Blackboard signs Nation-wide Agreement in The Netherlands
18 Dicembre 2007 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of enterprise
technology to the education community, today announces that
Blackboard has signed a major three year nation-wide e-Learning
expansion agreement with SURFdiensten and SLBdiensten in The
Netherlands. SURFdiensten facilitates the use of ICT in higher
education and research, while SLBdiensten provides licenses for
vocational, adult education, and secondary education. Over a
million students in The Netherlands and Belgium currently access
Blackboard�s software. The existing agreement originally dates from
1999 and allows higher, vocational and secondary education
institutions in The Netherlands and Belgium access to the
Blackboard Learning System� and Blackboard Community System�. The
new contract extends the current agreement into 2010 and allows
continuity for enterprise e-Learning software in The Netherlands
and Belgium. It shows mutual commitment between Blackboard,
SURFdiensten and SLBdiensten for this market. The new contract
offers education institutes the option to take advantage of new
Blackboard web services, including the SafeAssign� plagiarism
detection and deterrence services and Scholar� social bookmarking
services. SafeAssign empowers academics and students to protect the
originality of work, as well as creating an opportunity to educate
students on the importance of proper attribution and citation.
Scholar provides an innovative way for users to connect with
researchers studying similar topics at institutions around the
world, allowing professors, students, and other academics to store
and share online bookmarks related to their areas of study and
interest. Jan Bakker, Managing Director of SURFdiensten, said,
�Signing this contract with Blackboard is key for the huge
installed base of Blackboard users in Dutch and Belgian higher
education. We expect the solutions that Blackboard offers will
satisfy not only our existing needs, but also the future demands of
students and faculty of our member institutions.� Charles Stork,
Director of SLBdiensten, said, �We are very pleased with this
renewal. This gives existing Blackboard users in vocational and
secondary education in The Netherlands the opportunity to use
Blackboard for three more years. We believe Blackboard will provide
our member institutions a high-quality learning environment.� �We
are delighted that we have expanded our agreement with SURFdiensten
and SLBdiensten,� says Michael Chasen, President and CEO of
Blackboard. �Since our inception, our clients and partners in The
Netherlands and Belgium have been valuable contributors to our
product and corporate strategies. With this expanded relationship,
we expect to work even more closely with education leaders in The
Netherlands and Belgium.� About SURF and SURFdiensten SURF is the
collaborative organisation for higher education and research
institutes in The Netherlands, aimed at breakthrough innovations in
ICT. SURF Foundation was founded in 1987 by the joint universities.
At present SURF represents over sixty institutions and is active in
many international collaborative platforms such as JISC, TERENA and
GLIF. SURFdiensten is the organisation for licenses for higher
education and research that facilitates the use of ICT, offering
software, content, ICT services and hardware at unique prices and
conditions. About SLB Diensten Founded in 1992, SLBdiensten is
intermediary between vocational, adult, and secondary education
institutions and software, courseware & hardware suppliers.
SLBdiensten�s good negotiating position and broad product
assortment have made SLBdiensten the leading supplier for
vocational, adult, and secondary education institutions. About
Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) is a leading
provider of enterprise software applications and related services
to the education industry. Founded in 1997, Blackboard enables
educational innovations everywhere by connecting people and
technology. Millions of people use Blackboard everyday at academic
institutions around the globe, including colleges, universities,
K-12 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 in North America, Europe, Australia
and Asia. Blackboard Educate. Innovate. Everywhere.� Any statements
in this press release about future expectations, plans and
prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar
expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements as a result of various important
factors, including the factors discussed in the �Risk Factors�
section of our�Form 10-Q filed�on�November 8, 2007 with the SEC. In
addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press
release represent the Company's views as of December 17, 2007. The
Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will
cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in
the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do
so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to
December 17, 2007.
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