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NPower Builds Employees’ Skills Online with Blackboard

Blackboard and College of Sunderland Help to Bridge the Skills Gap for Employees
AMSTERDAM – August 6, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced that City of Sunderland College has partnered with Blackboard to deliver an online course in advanced project management to NPower employees. The course will help [...]

Blackboard Adds iPhone & Mobile Web Platform to Product Suite

Blackboard Acquires Terriblyclever to Support Mobile Education
WASHINGTON – July 23, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced a major step forward in its efforts to support students’ mobile lifestyle with the acquisition of Terriblyclever Design, LLC, makers of MobilEdu™, the category defining suite of iPhone™ and mobile web [...]

London College of Beauty Overcomes Barriers To Staff Training with Blackboard

AMSTERDAM – June 11, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced that the London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT), recognised as a center of vocational excellence for its outstanding development and delivery of specialist training – has selected Blackboard to deliver its unique BTEC Beauty Retail Consultant Diploma [...]

Bluenog Launches Higher Education Initiative

Company to Offer Integrated Content Management, Portal and Business Intelligence Solutions with Commercial and Open Source Support to Education Sector
PISCATAWAY, N.J. and GETTYSBURG, Penn., June 2, 2009 – Bluenog, an enterprise software and solutions company, announced today it will deliver offerings specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the higher education sector. The announcement [...]

Blackboard to Acquire ANGEL Learning, Inc.

Combined Company to Accelerate Innovation, Interoperability in e-Learning
WASHINGTON, May 8 — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology announced this week a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held ANGEL Learning, Inc., a leading developer of e-learning software to the U.S. education industry.
The acquisition combines ANGEL’s record of innovation and client service with Blackboard’s [...]

Army Soldiers Skill-Up Online for Civilian Life

Westminster Kingsway College selects Blackboard to retrain Army chefs
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – April 20, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced that Westminster Kingsway College has selected Blackboard to deliver training to Army chefs serving with The Royal Logistics Corps in Europe as they prepare for careers in [...]

Blackboard Announces Details for BbWorld Europe ‘09

A Dedicated Event Focusing on Teaching and Learning Technology
AMSTERDAM – April 6, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced details for its 6th annual European users conference, BbWorld Europe® ’09, which will take place April 6-8 at the Fira Palace Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
BbWorld Europe is a unique networking [...]

New Blackboard Learn™ for Apple® iPhone™ Application Lets Users Take Learning on the Go

Free Application Lets Users Tap Into Mobile Learning Opportunities
WASHINGTON—March 26, 2009—Building on its efforts to engage students and learners in a more personalized learning experience, Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) today announced the release of a free application that lets users of the Apple® iPhone™ and iPod touch® take learning on the go by accessing course [...]

Blackboard Opens Second European Data Centre to Support Increased Demand for Hosting from Colleges & Universities

February 18, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced the opening of its second data centre in Amsterdam, reinforcing the Company’s commitment to supporting the growing number of European institutions that have turned to Blackboard to host and manage their learning environments.
Blackboard’s two European data centres now provide [...]

Social Ticketing Platform: Social Networking Meets Paperless Ticketing with the Announcement of Ovation.com by Event Innovation Inc.

Event Innovation Inc. Announces Development of the World’s First Social TicketingTM Site for Season Ticket Holders, Theater Patrons and Subscribers, and Concert Goers with Full Management of Event Tickets.
Today Stephen Gilfus, Chairman and CEO of Event Innovation Inc. and a founder of D.C. based Blackboard (NASDAQ:BBBB) announced the development of Ovation.com, the World’s first Social [...]

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