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Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point
in the future , the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

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Hosted environments for e-Learning programs at both
LSU Health Sciences Center and the University of New Orleans are now in
place so that students and faculty can access teaching and learning
materials from any internet connection. However, while the Company may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so .

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"Hurricane Katrina has brought a lot of hardship to the people in the Gulf
Coast region.

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Blackboard will provide additional information on its Web site
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Blackboard's clients include colleges, universities, schools and other
education providers, as well as textbook publishers and student-focused
merchants that serve education providers and their students. Everywhere.

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About Blackboard

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Through a new partnership , educators can draw on the
instructional-design expertise, tools and methodologies of WIDS while
utilizing the Questionmark(TM) Perception(TM) assessment management
system to create, deliver and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and
exams. "It is an effective tool for creating assessments that connect
with learning outcomes developed during the instructional-design
process. "We believe that WIDS
offers the methodology, software tools, and top-notch assistance to
help customers get their learning and assessments working together
smoothly and effectively. Powerful reports
help instructors track individual and class performance and provide
diagnostic information that can be used to improve both instruction
and assessments.

About Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading
provider of technology to educational institutions and corporate and
government agencies , announces the University of Toronto, a leading
teaching and research university in Canada, has licensed the Blackboard
Academic Suite, a suite of three integrated software products which
support a Networked Learning Environment.

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"We want to get the
word out to Blackboard schools that have been impacted so their students
can continue learning -- even if they are not able to go to an actual
campus or classroom., with offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

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A Networked Learning
Environment enables students and teachers to learn, connect and share
educational materials and resources from practically any location and at
any time.

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Further information is available at http://www.questionmark . Blackboard wants to do what it can to help out during these
difficult times; giving students and teachers access to their coursework
may be one small step towards normalcy for this region," said Todd Gibby,
Executive Vice President of Operations at Blackboard.

Blackboard is a leading provider of enterprise software applications and
related services to the education industry.

"The Blackboard system was chosen for its broad functionality, large user
base amongst major institutions , an accessible community of expert users
and developers in the Toronto area and its intuitive user -interface; a high
priority for our faculty as expressed in university-wide surveys," said
Professor David Farrar, Deputy Provost and Vice-Provost of Students at
University of Toronto.

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NEW YORK----Testing and assessment
software provider Questionmark and the Worldwide Instructional Design
System (WIDS), a non-profit organization that offers learner-centered,
curriculum -design software, training and consulting, are working
together to help educators build assessments that target learning
outcomes. In doing so, quiz and test questions are
aligned with the desired learning outcomes of each course.

Blackboard is currently working closely with clients and partners to
determine additional ways to restore teaching and learning capabilities to
the region.com) and directly to clients as it becomes available.
Blackboard Inc.

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As administrators execute their disaster recovery
plans -- we want them to know that they have the option to get direct
assistance from Blackboard."

Five institutions including Louisiana State University Health Sciences
Center and the University of New Orleans are already participating in this
free support program. (NASDAQ: BBBB) is a leading provider of enterprise software
applications and related services to the education industry. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the
Company 's views as of any date subsequent to February 14, 2006.

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A wide range of both K-12 and higher education
institutions across the Gulf Coast region rely on Blackboard for their
e-Learning initiatives .

PRESS RELEASE University of Toronto Selects Blackboard for e-Learning

Founded in
1997, Blackboard enables educational innovations everywhere by connecting
people and technology.

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By working together , WIDS and Questionmark will provide the
following benefits to educators:

The use of WIDS' tools to achieve a higher level of alignment
among outcomes, learning, and assessment;

Assessments that map directly to the outcomes outlined in
their curriculum

Help from WIDS in constructing learning materials and
assessments

Easy-to-use testing and assessment software

Support for online deployment of surveys validating
occupational and performance analysis such as DACUM

"We are very impressed with Questionmark Perception and its
emphasis on higher-level thinking," commented WIDS Director Judy
Neill. Some 2,000 businesses , government agencies and
educational institutions in more than 50 countries use Perception.

The university also licenses the Blackboard Commerce Suite for its
campus services. Actual results may
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
as a result of various important factors, including the factors discussed
in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
November 7, 2005 with the SEC.

