companies Collaborate on Blackboard Learn for Bing     DENVER, Nov 04, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) today announced an alliance with Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) to offer students and learners access to information from their online courses on Web browsers, enabling them to keep up with important course updates while surfing the Web, not just when logged into their Blackboard(R) accounts.
Under the agreement, Blackboard and Microsoft will work together to enable notifications to appear in their Web browser using the Bing(TM) toolbar when new course information becomes available through the Blackboard Learn(TM) platform. The toolbar will al...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1350663_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Inc. Reports Third Quarter Revenue of $98.4 Million</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1350343</link><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 and updated guidance for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2009.



Total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $98.4 million, an increase of 18 percent over the third quarter of 2008. Product revenues for the quarter were $87.9 million, an increase of 18 percent over the third quarter of 2008, while professional services revenues for the quarter were $10.5 million, an increase of 20 percent over the third quarter of 2008.  The increase in revenue was driven by strong growth in Blackboard's professional services ...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1350343_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard, Northwestern University Partner on Google Apps Integration</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1349236</link><description><![CDATA[







WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) and Northwestern University have partnered on an integration to make Google Apps(TM) Education Edition available to students within the Blackboard Learn(TM) platform with a single sign on. Developed by Northwestern's Information Technology development team, the Blackboard Building Block(TM) has been released as open source to let other institutions use or build on the technology at no cost.



One of the first campuses to deploy Google Apps two years ago, Northwestern has seen a rapid rise in the number of students who use the popular tools every day. The integration will make their lives simpler ...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1349236_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parents and Students Believe K-12 Schools Must Do More to Prepare Students for the 21st Century</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1348355</link><description><![CDATA[







WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While parents, K-12 students and educators agree that using technology is essential to learning and student success, parents are dissatisfied with the technology skills their children are learning in schools according to a survey report released today by Project Tomorrow®, a national education nonprofit organization, and Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology.



According to the survey, only one-third of parents and 40 percent of students in grades 6 through 12 believe that schools are doing a good job of preparing students for the 21st century. In contrast, more than half of principals survey...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1348355_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Partners with Imagine America Foundation To Bring Online Learning to Military Veterans</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1347022</link><description><![CDATA[



WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) today announced a partnership with the Imagine America Foundation, an associated foundation of the Career College Association, to bring online education opportunities to military veterans in an effort to help them acquire skills needed for success as they move into civilian careers.



As part of the partnership, Blackboard's Professional Education division will work with Imagine America, a nonprofit organization, in support of the IAF LDRSHIP Award over the next five years. Established in 2004, the annual LDRSHIP Award provides eligible military personnel currently enrolled in a CCA institution the oppo...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1347022_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Inc. Announces Third Quarter of 2009 Conference Call</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1344061</link><description><![CDATA[



WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today that it will issue a press release concerning its financial results for the third quarter of 2009 after the market close on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.  Following the press release, Blackboard management will host a conference call beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern (1:30 p.m. Pacific) to discuss its results. 






    Blackboard Conference Call Details:

    Domestic:                +1 (866) 578-5747
    International:           +1 (617) 213-8054
    Confirmation Code:       46490734





Blackboard will also broadcast its conference call live over the Internet beginning at 4:30...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1344061_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Sees Strong Momentum in Corporate Learning</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1343578</link><description><![CDATA[







WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced that it has been positioned in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems, an influential report evaluating the completeness of vision and ability to execute of vendors in the market. 





Blackboard has seen significant growth in the corporate learning space where an increasing number of corporations of all sizes have adopted the company's teaching and learning platform to deploy training programs efficiently and cost effectively. In the Magic Quadrant report, Gartner "evaluates vendors based on their ability to articulate...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1343578_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Adds Multimedia Content from NBC News to the Blackboard Learn Platform</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1340068</link><description><![CDATA[











WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, announced today that a wealth of multimedia content from NBC News - covering decades of historic and current events - is now accessible to educators and students through the Blackboard Learn(TM) platform. 





Through a partnership with NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, thousands of K-12 and postsecondary institutions in North America now have access to NBC News Archives on Demand, enabling them to more effectively engage 21st century learners with digital content directly in their online courses.





With this unique resource, ...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1340068_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schools, Universities Rely on Blackboard for Education Continuity</title><link>http://investor.blackboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1336876</link><description><![CDATA[E-Learning, Mass Notification Help Keep Teaching and Learning Going     WASHINGTON, Sept 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- At George Washington University (GW) in Washington, D.C., e-learning has long been a central part of the school's plan for education continuity. Prompted by concerns over the H1N1 flu, GW officials have now stepped up preparedness efforts -- much like their counterparts at schools and universities nationwide --according to Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology.
Having already set minimum e-learning competency standards for faculty and staff, GW has now launched a series of workshops in partnership with Blackboard consultants...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1336876_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>