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Blackboard Inc. Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call WASHINGTON, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBB) announced today that it will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Pacific) to discuss its first quarter financial results. The Company will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 after the market close on May 12, 2005. The conference call will be led by Matthew Pittinsky, Chairman; Michael Chasen, President and CEO; and Peter Repetti, CFO. Blackboard will broadcast the conference call live over the Internet. Interested parties can access the webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at http://investor.blackboard.com/. Please access the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary software. A replay of the call will be available via telephone from approximately 7:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. Pacific) on May 12, 2005 until 7:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. Pacific) on May 19, 2005. To listen to the replay, participants in the U.S. and Canada should dial 888-286-8010, and international participants should dial 617-801-6888. The conference ID for the replay is 55262322. About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard is a leading provider of enterprise software and services to the education industry. The company's product line consists of five software applications bundled in two suites, the Blackboard Academic Suite(TM) and the Blackboard Commerce Suite(TM). Blackboard's clients include colleges, universities, schools and other education providers, as well as textbook publishers and student-focused merchants that serve education providers and their students. Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices and staff in North America, Europe and Asia. DATASOURCE: Blackboard Inc. CONTACT: Michael J. Stanton of Blackboard Inc., +1-202-463-4860, ext. 2305 Web site: http://www.blackboard.com/ http://investor.blackboard.com/

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