Blackboard will also broadcast its conference call live over the Internet beginning at 4:30 p.m. on November 3, 2009, and interested parties can access the webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at http://investor.blackboard.com.

A replay of the call will be available via telephone from approximately 7:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. Pacific) on November 3, 2009 until 11:00 p.m. Eastern (8:00 p.m. Pacific) on November 10, 2009. To listen to the replay, participants in the U.S. and Canada should dial 888-286-8010, and international participants should dial +1 (617) 801-6888. The conference ID for the replay is 37009592.

About Blackboard Inc.

Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard's solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

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MiCTA's competitive bidding process is rigorous, and enables the organization to evaluate technology-oriented and telecommunications solutions on behalf of its nationwide membership. When the competitive bidding process is finished, MiCTA members may select highly qualified vendors for telecommunications and technology-oriented products and services without incurring additional expense to conduct their own competitive bidding process. MiCTA can also negotiate volume discounts with its vendors that individual purchasers would not otherwise be eligible for.

"The Learning Management Systems Evaluation Committee worked hard to articulate the LMS needs of our membership," says Von Hoff. "Blackboard's proposal delivered an excellent combination of service and value for our membership and we are pleased to offer Blackboard our highest endorsement for its LMS products and services."

About MiCTA

MiCTA, located at 515 North Washington Street, Suite 405 in Saginaw, MI, represents thousands of non-profit entities from the higher education, K-12, healthcare, library, governmental and charitable sectors. Nationally, MiCTA seeks to resolve common voice, video and data issues, provide timely information on the latest communications technologies, participate in legislative and regulatory discussions that affect its membership with regard to these vital technologies, and purchase telecommunications, video, data, e-learning and emergency notification systems at substantial discounts for its membership. More information about MiCTA is available at our Web site, at http://www.mictatech.org.

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