SumTotal Systems Partners with IHRS to Integrate Healthcare Jobs and Competencies into Market-Leading Talent Development Suite

Integrated Solution Enables Healthcare Organizations to Comply with The Joint Commission Standards and Improve Performance for Human Resources Management

Mountain View, CA, March 24, 2009 – SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced a partnership with Integrated HR Solutions (IHRS) to integrate their healthcare-specific job and competency library into its Healthcare Solution Set for their Talent Development Suite. In this fast-growing industry, healthcare providers face pressures to do more with less, comply with Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies, and continue to focus on safety and quality of patient care.The Healthcare Solution Set for SumTotal Talent Development Suite is uniquely designed to help hospitals not only address the ever-present regulatory requirements, but also address the workforce issues they face in today’s competitive marketplace through content, streamlined workflows, and integrated functionality.

Meeting regulatory requirements is a good starting point to solve the larger issues of aligning workforce to measurable goals, providing career growth and development opportunities, and retaining the competent, conscientious, motivated caregivers healthcare organizations need. Joint Commission accredited hospitals have significantly improved their quality of care, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of patients¹. More than 85 percent of hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission, and the Healthcare Solution Set for SumTotal Talent Development Suite helps these organizations comply with regular audits from the group.

“We are pleased to be able to partner with IHRS to integrate their healthcare competency library into our Talent Development Suite to provide a more streamlined process for managing jobs, assessing competencies and providing learning resources to meet regulatory standards,” said Ray Pitts, Vice President of Professional Services at SumTotal. “As the healthcare industry continues to face a shortage of talent, it is important for healthcare providers to have an optimized solution for developing their existing staff while meeting the demands of a regulated environment with a less labor-intensive and more streamlined process.”

Leading healthcare systems and hospitals use IHRS' job and competency library to enable best practice performance management as well as compliance with The Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies. Founded in 2002, IHRS provides customized competency management solutions for leading healthcare providers who employ over 300,000 healthcare professionals..

“SumTotal’s integrated Talent Development Suite addresses the need for a practical solution that meets the unique challenges of workforce management within the healthcare industry,” said Lisa Goodman, President and COO of IHRS. “Having a Talent Development Suite that is populated with IHRS’ healthcare specific job and competency library will enable hospitals to identify and close competency gaps while saving time and money, and more importantly allowing them to focus more time on delivery of quality patience care.”

To learn more about SumTotal Systems’ Healthcare Solution Set for Talent Development Suite, please visit: http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/healthcare.

About Integrated HR Solutions (IHRS)
Integrated HR Solutions, Inc (IHRS) specializes in the development of competency management solutions designed by Healthcare professionals exclusively for Healthcare. Leading healthcare providers across the U.S. employing 300,000+ healthcare professionals have chosen IHRS’ Healthcare CompetencyManager™ to support hiring & staffing, training & development, performance feedback & evaluation, and compensation processes. For more information about Integrated HR Solutions, visit www.integratedhrs.com.

About SumTotal Systems, Inc.
SumTotal Systems, Inc. is the global leader of strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions that provide organizations with a new level of visibility to help make more informed business decisions and accelerate growth. Recognized by industry analysts as the most complete solution, SumTotal provides full employee lifecycle management, including a core system of record, from a single provider for improved business intelligence. The company offers customers of all sizes and industries the most flexibility and choice with multiple purchase, configuration, and deployment options. We have increased the performance of the world’s largest organizations including Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE), AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN [ADR]; London: AZN), Amway (KUL:AMWAY), Seagate (NYSE: STX), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).
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