Blackboard Releases Powerful New Functionality in Application Pack Two
16 Agosto 2004 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Blackboard Releases Powerful New Functionality in Application Pack
Two Application Pack Strategy Continues to Deliver Efficient
Software Updates to Ensure Client Innovation WASHINGTON, Aug. 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBB) announced
today the release of Application Pack Two for the Blackboard
Learning System(TM) and the Blackboard Portal System(TM), key
products in the Blackboard Academic Suite(TM), a comprehensive
family of integrated applications for teaching, learning,
community-building and knowledge-sharing. Application Pack Two
offers Blackboard(R) clients new features that facilitate shared
learning environments across consortia, support new e-Learning
industry standards, enable more effective course management, and
allow further use of Blackboard globally. These new features have
been well received by participants in Blackboard's Early Release
Program to test and evaluate Application Pack Two. "We are finding
ever more flexibility and functionality in Blackboard's products.
The increased portal functionality, specifically unlimited
institution roles and sub-roles, in Application Pack Two is
outstanding," said Andrew Haglund, IT Project Manager, Loma Linda
University. "We are also very excited about the assessment and
survey data export capabilities in Application Pack Two. This new
feature allows us to analyze both new data and historical data
already compiled in the system-we are already using these new
features." Application Pack Two is the second release in the
company's strategy for distributing software updates in an
easy-to-manage update that minimizes system downtime and
maintenance activity-rapidly accelerating updates to the latest
version of Blackboard software. "Application Pack One was a great
success as clients were quick to recognize the value of this new
delivery strategy," said Michael Chasen, CEO of Blackboard. "The
savings is realized in both time expended managing the updates and
productivity of the system, which remains online throughout the
update process. Further, the packaged updates allow us to provide
iterative improvements that, while useful to the user, could not be
distributed efficiently by traditional means. As a result, our
clients are able to continually enhance the value of Blackboard
technology within their academic environments and on their
schedule." Application Pack 2 provides innovative new capabilities
in four major areas: Facilitating Shared Learning Environments
Across Multiple Departments, Institutions and Consortia * Hostname
Branding -- allows multiple institutions, colleges or departments
on the same system to maintain unique URLs, as well as a customized
look and feel. * Unlimited Institution Roles & Multiple Roles
per User -- allows institutions to define as many institution roles
as they wish, providing the organization with a general user list
capability. These widely requested features provide a highly
personalized experience for users through role-driven access to
information and services. * Role-Based Branding -- promotes
specific institution, college or departmental branding based on the
user's primary institution role, such as student, faculty or
administration. * Enhanced Branding -- provides additional control
over look and feel. The institution's brand can include banners,
background, colors, icon themes and hot links. Supporting New
e-Learning Industry Standards * SCORM/NLN Player -- simplifies the
proper handling and display of SCORM 1.2 and NLN compliant content
by bundling the player into Blackboard. * IMS Content Player --
supports granular reuse of content developed under IMS standards
within specific content areas, facilitating faculty collaboration
with peers and use of the best quality content. * ChalkBox(TM)
Support -- allows the installation and management of Chalk
Titles(TM), which are next-generation course cartridges that
contains both content and interactive, personalized Publisher tools
for specific disciplines. Three leading academic publishers have
already developed interactive ChalkBox applications. Enabling More
Effective and Efficient Course Management * Performance
Improvements -- order of magnitude improvements were made to
overall system performance, especially in the assessment engine. *
Test Answer Download -- allows instructors to download the results
of a test so they can track student performance across sections of
a course and across semesters using third-party statistical
analysis tools. * Survey Response Download -- allows instructors
and organization managers to aggregate data and perform item-level
analysis. * Quick Tool Linking -- allows instructors adding
material to a content page to directly add a discussion board
forum, a live chat or any tool directly in any area of the course
with a few clicks. Bringing the Power of the Blackboard Academic
Suite to Institutions Worldwide * Internationalization -- This
release includes a major step in Blackboard's internationalization
process whereby system changes have been made to allow the
installation and support of Blackboard software in many European
languages. French and Spanish will be the first language-specific
releases. This ongoing internationalization effort will later be
extended to support multi-byte character sets. On an ongoing basis,
Blackboard will continue to make new features and system
maintenance available through Application Packs between major
releases. Clients can download Application Packs in the Reference
Center provided on the Behind the Blackboard(TM) extranet, a
password-protected area of the Company's website. 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 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. 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 most recent 10-Q on file with the SEC. In addition,
the forward-looking statements included in this press release
represent the Company's views as of August 16, 2004. 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
August 16, 2004. DATASOURCE: Blackboard Inc. CONTACT:
Investors/Corporate - Michael J. Stanton of Blackboard Inc.,
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Relations Experts, +1-866-774-4720, for Blackboard Inc. Web site:
http://www.blackboard.com/
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