Blackboard and Computrition Partner to

Provide an Integrated Food Management and

Commerce Solution

Leading Foodservice Management Company and Blackboard to Bring a Combined Offering to Higher Education Institutions

Washington, DC, – February 28, 2007 – Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today a new partnership with Computrition, Inc., a leading developer of hospitality, food management, and patient care automation, that integrates the Blackboard Commerce Suite™ with Computrition’s Foodservice Operations Management suite. Through this partnership, food service operators to higher education institutions will be offered a seamlessly integrated and comprehensive solution for both their front- and back-of-house operations.  The companies’ products will integrate via Computrition’s POS XChange Gateway and the Blackboard Building Blocks^TM technologies.

“The integration of the Blackboard and Computrition product suites offers institutions unparalleled ability to improve the student experience with better customer service, including personalized menu options,” said Russ Carlson, President of the Blackboard Commerce Group.  “Chairman and CEO and company founder Ellyn Luros-Elson has built the most respected name in food service management today.  We are thrilled to be working with her and her team.”

The integration will allow the two systems to calculate the total cost of items on any days menu, the prices that will be listed and analyze reports of total sales to help organizations better manage their production forecasts.  The interface will be available to clients who have Computrition’s Hospitality Suite^® products and the Blackboard Transaction System™.

“We are extremely excited to be partnering with Blackboard to enable seamless communication between Computrition’s Hospitality Suite and the Blackboard Transaction System”, says Scott Saklad, Computrition’s President & Catalyst. “Knowing that the Blackboard team is as committed to their customers as we are is the basis for this partnership, and the efficiencies garnered will prove incredibly valuable.”

Hundreds of colleges and universities license either Computrition or Blackboard applications in order to manage production, inventory, ordering, revenue generation, and campus life services. 

 About Blackboard Inc. 
Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) is a leading provider of enterprise software applications and related services to the education industry. Founded in 1997, Blackboard enables educational innovations everywhere by connecting people and technology. 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.  Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

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About Computrition

Computrition, Inc. is the leading provider of fully integrated foodservice and nutrition management software systems in the hospitality and healthcare industries.  With customers throughout the USA, Canada, and worldwide, Computrition provides an all-encompassing software system designed to increase efficiency and productivity in the healthcare, hospitality, university, school foodservice, military and corrections industries.  Staffed by dietitians, foodservice directors, chefs, business & service professionals and certified technical specialists, Computrition possesses the expertise necessary to deliver the highest quality products and services with a focus on customer satisfaction, employee fulfillment, and profitability.  www.computrition.com

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