Dell Announces Alliance With Blackboard Inc. to Help Learning Institutions Harness the Web.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2000 Agreement with Education Platform Provider Offers Campuses Tailored e-Learning Solutions Dell, the No. 1 computer systems provider in the U.S., today announced a strategic relationship with Blackboard (1) See Blackboard Learning System. (2) The traditional classroom presentation board that is written on with chalk and erased with a felt pad. Although originally black, "white" boards and colored chalks are also used. Inc., a leading Internet infrastructure company for e-Learning, to install its Blackboard 5 software on Dell(tm) servers for the education market. The agreement is part of Dell's commitment to maintain a leadership position in helping universities, colleges and K-12 schools harness the power of the Internet. Today's announcement is part of Dell's "e-Learning" strategy to provide seamless, Internet-based education tools to schools using hardware, software and services. Dell's e-Learning strategy includes leveraging key alliances with leading e-Learning application and service providers to offer best-in-class capabilities to Dell customers. The company's goal is to leverage its expertise as an Internet pioneer to help these educators take full advantage of the Internet. The company will offer its education customers individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. e-Learning programs, end-to-end technical consulting, Web-hosting, Web applications and wireless network capabilities. Through its agreement with Blackboard, Dell can help provide institutions with the necessary technology and support to enhance in-class instruction by bringing course materials, class discussions, assignments and tests to the Web. Loaded on Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (tm) servers, the Blackboard software will enable instructors to create and manage course Web sites without having to know HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. or other programming languages. "Schools of all sizes are looking at how to enhance the way they deliver education, and this means leveraging the Internet for both teaching and curriculum as well as back-office functions," said Gary Enzor, general manager of Dell's Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. division. "Dell is combining both its Internet leadership and expertise with the innovations from Blackboard to begin delivering a solution that will build robust and reliable e-Learning foundations." Under the agreement with Blackboard, Dell will offer fully configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: Dell PowerEdge servers, loaded with Blackboard 5 software that matches institutions' requirements for Internet-enabled classroom platforms. The server systems are available today in a number of configurations designed to meet the diverse needs of educational computing computing - computer networks -- with solutions ranging from single-department network servers to campus-wide enterprise-level systems. The Dell-Blackboard relationship provides schools the capabilities they need to establish a presence on the Internet with this turnkey solution for course management, portal, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and Internet caching. On March 30 of this year, Dell participated in a $30 million round of financing as a key strategic investor in Blackboard. "The need to transform '.edu' into a more powerful environment for teaching, learning and other transactional services is driving a new wave of technology adoption by colleges and universities," explained Lou Pugliese, chief executive officer of Blackboard Inc. "By bundling our industry leading Blackboard 5 software platform with Dell's advanced line of servers, our alliance will provide an easy, cost-effective option for institutions to deploy scalable e-Learning environments. It's a real win-win for all." Dell also announced today the launch of its e-Learning Web site at www.dell.com/elearning, providing a single point of reference on these and other e-learning products, services and resources. About Dell 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) is the world's leading direct computer systems company based on revenues of $27 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 210 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune "most admired" lists of companies. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com. About Blackboard Blackboard Inc. is a leading e-Learning infrastructure company powering the online transformation of the global higher education industry -- the ".edu" marketplace. Its products and Web properties, including the flagship Blackboard 5 software platform, are used by over 3,600 colleges, K-12 schools, professional organizations, and commercial education providers to bring their academic, administrative, community, and other educational services online. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Blackboard currently serves over 2.1 million unique users in every state and in 70 countries. Blackboard education partners include Academic Systems Corp., America Online See AOL. , Dell Computer Corporation, FT Knowledge, Go Network, Harcourt Brace, Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers , Kaplan, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Consulting, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft, NextEd, Oracle, Pearson Education Pearson Education is an international publisher of textbooks and other educational material, such as multimedia learning tools. Pearson Education is part of Pearson PLC. It is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. , PeopleSoft and The TLT TLT Tilt TLT The Literary Times TLT Teaching, Learning & Technology TLT The Last Temptation (music album) TLT Transmission Line Transformer TLT The Little Theatre TLT Test Loop Translator TLT Trails Less Traveled Group. Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. 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