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Information Today October 17, 2005 Doris Small Helfer	E-Learning Service Leaders Blackboard and WebCT Merge On Oct. 12, 2005, Blackboard and WebCT, the two leading providers of course management software for e-learning services to the education market, announced plans to merge their companies.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Tom Taulli	Blackboard Chalks Up a Deal The leader in educational software continues its growth trend through an integration agreement with Microsoft. Blackboard investors were rewarded with a 15% surge in the stock price.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Chalk Talk at Blackboard Blackboard outlines its expectations for 2005 and 2006 and announces an acquisition. The stock, at 34.2 times trailing earnings, looks fully priced.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CMGI: Version 2.0 CMGI is back in black and investors couldn't be happier.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Stephen Ellis	CMGI Dreams of Former Glory The former Internet powerhouse can only wish for a return to pre-bubble days. As a supply chain operator, CMGI is struggling. Investors, take note.
T.H.E. Journal March 22, 2010 David Nagel	Blackboard To Take Learn Platform Mobile Blackboard is preparing to release Blackboard Mobile Learn, a new version of the company's flagship learning management system tailored for smart phones and other mobile devices.
Registered Rep. March 12, 2007 John Churchill	NYSE/NASD Merger Attracting Lawsuits A California broker/dealer who has sued to stop the merger of the NYSE and the NASD is looking for like-minded folks to join its cause.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Seth Jayson	Bored With Blackboard Wall Street yawns at Blackboard, which should be just fine for long-term shareholders who don't mind getting shares cheap and waiting.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005	Blackboard's New Site: Communitysite Blackboard's CommunitySite is a new site that encourages interaction among the growing community of Blackboard users.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Is There Free Money In These Stocks? Sometimes, a bargain price on a stock seems to offer investors free money. If you don't understand the risks involved, though, attractive stocks can burn you.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Rich Smith	Blackboard Blasts Off In the middle of one of the worst recessions in recent memory, Blackboard, the educational-software provider and Google partner, closed out its year with a report of accelerating sales growth
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Blackboard's Screeching IPO Educational software provider Blackboard has some strong competitive advantages, but investors should be cautious.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard's Clean Record The educational software maker is set to report fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Seth Jayson	Blackboard Breaks Through Now that Blackboard seems to be getting through WebCT without falling apart, it looks more and more like a growing mini-monopoly -- in the right place at the right time. The market tends to pay a premium for companies like that, and for good reason.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Seth Jayson	Blackboard: Enticing Math, but Fuzzy Blackboard looks to be doing well. Figuring out what that's worth is a tougher task for investors.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard's Positive Equation The educational software maker is set to report its most recent quarterly earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Anders Bylund	Nails on a Chalkboard From Blackboard Guarded guidance trumps good results yet again.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Senate Antitrust Chairman Condemns AT&T Merger Politicians are starting to grumble about the AT&T -- T-Mobile merger.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: The Future of XM and Sirius Is the reception improving for an XM/Sirius merger? Will the potential merger be affected by the success of Apple's iPod? What does the future hold for satellite radio? This video discusses these questions.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 John Finneran	2006 in Review: NYSE Group It went from a private club to a public company -- and it did so with remarkable success. However, the current share price assumes near-perfect execution on the first-ever transatlantic exchange merger.
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 David Grau	Linked In As they look to recreate themselves, surprisingly few small financial practice owners consider mergers.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Is It Merge or Die for XM and Sirius? Is there a future for satellite radio if the XM/Sirius merger gets rejected? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard in Session Blackboard's margins are nothing short of astounding, and the rate at which it is growing those margins leaves "astounding" in the dust. The downside to a record like that: Investors likely expect an earnings beat on Monday.
T.H.E. Journal November 5, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Blackboard and Microsoft Team To Put Course Info on Bing Blackboard and Microsoft have joined forces to offer students access to information from their online courses on Web browsers.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard Ready to Squeak The educational software maker is due to report its much-anticipated, first-ever loss under generally accepted accounting principles early next week. Here's what the company has to say on the subject that has Wall Street all a-skitter.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Rich Smith	Blackboard Must Bounce A downgrade gives investors a chance to catch shares of this educational-software company on the rebound. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2004 Bill Mann	CMGI, Internet Capital Group Flashback CMGI and Internet Capital Group stocks have gotten jumpy, but on what?
