February 27, 2003
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
29/31
Comparative costs
nBlackboard Release 6 Basic Learning System on Solaris with Oracle
n                  $27,000 for first year
n                  $ 7,500+? for subsequent yrs
§CourseWork on existing Linux server, existing staff support
n                  $  ? depending on your commitment of staff
nCourseWork on Linux with PostgreSQL
n                  $ 6,000 one-time setup charge
n                  $ 6,000 annual support contract
nCourseWork hosted
n                  $ 6,500 one-time setup charge
n                  $11,500 per year hosting and support