Some of WebCT's salespeople left, but Blackboard was able to ensure ongoing client relationships without having to struggle to keep those clients.

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Also, the people at WebCT didn't tend to feel their business was far superior to Blackboard, as many at Merrill felt about Bank of America.

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Roderick kept an "Overweight" rating on the shares, encouraged by renewal rates above 90 percent and its purchase of rival WebCT, which it acquired in February 2006.

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Blackboard 's ( BBBB - news - people ) takeover of WebCT in 2006 provides a counterpoint to the story of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.

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