Blackboard, WebCT to Merge

Submitted by Dennis G. Jerz on October 13, 2005 - 11:55.

(Inside Higher Ed)

Merger mania hit the higher education technology market again Thursday, as the leading provider of learning management systems, Blackboard, Inc., said it would acquire its top competitor, WebCT, Inc., for $180 million.

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You will be assimilated

Submitted by platypus matt on October 13, 2005 - 12:11.

Hmm. I can't say I'm really surprised, although I'm still working out how I feel about this merger. Here at St Cloud, we're using an LMS called "Desire2Learn," though it's chocked full of bugs (it was designed for small Canadian schools and just doesn't seem to be handling the entire Minnesota system), so there's talk at the top of switching to something less irksome (my guess would be Blackboard).

I can't help but make the analogy to Microsoft. Perhaps once Blackboard gets a good enough grip on the ed market, maybe Microsoft will step in with a me-too plus (maybe some variation of its Sharepoint Team Services).