SAGINAW, Mich., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- MiCTA, a national non-profit technology-purchasing consortium, has selected D2L Ltd., the U.S. subsidiary of Desire2Learn Incorporated (Desire2Learn), as an endorsed vendor for learning management systems (LMS). "We're delighted to offer Desire2Learn's LMS to our membership," says Tim von Hoff, Chief Operations Officer for MiCTA. "LMS and content management are exceptionally important to our educational members and this agreement will provide them with cost-effective access to these products and services."

Following a competitive bid process conducted jointly with the Maryland Department of Education, MiCTA chose to endorse Desire2Learn for its innovative LMS solutions that enhance the delivery of both classroom-based and distance learning environments.

MiCTA conducts a rigorous competitive bidding process to evaluate solutions on behalf of its nationwide membership. MiCTA members may then select highly qualified vendors for technology products and services without spending additional time and resources to seek their own competitive bids. MiCTA also negotiates significant volume discounts with its endorsed and approved vendors that individual purchasers would not otherwise be eligible for.

"Desire2Learn offers our membership a new opportunity to acquire and support the latest in learning and content management systems for classroom and training use," says von Hoff. "We look forward to working with Desire2Learn and our membership to enhance technology-based learning environments throughout the United States."

About MiCTA

MiCTA, located at 515 North Washington Street, Suite 405 in Saginaw, MI, represents thousands of higher education, K-12, healthcare, library, governmental, charitable and non-profit organizations. Nationally, MiCTA seeks to resolve common voice, video and data issues, provide timely information on communications technologies, participate in legislative and regulatory telecommunications discussions, and negotiate substantial purchase discounts on telecommunications and technology services for its membership. For more information about MiCTA, please visit http://www.mictatech.org.

About Desire2Learn

Desire2Learn comprises Desire2Learn Incorporated and its subsidiaries. Desire2Learn is a world-leading provider of enterprise eLearning solutions that enable institutions and other organizations to create teaching and learning environments that reflect their vision, values, goals, pedagogical approaches and branding. Desire2Learn supports more than five million learners worldwide and clients include higher education, K-12, as well as associations, government and other leading organizations. For more information, visit: www.Desire2Learn.com.

SOURCE MiCTA

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