Mirapoint Partners with Blackboard October 3, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Secure messaging solutions provider Mirapoint (mirapoint.com) and education industry software and service provider Blackboard (blackboard.com) announced on Monday that they have partnered to provide a hosted email service to K-12 schools, colleges and universities. The Mirapoint-Blackboard partnership provides a full-featured email and calendar system for both students and faculty. This new offering enables academic institutions to maintain ownership of messages, control of data storage and is free of advertising. Additionally, the offering provides round-the-clock email appliance and network management by a hosting team that guarantees availability service level agreements. ”As opportunities for e-Learning continue to grow, Blackboard technology is providing new ways for faculty and students to teach and learn, as well as more effectively communicate and collaborate,” says Barry Ariko, CEO of Mirapoint. “We are pleased to work with Blackboard to provide a secure, scalable email solution that offers all members of the education community a great deal of flexibility without having to maintain or manage the system.” The Mirapoint-Blackboard hosted email solution offers single sign-on with the Blackboard Academic Suite, which is used by millions of people to access course materials and collaborate with peers and faculty online. Nearly 450 clients have their Blackboard e-Learning programs hosted by Blackboard.
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