SumTotal Appoints Anupam Pahuja as Managing Director India

Mountain View, CA – June 30, 2008 – SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that Anupam Pahuja has joined the company as Managing Director of SumTotal India. He will be responsible for all functions at SumTotal India including research and development, professional services, customer support and sustained engineering.

Anupam Pahuja has significant experience in managing global operations both in the US and in Asia. Most recently he served as the CEO of SeaKey (a company he acquired from Volvo), which provides safety and security services to vessels at sea.

Prior to SeaKey, Anupam Pahuja co-founded and served as the COO of MobiApps, a satellite technology company he grew to have a presence in over 10 countries. He managed the company's worldwide operations including establishing and running technology development centers in India and in Singapore. In the past he has held technology leadership positions with Accenture, Georgetown University, and United Press International (UPI).

Anupam Pahuja received an MBA in International Business from Georgetown University, Washington DC and a BS in Information Systems from Slippery Rock University, in Pennsylvania.

“We are extremely pleased to have Anupam as the head of our India operations,” said Don Fowler, chief executive officer of SumTotal Systems. “His unique combination of technical, management, business and international experience makes him an excellent choice for this position. Anu’s appointment is further evidence of our long-term commitment to India as a strategic operational hub.”

The current MD of SumTotal India, Sudheer Koneru will continue as Chairman of the India Board for SumTotal. In his new role, he will mentor the Management Team in India and provide advice and counsel to the Global Executive Team.

About SumTotal Systems, Inc.
SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is the market leader and global provider of talent development 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, five of the six largest U.S. commercial banks 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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