SumTotal Establishes Centers of Excellence to Drive Key Innovations in Product Development and Customer Service

Expanded Engineering and Support Functions Foster Increased Collaboration and the Implementation of Best Practices to Help Promote Better Business Results

Mountain View, Calif., August 26, 2010 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced the creation of corporate Centers of Excellence in Gainesville, Fla. and Hyderabad, India. Through the expansion of the company’s engineering and support functions as well as bringing together additional key organizational functions into a central office, these Centers of Excellence will enable SumTotal to provide unparalleled service and innovative solutions to customers while also helping to expand the company’s leadership in the talent development market.

“SumTotal continues to be committed to investing in the people and resources needed to deliver top quality talent development solutions for our customers, and the expansion of our offices in Gainesville and Hyderabad into Centers of Excellence serve as prime examples of this commitment,” said John Borgerding, President of SumTotal Systems. “With an evolving workforce and ever changing HR needs, product innovation remains a priority, and the Centers of Excellence will enable SumTotal to continue building best-in-class offerings for today’s HR technology market.”

The Centers of Excellence provide a platform for continued growth in the talent management space, bringing together key functions within SumTotal and promoting collaboration and best practices, in order to drive pioneering product developments while also bringing a higher personal touch to all customers. The increased engineering and support staff as well as cross-departmental interaction and communication will allow SumTotal to speed product development, increase customer satisfaction and find faster resolutions to customer support and sales opportunities.These new centers are a key component to SumTotal’s ongoing commitment to delivering a superior customer experience and world-class support.

Building on SumTotal’s approach to talent development, the company is focused on achieving complete excellence across the board, and the newly formed Centers of Excellence coupled with SumTotal’s additional worldwide offices in the United States, China, Japan, France, Germany and the United Kingdom will help drive the company’s continued market leadership. Leveraging the increased collaboration of the Centers of Excellence with the industry knowledge and experience of the broader SumTotal workforce, SumTotal will continue to deliver the HR solutions that empower organizations to provide all the capabilities needed to develop and sustain a smart, driven workforce.

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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