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Tanya Carlson	Are Google and Blackboard an Item? The online education enabler could be Big Goo's next ideal acquisition.
Entrepreneur March 2009 Sara Wilson	Build a Billion-Dollar Business Here's an inside look at how two successful businesses started from zero and went to $1 billion.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
T.H.E. Journal December 15, 2009 David Nagel	Blackboard, Desire2Learn End Dispute Blackboard and Desire2Learn have formally ended their three-and-a-half-year legal dispute, a conflict that was triggered when Blackboard received a hotly disputed patent for electronic learning technologies.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2006 Steven Mallas	CMGI: Not a Blue Chip CMGI reported second-quarter earnings yesterday. Can this stock possibly be a buy?
Information Today October 20, 2011	Blackboard Announces New Open Education Initiatives Blackboard Inc. will now support publishing, sharing, and consumption of open educational resources across its platforms.
InternetNews October 11, 2006 Roy Mark	DoJ Approves AT&T-BellSouth Merger The AT&T-BellSouth proposed merger cleared its first regulatory hurdle today with a resounding thumbs up from the Department of Justice, which unconditionally approved the $67 billion deal.
Information Today July 16, 2013	Vital Source Debuts Building Block for Blackboard Learn Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Content Group's etextbook solution, launched the Building Block etextbook platform, which integrates its VitalSource Bookshelf with Blackboard Learn, Blackboard's learning management system.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Rich Smith	Blackboard: Top of the Class Shares of educational-software specialist Blackboard tumble after second quarter earnings reports, but it doesn't seem warranted.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Andrew Patterson	Blackboard Ruins College For those hoping that Blackboard may eventually go the way of the pet rock, neon leg warmers, or Beanie Babies, despair. This company, a recommended stock pick, has fundamentally changed how professors and students communicate.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Tom Taulli	Blackboard's Green Blackboard is building a standard for education software solutions. The company increased its full-year guidance to between $0.84 and $0.86, up from a range of $0.78 to $0.81.
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Ilana Polyak	Merge Ahead The Merger Fund doesn't follow the fortunes of the stock market in either good or bad years.
T.H.E. Journal March 2000	Late Breaks - WebCT WebCT has announced the Institute Program for colleges and universities who are leading the way in distance education....
InternetNews January 31, 2005 Jim Wagner	SBC, AT&T Seen as Prototype For Telecom's Future SBC to Acquire AT&T For $16 Billion. Executives say the industry needs a combination like a Baby Bell with Ma Bell to survive competition.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reading Blackboard's Crib Sheet Will educational software maker Blackboard get another good grade when it reports next Tuesday?
InternetNews October 12, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Delays AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote AT&T and BellSouth hoped the Federal Communications Commission would approve their merger plans Thursday morning, but late Wednesday night the FCC announced it was delaying the vote until at least Friday.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Seth Jayson	Best Small Cap: Blackboard In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, here are stock challenges from the publication's writers: Blackboard is the kind of stock you should tuck away for a long time.
Information Today May 14, 2012	Cengage Learning and Blackboard Introduce Digital Content Integration An integrated solution gives instructors and students streamlined access to Cengage Learning's digital learning solutions and core curriculum content directly through the Blackboard Learn learning management system.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Blackboard Floored The educational software firm's guidance underwhelms investors.
AskMen.com December 3, 2000 Ric Poupada	CMGI: The Evolution Of Incubation The story of Internet incubator CMGI and its stock and the future of incubators.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Catherine Yang	Big Program On Campus Over half of U.S. colleges have embraced Blackboard's classroom-boosting features. Giving students one centralized site on the Net to get course outlines, lecture notes, and reading materials is just the beginning.
Fast Company February 2001 George Anders	Weak Companies, Strong Mergers? ...The crucial next step requires knowing how to merge fast and well. In the Internet economy, that means more than changing a logo or reconciling two chief executives' egos to the fact that they can't both be boss...
Information Today February 16, 2012	Ingram's Vital Source Now Working With Blackboard Ingram's Vital Source is now providing access to its etextbook platform through Blackboard Learn, one of the most widely used learning management systems.