Blackboard Content System Wins Add to UK Success and Expansion
21 Settembre 2004 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Blackboard Content System Wins Add to UK Success and Expansion
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College among 10 institutions
choosing Blackboard for content management, meeting British
government guidelines WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBB) has achieved significant growth in
the United Kingdom, having signed 10 new Blackboard Content
System(TM) clients. The Blackboard Content System is a key product
in the Blackboard Academic Suite(TM), a comprehensive family of
integrated applications for teaching, learning, community-building
and knowledge-sharing. The newest UK adopters of the Blackboard
Content System include: the Bloomsbury Consortium of the University
of London, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC), the
University of Cambridge, the University of Dundee, the University
of Durham, North Trafford College, Northumbria University, the
Peninsula Medical School, Sheffield Hallam University, and the
University of Wales Medical School at Swansea. The UK's independent
education standards governing body, the Quality Assurance Agency
for Higher Education (QAA), has mandated that higher education
institutions provide a Personal Development Plan (PDP) for students
to monitor, build and reflect upon their individual academic
development by 2005. The Blackboard Content System offers
universities an e-portfolio/PDP feature that provides instant
access to the information required by these British government
standards. "The Personal Development Plan promotes a structured
process for our students to reflect upon their own learning,
performance and achievement, and to plan for their personal,
educational and career development," said Dr. Helen Fletcher,
Director of Learning and Information Services for Buckinghamshire
Chilterns University College. "An integral component is the
e-portfolio, which makes it easy for students to manage this
process and get more out of their learning experience. We believe
the Blackboard Content System is the most effective tool for
achieving a solid PDP process, quickly and with minimal
administrative hassle." As part of their agreement, BCUC has
adopted the entire Blackboard Academic Suite(TM), a comprehensive
collection of software creating an integrated e-learning
environment. The Blackboard Content System offers learning
institutions a variety of features, including learning content
management, e-portfolio management, virtual hard drive management
and library digital asset management. As evidenced by the UK
requirements, online portfolios are increasingly seen as a critical
tool in education. Using the Blackboard Content System, students at
BCUC and other institutions can develop online portfolios to enable
learning assessment, support career development and meet
certification requirements. "Our primary objective when creating
the Blackboard Content System was to make it easy for universities
to manage learning data," said Andrew Rosen, President of
Blackboard's international business. "Out of that, we have created
an invaluable tool for individuals to manage their own academic
careers. The toolsets, modularization and adaptability of our
software allow users to construct and customize an environment fit
for their individual purposes. This is a powerful resource for
students and faculty alike. We are pleased to offer our UK clients
a simple road to meeting the QAA standards." Blackboard Continues
UK Expansion Blackboard has recently expanded its European and
United Kingdom staff with additions to its global services
consulting and support teams. "These teams are working locally with
our clients to help them significantly increase the reach and
capability of their virtual learning environments while reducing
costs," said Mr. Rosen. The Bloomsbury Consortia at the University
of London is one such initiative, bringing together multiple
schools to share Blackboard(R) resources. Blackboard also offers
in-country technical resources in order to provide UK clients
specialized and prompt expertise. In addition to the eleven
institutions recently signing on with the Blackboard Content
System, approximately 180 UK colleges and universities actively use
the Blackboard Learning System(TM) for their e-Education
initiatives. About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard is a leading provider
of enterprise software applications and related 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. 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 filed with the SEC. In addition,
the forward-looking statements included in this press release
represent the Company's views as of September 21, 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
September 21, 2004. DATASOURCE: Blackboard Inc. CONTACT: Michael J.
Stanton of Blackboard, +1-202-463-4860, ext. 2305, or Media: Darren
Spinck of DBC Public Relations, +1-202-298-7600, ext. 217, for
Blackboard Web site: http://www.blackboard.com/
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