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Blackboard Appoints Jeff Staples Director of Marketing for the Blackboard Commerce Suite Division Avisian Co-Founder, Staples Brings Industry Expertise to Role
Washington, DC – October 23,
2006 –
Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ:
BBBB), a leading provider of
enterprise technology and
services to educational
institutions, today
announces
Mr. Staples joins Blackboard from Avisian Publishing, a company he co-founded, and is recognized as a leading industry source for information related to ID technology. He brings more than fifteen years of experience working in the field of ID technology, with experience in higher education, commercial and Federal government sectors. “We are delighted to have Jeff join us. He brings a deep level of knowledge and experience in the area of campus services, which we feel will be a tremendous asset to both Blackboard and our clients,” said Russ Carlson, General Manager, Blackboard Commerce Suite Business.
Throughout his career, Mr.
Staples has gained a deep
understanding of advanced ID
technologies and
applications including
payment, physical and
logical security, and secure
authentication. He began
his career with the Florida
State University FSUCard
program, and was part of the
team that founded the About Blackboard
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
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