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WIDS offers a suite of instructional design tools for higher
education, K-12 schools and industry training departments, including
instructional design software, professional development, and
instructional design consulting services. The Company 's product line
consists of five software applications bundled in two suites, the
Blackboard Academic Suite and the Blackboard Commerce Suite. Instructors will benefit from
possibilities for new methods of instruction and more effective and
efficient class administration.

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The organization provides
software and the methodology to develop measurable learning outcomes
at the organizational, degree, program , and course levels.

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"For many of our customers, learning content and assessments are
developed separately, with some resultant gaps and inefficiencies,"
said Questionmark President Eric Shepherd ., with offices and staff in North America,
Europe and Asia. With two product suites, the Blackboard Academic
Suite and the Blackboard Commerce Suite, Blackboard is used by
millions of people at academic institutions around the globe, including
colleges, universities, K-12 schools and other education providers, as well
as textbook publishers and student-focused merchants that serve education
providers and their students.C. In addition, the forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent the Company's views as of February
14, 2006.

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More than 200 learning organizations nationally and
internally use WIDS Software for curriculum design. WIDS helps
educators and trainers create performance-based curricula for any
discipline or delivery mode.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and
prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar
expressions , constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and
developments will cause the Company 's views to change.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many
students in the Gulf Coast region are unable to attend schools, colleges
and universities. To help restore teaching and learning to members of these
communities, Blackboard Inc.

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About Questionmark:

Questionmark has produced testing and assessment software since
1988.

The Blackboard Academic Suite fosters Web-based and Web-enhanced learning
and is used by hundreds of universities, colleges and K-12 schools in North
America and abroad. "We could not be more excited about working together with the
university to enable educational innovations for their faculty, students
and entire campus community.

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(NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of
e-Learning software and campus commerce systems, is providing affected
academic institutions an online home for their Fall 2005 e-Learning
Programs at no cost. In addition , the forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent the Company's views as of
September 6, 2005.

"We commend the University of Toronto for the comprehensive fact-finding
process they embarked upon to make sure they selected the right partner for
their e-Learning initiatives ," said Michael Chasen, CEO and President of
Blackboard.

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By combining the benefits of WIDS and Perception software
applications, educators and trainers can use the competencies and
learning objectives developed in WIDS Software to populate
Perception's topic structure. The
company Web site is at http://www.com for more information. Actual results may
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
as a result of various important factors, including the factors discussed
in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
May 13, 2005 with the SEC.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing
the Company 's views as of any date subsequent to September 6, 2005. Innovate.

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The system is equally helpful in the
design of online learning.

PRESS RELEASE Blackboard Offers Support to Schools Impacted by Katrina

Blackboard is
headquartered in Washington, D.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and
prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar
expressions, constitute forward -looking statements within the meaning of
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments
will cause the Company's views to change .

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WIDS also
supports the design, documentation and continual improvement of
learning, teaching , and assessment strategies."

About WIDS

Developed as a collaborative venture that began in 1992 among the
16 Wisconsin Technical Colleges, WIDS provides advanced tools and
personal support to help clients develop effective learner-centered
curriculum. All of these schools are eligible for this program.C. Blackboard is headquartered in Washington,
D.

Information and resources for educators in higher education, professors, instructors, graduate students, professional developers , and administrators.

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WIDS is a division of the Wisconsin
Technical College System Foundation Inc . Interested institutions should
contact their Blackboard Account Manager, call 1-800-424-9299 ext . The Blackboard Commerce Suite features three enterprise
software applications supporting cashless transactions on-campus,
off-campus and online and allowing for identification and security access .

The university plans to utilize the system immediately to enhance the
student experience by providing improved integration of digital resources,
better communication and collaboration utilities and a consistent,
web-based interface across courses.

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Questionmark and WIDS partner for outcome-driven assessments

(WTCSF), a not-for-profit
corporation. Questionmark Perception allows people to create question files
without programming experience or knowledge of HTML.

Through the program, schools impacted by Katrina can quickly get their
e-Learning programs up and running on a hosted server located at a
Blackboard ASP data center, at no cost.blackboard.

The University of Toronto buying decision included extensive consultation
with faculty, students, staff, and other universities.

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