Blackboard Brings Mobile Campus App to Android Smartphones
2010年11月9日 - 12:47AM
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Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) today announced the release of a
native application for Android™ smartphones, debuting at
Northwestern University, that brings the company's popular campus
life and services application to one of the fastest growing mobile
platforms.
With the addition of the Android application, Blackboard Mobile™
Central is now available in native applications for all major
mobile platforms including iOS® which supports the Apple® iPhone®,
iPad™ and iPod® touch, and BlackBerry®. The application is also
available in a mobile Web version to support a broader range of
Web-enabled phones and devices.
Custom built and branded for each institution, Blackboard Mobile
Central brings university life and campus services to users through
smartphones and mobile devices. After it is enabled, the
application is free to students, faculty, prospective students,
parents, alumni and anyone else interested in staying connected to
an institution, and can be downloaded from smartphone app stores.
With the app, users can navigate campus maps and course catalogs,
event calendars, campus news, sports schedules, and even a campus
directory that allows users to call or email professors and
classmates directly from the app.
"Most of our incoming students arrive with smartphones, and a
growing number of these phones are Android devices," said Harlan
Wallach, Media Architect at Northwestern University's NUIT Academic
& Research Technology group. "The ability for us to reach
students through smartphones is key to the overall experience and
efficiency of our university. Working with Blackboard we've been
able to do that quickly and with very high quality native
applications that support the wide range of mobile devices our
students are using. We're looking forward to exploring the ability
to customize the app to meet the needs of individual schools and
departments."
Northwestern launched Blackboard Mobile Central on the iOS
platform in December 2009, and is the first institution to expand
access to Android smartphones. Northwestern has also enabled access
to Blackboard Mobile™ Learn on selected devices to enable students
and faculty to access their online course information on their
smartphones.
"Supporting Android is part of our overall commitment to bring
the best of campus life to users in a way that is convenient and
engaging," said Kayvon Beykpour, Vice President of Blackboard
Mobile. "We've made a significant investment in delivering a unique
experience to users of all platforms, and we're excited to bring
our mobile apps to the quickly expanding segment of mobile
consumers using Android devices."
The new Android application will include Athletics, Courses,
Directory, Library, Maps, News, Get Help and Links, with other
features to be added soon. Developed as a native application
exclusive to the Android platform, Blackboard Mobile Central for
the Android leverages the device's unique features to provide an
engaging user experience, including:
- Widgets, an Android-specific feature that allows users to
quickly and easily access important information from Blackboard
Mobile Central at a glance from their home screen.
- Shortcuts, which let users create a direct shortcut to any one
of the Blackboard Mobile Central modules directly on their phone's
home screen so that it can be accessed immediately without even
opening the app.
For more information about Blackboard Mobile Central, please
visit: http://www.blackboard.com/Mobile/Mobile-Central.aspx
About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Inc.
(NASDAQ: BBBB) is a global leader in enterprise technology and
innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of
students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard's
solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional,
corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and
learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and
communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in
1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices
in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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