Blackboard Inc. is an educational technology company with corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C.. It is known for its Blackboard Learn learning management system. The company's CEO is Jay Bhatt, who has led Blackboard since October 2012. The firm provides education, mobile, communication, and commerce software and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. The software consists of seven platforms called Learn, Transact, Engage, Connect, Mobile, Collaborate and Analytics that are offered as bundled software. The firm was founded by Michael Chasen, Matthew Pittinsky, Stephen Gilfus and Daniel Cane in 1997, and became a public company in 2004. It operated publicly until it was purchased by Providence Equity Partners in 2011. As of January 2014
LogMeIn, Inc., founded in 2003 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a provider of Software as a service and cloud-based remote connectivity services for collaboration, IT management and customer engagement. The company's products are focused on four business areas, including Collaboration services, IT Management services, Customer support services, and Internet of Things services. The products include: