Monthly Archives: February 2008

D2L’s Letter to their Customers

By Michael Feldstein | February 22, 2008

From their patent blog:
Dear Client,
I am writing to update you on the current status of the Blackboard v. Desire2Learn Patent Infringement lawsuit. Earlier today the jury handed down its verdict that the patent is valid and that Blackboard should be awarded damages of approximately $3 million.
As you know, Blackboard filed a patent infringement suit against [...]

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Blackboard Won

By Michael Feldstein |

This just in:
A Texas jury has found Kitchener software company Desire2Learn Inc. guilty of infringing on an American competitor’s patent.
The verdict, announced this afternoon, allows Blackboard Inc. to demand a ban on sales of Desire2Learn’s products in the United States.
The jury in Lufkin, Texas, awarded Blackboard damages of $3.1 million US for royalties and [...]

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Triggit: AJAXy, Mash-uppy Goodness

By Michael Feldstein | February 17, 2008

This is just too cool for words:
embedded by Embedded Videovimeo link to Ajaxian Triggit Interview

I’d love to see this capability incorporated into LMSs. It would certainly help with the whole “chairs are bolted to the floor” feeling.

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CIOs, Community Source, and the New Management

By Jim Farmer |

Here’s another post from frequent guest poster Jim Farmer. For those of you who are eagerly awaiting news of the Blackboard v. Desire2Learn trial, Jim will be in East Texas next week and has promised at least one blog post regarding the trial.
Several weeks ago Luke Fernandez, Weber State University, asked should knowledge of “community [...]

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Giunti Labs Acquires Harvest Road

By Michael Feldstein | February 13, 2008

A good find by Scott Leslie. This continues the trend of LMS vendors and projects to incorporate content management right into their core product line.

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