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Blackboard Collaborate - Mac Launcher Update (v1.4)

Posted: 2015-12-10 10:00:00   Expiration: 2015-12-14 18:00:00

Disclaimer: This news item was originally posted on 2015-12-10 10:00:00. Its content may no longer be timely or accurate.

Blackboard released version 1.4 of the Blackboard Collaborate Launcher for the Mac platform. This desktop application enables the initiation of a web conferencing session without relying on the local system's Java. Users will be prompted to download and install an update by starting the application (e.g. Applications/Blackboard Collaborate Launcher.app). The maintenance release resolves a number of issues, detailed in the body of this announcement (click on the title).

Resolved Issues

  • Launcher now inherits proxy settings from OS X
  • Collaborate launch no longer fails after moving Launcher to Applications on Mac 10.9.
  • System Java is no longer prompted for update when Launcher initiates.
  • Mac Launcher V1.3 users no longer get a security error when trying to open Collaborate with the Original experience (v12) Web Conferencing sessions.

-- Blackboard Collaborate Service