Acadient Joins Blackboard's Building Block Program BOSTON, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Acadient, a leading developer and distributor of online education for higher education and the financial services industry, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBB) that will make the company's business and financial courseware available through Blackboard's Building Blocks Program(TM). Under the terms of the agreement, Acadient joins Blackboard's Building Blocks Program, which provides developer services for creating extensions to Blackboard's product suites. With one of the largest courseware libraries in the financial services industry, Acadient continues to expand its presence in the higher education and distance learning markets by creating and delivering fully customizable online course materials along with tailored marketing and analytical support. Acadient has significant strategic partnerships with leading publishers, colleges and universities, and technology enablers focusing on the developing online learning sector. "There is a global need for Acadient's services in higher education," said Ronald C. Pruett, Jr., chief executive officer. "We assist colleges and universities with the design, development and distribution of online education with a specific focus on business and financial content. This partnership with Blackboard will enable Acadient to offer our services to the impressive number of schools already working with Blackboard." "Our Building Blocks architecture is specifically designed to satisfy our clients' requirements for real-time integration capabilities between multiple technology solutions," said Paul Terry, vice president of Business Development, Blackboard. "The integration of the Acadient courseware with Blackboard will deliver significant benefits to our higher education clients, particularly for business schools and continuing education programs." About Acadient Based in Boston, Acadient is the nation's leading designer, developer and distributor of online education and training for corporations, associations and consumers in the higher educational and financial services industries. Acadient partners with premier industry and academic organizations including Blackboard, Pearson Education, TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), The National Underwriter Company, and Boston University. Acadient is a corporate member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), The Sloan Consortium, and the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX). Please visit http://www.acadient.com/ for more information. DATASOURCE: Acadient CONTACT: Amy Goldsmith, +1-310-440-0646, , or Sara Shiffman, +1-310-271-2432, , both of GK Communications, for Acadient Web site: http://www.acadient.com/

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