Blackboard Inc. to Present at Four Upcoming Investment Banking Conferences

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) today announced that Michael Chasen, president and chief executive officer, and Mike Beach, chief financial officer, will present at four upcoming investment banking conferences.

    Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference
    Date:      Wednesday, February 7, 2007
    Time:      2:30 p.m. Eastern

    Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology Conference
    Date:      Thursday, February 8, 2007
    Time:      1:00 p.m. Eastern

    Merrill Lynch 2007 Internet, Software, and Services Conference
    Date:      Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    Time:      11:05 a.m. Eastern

    Bank of America Technology Conference
    Date:      Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    Time:      3:20 p.m. Eastern

The audio webcasts of the presentations will be available live on the Blackboard Investor Relations Web site, http://investor.blackboard.com.

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. Millions of people use Blackboard everyday 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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SOURCE Blackboard Inc.

CONTACT: Michael J. Stanton, Vice President, Investor Relations of Blackboard Inc., +1-202-463-4860, ext. 2305