Vendor Updates – It was a busy Monday with lots of announcements from Blackboard and the announcement of the name of the new company formed with the merger of Datatel and SunGard Higher Education (now called Ellucian, Inc. and information is online at www.ellucian.com ). Announcements by Blackboard include:
- Blackboard Acquires Moodlerooms
- Blackboard Appoints Sakai Foundation Board Member to Lead Company’s Sakai Initiatives
- Blackboard Launches Open Source Services Group (related to the first two bullets)
- Blackboard Announces Continued Support for ANGEL