LearningGuild

JULY 7, 2010

Blackboard Inc. announced late today that it is acquiring Elluminate and Wimba, leading providers of. The teams from the three companies will combine to form. Blackboard Collaborate, a standalone platform. synchronous and collaboration technology.

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Wimba Blackboard Elluminate Collaboration 68

Janet Clarey

MARCH 29, 2012

Blackboard also says it. To that end, Blackboard has launched a new business called Blackboard Education Open Source Services – a good thing, right? To that end, Blackboard has launched a new business called Blackboard Education Open Source Services – a good thing, right? Can you taste the irony? But…still. ?

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Open Source Blackboard Open Virtual Classroom 58

Janet Clarey

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I’m always cognizant of what Ellen Wagner (formerly with Adobe) said while writing about web conferencing technologies around the time Blackboard bought Wimba and Elluminate and combined them to create Blackboard Collaborate (for edu-types, I’ll insert the ‘muwhahahaha’ just for you).

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Virtual Classroom Adobe Connect Adobe Classroom 72

eLearning Learning Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Well Played, Blackboard - elearnspace , July 8, 2010 While Blackboard is unable to write a press release that includes clear statements like “we have purchased these companies&# , I have to give the company credit for the acquisition of Elluminate (and Wimba). Many thanks to mbogle for showing this video.

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Adobe Captivate iPad Blended Learning Diversity Training 96