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Finalsite Acquires the Blackboard K-12 Division of Anthology

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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GLASTONBURY, Conn. and BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Finalsite, a global leader in K-12 independent school website and digital communications software and services, and Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that Finalsite has acquired the Blackboard K-12 Community Engagement division ("Blackboard K-12") from Anthology. Blackboard Community Engagement solutions include Blackboard Web Community Manager, Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Reach, Blackboard Mass Notifications, and the Blackboard Mobile Communications App, which primarily serve public K-12 districts and schools.

Key Points: 
  • GLASTONBURY, Conn. and BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Finalsite , a global leader in K-12 independent school website and digital communications software and services, and Anthology , a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that Finalsite has acquired the Blackboard K-12 Community Engagement division ("Blackboard K-12") from Anthology.
  • Blackboard Community Engagement solutions include Blackboard Web Community Manager, Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Reach, Blackboard Mass Notifications, and the Blackboard Mobile Communications App, which primarily serve public K-12 districts and schools.
  • With the addition of Blackboard K-12, Finalsite can provide its clients enhanced access to more solutions, services, and thought leadership designed expressly for K-12 institutions, delivered and supported by a focused team of industry experts.
  • This transaction enables Anthology to continue its accelerated investment in Blackboard Learn Ultra, Anthology Student, and other areas of the business where Anthology can provide significant value to the global education community.

Anthology's Blackboard Learn Ultra Wins Gold Stevie Award for Postsecondary Learning Management Solutions

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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Blackboard Learn is Anthology's flagship learning management system, designed to support the student experience while enabling pedagogical best practices for faculty.

Key Points: 
  • Blackboard Learn is Anthology's flagship learning management system, designed to support the student experience while enabling pedagogical best practices for faculty.
  • Last month, Anthology announced a 46 percent increase in the number of courses using Blackboard Learn Ultra, and a 30 percent increase in the number of institutions deploying Learn Ultra courses, year-over-year.
  • Following the merger with Blackboard, Anthology tripled Learn Ultra development resources and increased opportunities for client feedback in the development process.
  • Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

Anthology and Yellowdig Deliver Enhanced Student Engagement Platform for Higher Education Institutions

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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The integration enables Anthology clients to deploy Yellowdig through Blackboard Learn to maximize the joint learning experience.

Key Points: 
  • The integration enables Anthology clients to deploy Yellowdig through Blackboard Learn to maximize the joint learning experience.
  • "By collaborating with Yellowdig and fellow organizations focused on student success, we're helping institutions take a more student-centric approach to teaching and learning using Anthology's Blackboard Learn solution."
  • We aim to turn every classroom, bootcamp, student club, or professional organization into an active learning community through our Yellowdig Engage platform.
  • Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com .

More than 200 Higher Education Institutions, K-12 School Districts, Business and Government Organizations Expand Partnerships with Anthology

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that more than 200 higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and business and government organizations have deepened their partnerships with Anthology since the company merged with Blackboard last October. These clients had existing relationships with the business prior to its growth and selected new solutions, tools and services from Anthology's expanded product suite to create operational efficiencies and continue to improve experiences for students using technology.

Key Points: 
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology , a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that more than 200 higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and business and government organizations have deepened their partnerships with Anthology since the company merged with Blackboard last October.
  • This news comes as education leaders from around the world converge at Anthology Together, the company's first combined user conference with Blackboard.
  • Read more about how institutions like Post University and the University of Mindanao are advancing learning with Anthology.
  • Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com .

Class Technologies Closes Acquisition of Blackboard Collaborate

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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON and BOCA RATON, Fla., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Technologies Inc., a leader in synchronous virtual learning, today announced it has closed on the acquisition of Blackboard Collaborate. Prior to the acquisition by Class, Blackboard Collaborate was part of the Anthology product suite, following Anthology's merger with Blackboard last year.

Key Points: 
  • Prior to the acquisition by Class, Blackboard Collaborate was part of the Anthology product suite, following Anthology's merger with Blackboard last year.
  • Blackboard Collaborate will now be known as Class Collaborate.
  • As previously announced, Class will continue full support of Class Collaborate and Class for Zoom for over 1,750 institutions representing higher education, K-12, and corporate learning & development teams around the world.
  • "We are excited to welcome Collaborate customers and team members to Class," said Michael Chasen, co-founder and CEO of Class.

