Blackboard Inc. to Present at the 2008 William Blair Growth Stock Conference

WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc.
(Nasdaq: BBBB) today announced that Michael Chasen, president and CEO and
Michael J. Stanton, SVP Corporate Affairs & Treasury, will present at the 2008
William Blair Growth Stock Conference on June 19, 2008 at 11:30 am ET. The
live webcast and a replay of the presentation will be available for a limited
time at http://investor.blackboard.com .
About Blackboard Inc.
Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) is a leading provider of enterprise
software applications and related services to the education industry. Founded
in 1997, Blackboard enables educational innovations everywhere by connecting
people and technology. With two product suites, the Blackboard Academic
Suite(TM) and the Blackboard Commerce Suite(TM), Blackboard is used by
millions of people at academic institutions around the globe, including
colleges, universities, K-12 schools and other education providers, as well as
textbook publishers and student-focused merchants that serve education
providers and their students. Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C.,
with offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Blackboard
Educate. Innovate. Everywhere.
SOURCE Blackboard Inc.

Michael J. Stanton, Vice President, Investor Relations of Blackboard Inc.,
+1-202-463-4860, ext. 2305