Turnitin(R) to Integrate With Blackboard Solutions
01 Luglio 2004 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Turnitin(R) to Integrate With Blackboard Solutions Industry-Leading
Plagiarism Prevention Service to Offer Blackboard Learning
System(TM) and Blackboard Portal System(TM) Interface OAKLAND,
Calif. and WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iParadigms,
the creator of Turnitin and iThenticate(TM), and Blackboard Inc.
(NASDAQ:BBBB) announced today that iParadigms has joined the
Blackboard Developer Network(SM). This summer, iParadigms will use
the Blackboard Building Blocks(TM) application program interfaces
to integrate Turnitin's plagiarism prevention service with
Blackboard's Learning System(TM) and Blackboard Portal System(TM).
Clients who use Blackboard(R) software will be able to use Turnitin
to perform plagiarism checks without ever leaving the Blackboard
academic environment. Recognized worldwide as the standard in
online plagiarism prevention, Turnitin helps educators and students
take full advantage of the Internet's educational potential.
Turnitin's proprietary system instantly identifies papers
containing unoriginal material and acts as a powerful deterrent to
stop student plagiarism before it starts. All work submitted to
Turnitin is checked against three huge databases of content: a
continuously updated and archived copy of the Internet, an index of
published works from the ProQuest(R) databases, and a database of
previously submitted student papers. "Because of Blackboard's broad
acceptance in the educational marketplace, we are excited about the
possibilities for our clients," said John Barrie, founder and CEO
of iParadigms. "Clients who use Blackboard software will be able to
completely integrate Turnitin's plagiarism prevention service into
their existing frameworks. In addition, the industry-leading
positions of Blackboard and Turnitin in the U.K. make this a
particularly good fit." "The combination of iParadigms' Turnitin
offering combined with the Blackboard Learning System and the
Blackboard Portal System provides instructors with a seamless way
to guard against plagiarism on campus," said Dan Cane, Senior Vice
President of Research and Development at Blackboard. "The open
architecture of Blackboard's technology through the Building Blocks
Program ultimately provides clients with a wider variety of
features and functions for their e-Learning initiatives." About
iParadigms, LLC iParadigms is the leading provider of web-based
solutions for digital originality checking of written materials.
The company's products include Turnitin(R), used by educational
institutions, and iThenticate(TM), used in the commercial world by
publishers, news agencies, corporations, law firms, and
governmental organizations. iParadigms also offers web-based
educational tools for student collaboration, online paper mark-up,
and online grade management through its Turnitin brand. iParadigms
is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. 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; or Leslie Mayville,
VP of Sales, Marketing, and Training, of iParadigms, LLC,
+1-510-287-9720 Web site: http://www.blackboard.com/
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