Mountain View, Calif. – June 6, 2007 – SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning management solutions, has received a contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide the County of San Diego with TotalLMS™, a learning management system (LMS) that will deliver and report on certification and regulatory requirements for the county’s approximately 17,000 employees. TotalLMS delivers, tracks and analyzes online education via the Internet.
The SumTotal deal announced today is one part of a larger contract the County of San Diego awarded in 2006 to Northrop Grumman to administer information technology and telecommunications services, including data center, help desk, desktop, network, applications and cross-functional services.
“We believe SumTotal’s system will be fundamental to underpinning the management of the county’s compliance efforts,” said James Gill, director of Government Solutions for SumTotal. “We’re honored that Northrop Grumman chose SumTotal’s platform for the delivery, analysis and management of the county’s regulatory and certification training.”
San Diego County is the nation's fourth most populous county. It has an annual operating budget of more than $4 billion
About SumTotal Systems, Inc.
SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is a global provider of talent and learning management solutions. SumTotal deploys mission-critical solutions designed to align goals, develop skills, assess performance, plan for succession and set compensation. SumTotal’s solutions aim to accelerate performance and profits for more than 1,500 companies and governments of all sizes, including six of the world’s 10 biggest pharmaceutical makers, six of the 10 largest automotive companies in the world, four of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, three of the world’s top five airlines, two of the five largest banks in the world and two of the world’s top five specialty retailers. Mountain View, Calif.-based SumTotal has offices across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. For more information about SumTotal's products and services, visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
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