Backboard Partners with Google to Enhance Search Capabilities of Course Management Products and Services

Blackboard Inc. has joined the Google Enterprise Professional program. Through the new partnership Blackboard will work to enhance search capabilities while integrating various services with Google. From the Blackboard press release:

"The ability to organize and search information and shared resources quickly and effectively is critical to success in today's knowledge base economy. The Google partnership provides a tremendous value to people across a campus community, allowing them to develop greater search literacy to find information within academic departments, across disciplines and even on campuses in other locations." -- Michael Chasen, president and CEO of Blackboard, Inc.

[JH]