Tag Archives: Michael-Chasen

The Cost of the Blackboard Patent Suit (and Who Pays It)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

An e-Literate reader comments on my post about Blackboard owing Desire2Learn money: The amount [that Blackboard will have to pay Desire2Learn, including the original award plus interest] will probably be over $3.8M USD from my rough estimates which is higher than … Continue reading →

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US Department of Justice Investigating Blackboard ANGEL Acquisition

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

This just in from Desire2Learn’s patent blog: Blackboard issued two press releases regarding its acquisition of ANGEL Learning (ANGEL) - one on May 6, announcing the intention to acquire, and one on May 11, stating that the acquisition was complete. Indeed, Matthew … Continue reading →

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Three Tests for the 'New' Blackboard

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

Today Blackboard announced that ANGEL’s Ray Henderson will be the new President of the Blackboard Learn division. This is great news. Ray is one of the best executives in educational technology today, known for his competence, his integrity, and his … Continue reading →

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Openness: Finally, We're Getting Somewhere

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Michael Feldstein

Update: The Sannier vs. Wheeler smackdown is available on video here. Microsoft Silverlight is required. As I sit on the flight home from the EDUCAUSE conference thinking back on the themes of the week, it is clear to me that … Continue reading →

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Blackboard CEO Responds on the Patent Issue

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Michael Feldstein

The gents at EdTechTalk ran a terrific Skypecast discussion last night (archived here) on the Blackboard patent and DOPA. I’ll leave it to others to comment on the discussion itself. What I find interesting is the letter that Blackboard CEO … Continue reading →

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