Blackboard Inc. to Present at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Technology & Communications Conference.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers U.S. Bancorp  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. Piper Jaffray Piper Jaffray & Co. (NYSE: PJC), often shortened to just Piper Jaffray or PiperJaffray, is a U.S. middle-market investment banking firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a focused on delivering financial advice, investment products and transaction execution Technology & Communications Conference WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 Blackboard Inc., the leading software infrastructure company for e-Education, today announced that Michael Chasen, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , and Peter Repetti, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , will make a presentation to the investment community on Tuesday, August 6, 2002 at 3:40 p.m. Eastern Time, at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Technology & Communications Conference being held at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, MA. Mr. Chasen and Mr. Repetti will provide an overview of the post-secondary e-Education industry, as well as a view of the company's position as a leader in providing e-Education solutions. Mr. Chasen and Mr. Repetti will also provide detail of Blackboard's second quarter 2002 financial performance. Parties interested in scheduling an individual briefing should contact Michael J. Stanton at Blackboard at mstanton@blackboard.com or 202/463-4860 ext. 305. About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Inc. was founded to transform the Internet into a powerful environment for the educational experience. The company offers a complete suite of enterprise software products and services that power a total "e-Education Infrastructure" for schools, colleges, universities and other education providers. Blackboard solutions deliver the promise of the Internet for online teaching and learning, campus communities, auxiliary services and integration of Web-enabled student services and back office systems. Blackboard's Learning, Community Portal and Transaction Systems are consistently ranked by industry analysts as the market share and client satisfaction leaders for thousands of academic institutions and a leading number of the Internet's most popular consumer education sites. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices and staff across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Please visit www.blackboard.com for more information. A privately-held company based in Washington, D.C., Blackboard Inc. has raised more than $100 million in capital from top-tier strategic, venture capital, and private equity investors. Blackboard maintains close partnerships with its investors to fully leverage their industry relationships, financial expertise, and strategic guidance. Blackboard strategic investors include AOL-Time Warner (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (Nasdaq:DELL), Kaplan Ventures, Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), and Pearson Education. Blackboard's financial investors include The Aurora Funds, The Carlyle Group, Dain Rauscher, Edelson Technology Partners, Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE), Merrill Lynch (NYSE:ML), Morgan Keegan, Novak Biddle and Oak Hill Capital Partners. |
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