Acadient Joins Blackboard's Building Block Program
20 Luglio 2004 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
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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