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I think he means Blackboard, Inc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackboard_Inc.

They have probably the worst UX I've seen in a web-app; their discussion board software I've had to use for a few classes- and it's abysmally pathetic. phpBB beats it by light-years. But apparently they have a monopoly thanks to some dubious patents.

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No, I think he's referring to digital whiteboards that capture what is written on them.

They've been around for a while (I remember seeing them at Tech/Edu conferences in the web 1.0 days).

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree then, unless jasonlbaptiste would like to weigh in and clarify? :-)

I meant these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promethean_Ltd

Jason's referring to the web software.

Pie is referring to the digital boards on walls.

I think "he" may have been referring to two different people

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