, with
offices and staff in North America, Europe and Asia.----Eatec
Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise back-office solutions
and services for the hospitality and foodservice industries , announced
today that the University of Maine has selected EatecNetX, Eatec's
web-centric software solution.

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com. Established
as a Land Grant University under the Morrill Act in 1862, UMaine was
accorded Sea Grant College status by the Federal Government in 1980.

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More
than 2,200 schools, colleges and universities around the world rely on
Blackboard to enhance their education experience.

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Blackboard is a leading provider of enterprise software and services to the
education industry . Blackboard's clients include colleges,
universities, schools and other education providers, as well as textbook
publishers and student-focused merchants that serve education providers and
their students.
The University of Maine Department of Auxiliary Services is
implementing Eatec's enterprise foodservice technology to manage the
back office for its hospitality and foodservice operations
campus -wide.

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However, while the Company may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.com or contact Eatec at 510-594-9011 or by
e-mail at news@eatec.

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Blackboard Inc.

About Blackboard Inc.

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As the flagship campus in the University of
Maine System, UMaine awards more undergraduate and graduate degrees
than any other higher education institution in the state.eatec.

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This year's Blackboard
Asia Pacific Users Conference will feature three tracks; "In the
Classroom," "In the Senior Administration Office," and "In the ICT office. In addition, the forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent the Company's views as of August
1, 2005.
Today UMaine offers nearly 160 academic programs of study at the
undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Many leading academic institutions in the Asian Pacific region rely on
Blackboard for their e-Learning initiatives including the City University
of Hong Kong, Singapore Polytechnic University, Melbourne University,
University of Queensland, Griffith University and Tamagawa University and
Kobe College in Japan, among others.

blackboard. The Company's product line consists of five software
applications bundled in two suites , the Blackboard Academic Suite and the
Blackboard Commerce Suite .C. Actual results may
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
as a result of various important factors, including the factors discussed
in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
May 13, 2005 with the SEC. Eatec clients include universities, K-12
schools , restaurant chains, hotels/resorts/casinos, stadiums and
arenas, cruise ships, contract foodservice , theme parks, airline
caterers and supermarket foodservice.

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About University of Maine

As the state's center for learning, discovery, and service to the
public, the University of Maine is the state's principal research and
graduate institution.

About Eatec

Eatec Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise back-office
solutions and services for the hospitality and foodservice industries.com

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University of Maine chooses EatecNetX from Eatec Corporation as its Back-Office Software Solution

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A sampling of topics to be discussed at the Blackboard Asia Pacific Users
Conference sessions and in keynote presentations includes:

-- Best practices in instructional design and training
-- Building the business case for e-Learning on your campus; establishing
return-on-investment for Blackboard software
-- How to build learning communities using the Blackboard Community
System
-- Holistic approaches to deploying new releases with a focus on
training, implementation and support
-- Experience in large scale implementations of Blackboard , with a focus
on methodology troubleshooting
-- Implementing the Blackboard Content System

Registration is open; for more information please visit www.

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PRESS RELEASE 2005 Blackboard Asia Pacific Users Conference in Australia This September

The conference will kick off with a Blackboard keynote address and focus on
user case studies, best practices in implementation and interactive
sessions between Blackboard users and executives.

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The conference will provide a forum for Blackboard users to meet, connect,
exchange ideas and share best practices on how their institutions are using
Blackboard to enhance teaching, learning and community development. Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.

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The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments
will cause the Company's views to change.

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A total of 36 sessions from Blackboard clients, staff and partners will be
presented over the two days, plus a comprehensive suite of hands-on
training programs before and after the conference. Administrator, user,
and developer training will be offered on September 26, 27, and 30 at RMIT
University.

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(NASDAQ: BBBB) announces
today the 2005 Blackboard Asia Pacific Users Conference, "Innovating
Together," to be held in Melbourne, Australia, September 28 - 29, 2005.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and
prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects ," "will," and similar
expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the
Company's views as of any date subsequent to August 1, 2005.

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The University will rely on EatecNetX to provide
inventory, recipe, sales forecasting, cycle menu planning , purchasing,
food production and nutrition management for its extensive operations
including catering for conferences, in-house banquet and event
management, stadium concessions, residential dining, central bakery
and a variety of retail dining outlets including a c-store.
EatecNetX, Eatec's web-centric software solution, helps organizations
reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies , resulting in a
quick return on investment.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers/Food/Beverage Writers

EMERYVILLE, Calif. For more information, visit our
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