Visvanath Ratnaweera schrieb / wrote: WeCT: Blackboard and WebCT merge: Blackboard and WebCT, leading providers of enterprise software and services to the education industry have announced plans to merge.‘ From the article: ‚Under terms of the agreement, Blackboard will acquire WebCT in a cash transaction for $180 million, which values the offer at approximately $154 million, net of WebCT’s August 31, 2005 cash balance of $26 million. The ultimate value of the offer will vary depending on WebCT’s cash balance at closing. http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/12/2053257.shtml?tid=187&tid=146

Ulrich Gysel schrieb / wrote: Blackboard Plans to Acquire Course-Management Rival WebCT in a Deal Worth $180-Million: ‚They really are two powerhouses,‘ said Katherine F. Burdt, lead analyst for postsecondary solutions for Eduventures Inc., a market-research company based in Boston. ‚This company will come together to create a big powerhouse.‘ But that doesn’t necessarily mean Blackboard will squash all its competition, she said. Another software company, eCollege, is still a big player in course management, and there are several smaller competitors, including Angel, Desire2Learn, and Intralearn, she said. ‚They’ll now only have to keep their eye on one big competitor,‘ she said. Plus, she said, open-source options, such as Sakai and Moodle, are gaining popularity. http://chronicle.com/free/2005/10/2005101301t.htm

Google Alert eLearning schrieb / wrote: News: Universität Nottingham setzt auf WebCT Campus Edition 6: Die Universität Nottingham in Großbritannien erweitert mit dem Einsatz der aktuellen WebCT Campus Edition 6 ihr E-Learning-Angebot massiv und baut ihre Pionierrolle auf diesem Gebiet weiter aus. Die Lernplattform soll zukünftig in allen 30 Instituten der Universität zum Einsatz kommen. Professoren und Studenten der traditionsreichen Hochschule bietet sich damit die Möglichkeit, neue Wege in der Wissensvermittlung zu gehen. http://openpr.de/news/70106.html

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