Class Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire Anthology's Blackboard Collaborate

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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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WASHINGTON and BOCA RATON, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Technologies Inc., a leader in the synchronous virtual classroom space, and Anthology, a provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Class to acquire Anthology's Blackboard Collaborate virtual classroom tool.

Key Points: 
  • Together, Class and Blackboard Collaborate will serve over 1,750 institutions representing higher education, K-12 and corporate learning & development teams around the world.
  • Class Technologies will continue full support for customers across Class for Zoom and Blackboard Collaborate.
  • It is expected that a number of employees from Anthology who currently support Blackboard Collaborate will join Class.
  • To learn more about the plan for Class and Blackboard Collaborate coming together, please read more on www.class.com/collaborate .

Anthology, GoPeer to deliver personalized tutoring platform for higher education institutions

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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BOCA RATON, Fla., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology , a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, and GoPeer, a student success platform that helps institutions manage their tutors locally or remotely, are partnering to bring more tutoring options to higher education institutions.

Key Points: 
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology , a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, and GoPeer, a student success platform that helps institutions manage their tutors locally or remotely, are partnering to bring more tutoring options to higher education institutions.
  • "This is a unique opportunity, exclusively available for our client universities and colleges, to deploy a tailored platform and make personalized tutoring available to every student on campus."
  • GoPeer offers institutions a customizable tutoring platform to manage their student tutors, conduct sessions, receive real-time reporting and scale to a global network of tutors as desired.
  • Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com .

Anthology and Togetherall partner to bring 24/7 peer-to-peer mental health support to more students

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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The partnership will make Togetherall's peer-to-peer mental health community available to all Anthology North America clients.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will make Togetherall's peer-to-peer mental health community available to all Anthology North America clients.
  • With Togetherall, we can help provide a safe online community for students to give and receive mental health support in a space that's always available and right at their fingertips," said Mary Gross, Senior Director of Partnerships for Anthology.
  • "The Togetherall community empowers students by creating a platform for free and open expression that is kept safe by licensed and registered mental health practitioners," said Matthew McEvoy, North American General Manager for Togetherall.
  • Togetherall empowers students to anonymously seek and provide support with a safe, online community monitored 24/7 by licensed and registered mental health practitioners.

Blackboard and Busuu partner to offer students personalized language learning within Blackboard Learn

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Monday, September 20, 2021
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The partnership will bring Busuu's personalized approach to improving language skills to students via Blackboard Assist, the tool within Blackboard Learn that connects students to services and support they might need to succeed.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will bring Busuu's personalized approach to improving language skills to students via Blackboard Assist, the tool within Blackboard Learn that connects students to services and support they might need to succeed.
  • "With more than 100 million users, Busuu has proven its ability to help students bolster their spoken language, reading and vocabulary skills, and with 24/7 availability, students can access Busuu when and where they need it."
  • "We're excited to partner with Blackboard to offer Busuu as a complement to institutions' language programs," said Valentino Serino, Head of Partnerships at Busuu.
  • Blackboard Assist gives students access to readily-available and trusted services when and where students need them right in the Learning Management System.

Leading Document Imaging Vendors Earn BLI PaceSetter Awards from Keypoint Intelligence for the Education Market

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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FAIRFIELD, N.J., Sep. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Keypoint Intelligence, the world's leading independent provider of testing services and analytical information to the document imaging industry, today announced the winners of its coveted Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021-2022 PaceSetter Awards for Security in the Education market.

Key Points: 
  • FAIRFIELD, N.J., Sep. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Keypoint Intelligence, the world's leading independent provider of testing services and analytical information to the document imaging industry, today announced the winners of its coveted Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021-2022 PaceSetter Awards for Security in the Education market.
  • Based on research conducted in the North American market, this honor recognizes the OEMs that are best equipped to serve K-12 and higher education customers with document imaging products and broader IT services.
  • For this study, Keypoint Intelligence invited all leading document imaging OEMs to complete a questionnaire detailing their offerings within the education space, including print hardware, software solutions, professional and IT services, as well as security solutions.
  • Keypoint Intelligence has been recognized as the industry's most trusted resource for unbiased information, analysis, and awards due to decades of analyst experience.