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Blackboard Inc.

(Private)  
Computer Software
2,500 - 5,000 employees  |  
Approx. 37 active jobs   |  Website
Overview
Blackboard Inc. is a leading software infrastructure company for e-Education. We believe that delivery of education services online is fast becoming a dominant use of the global commercial and academic Internet. Enabling the growth of e-Education, our technology powers e-Learning, campus enterprise information portals, and student commerce. We license our Blackboard 5 suite of enterprise software to the academic marketplace of colleges, universities and schools, as well as the commercial organizations that serve them, such as textbook publishers, for-profit education providers, and other education service providers. Our technologies are also utilized by corporations and governments for their e-Learning initiatives.

According to Eduventures, a leading market research firm, the postsecondary e-Education market is projected to grow to $11 billion by 2005, with Blackboard currently the largest company in the U.S. market. We believe that a variety of indicators demonstrate Blackboard’s unique position as an emerging industry standard for powering the academic e-Education industry:

Blackboard’s marquee academic clients include Arizona State University, Georgetown University, Florida State University, the Fairfax County School District, and Harvard Law School. Additionally, we power many of the premium commercial education brands moving online including Pearson Education Inc., LEXIS-NEXIS, Kaplan Inc., Academic Systems, AOL@School, FT Knowledge (a division of Financial Times), eArmyU, and others. Key corporate clients include JP Morgan, Boeing, and Progressive Insurance.

Blackboard benefits from key strategic partnerships with companies such as Dell, Microsoft, Oracle, Pearson, PeopleSoft, Sun, and others – relationships that include large scale licensing, channel sales and marketing, e-Commerce and technology integration. In particular, we believe that our recent global sales and development alliance with Microsoft offers a unique advantage in the marketplace and provides a significant new channel for client expansion and acquisition.

A private company, Blackboard is supported by more than $100 million in equity financing from an investor group which includes Microsoft, AOL-Time Warner, Dell, Kaplan, Pearson, Carlyle Venture Group, Merrill Lynch, Novak-Biddle Venture Partners, Oak Hill Capital Partners, and others.
Benefits
Whether in Washington, Phoenix, or New York City, you will find that our team is committed to both education and technology. We also strive to work in an environment where respect, dedication, integrity, and teamwork are common threads. Described by Washingtonian Magazine as "energetic" and "a great place to learn and grow," Blackboard is exciting, fast paced, and professionally stimulating. Our team represents the best and brightest from numerous industries, including education, technology, content development, and finance. We offer a robust benefit package and strive to stay abreast of new benefits to offer our employees. Only full-time permanent employees are eligible to participate in the benefit package. We also offer certain benefits to qualified Domestic Partners.
People
We are always seeking talented professionals who are committed to bringing education online. We have positions available at our DC Campus, Phoenix Campus and globally (i.e. Europe, Middle East, and Africa).
Contact
1899 L St NW
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036