SumTotal’s ToolBook 10.5 Named to KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Products of 2010

Newest Version of eLearning Content Authoring Solution Recognized for Technology Innovation

Mountain View, Calif., September 7, 2010 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that its ToolBook® 10.5 solution was recently named to KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Products of 2010.  Chosen among over 600 products, ToolBook 10.5 was recognized for its innovation and execution in providing value to customers. 

“We are continually researching and developing new innovation to bring to the HR market and ToolBook’s recognition as a Trend-Setting product of 2010 by KMWorld is a testament to that,” said Nadeem Syed, executive vice president, worldwide product management & engineering at SumTotal Systems. “This commitment to product innovation, combined with our implementation of best practices around customer service and support, allows SumTotal to continue to provide superior value to our customers in an effort to help them achieve better business results.”

“When assembling the Trend-Setting product list, our judging panel always looks to identify the products that are best delivering cutting-edge solutions to meet the needs of the most important constituency – the customer,” said Hugh McKellar, KMWorld Editor in Chief. “As new technologies are emerging on a daily basis, we are proud to have selected products that are truly leading the way in market innovation and are providing value to the end-user.”

Celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, the ToolBook solution has emerged as a leading eLearning authoring solution capable of evolving to meet the changing demands of learning applications and today’s computing environments. The product allows subject matter experts and learning professionals to quickly create rich, interactive learning content, quizzes, assessments and software simulations. As a result of increased mobile and on-demand accessibility available in the latest version, organizations are able to provide employees with the learning and training content they need for improved talent development.

KMWorld’s judging panel consisted of editorial staff, market analysts, line-of-business managers and end-users. The products selected to the 2010 Trend-Setting Product List are featured in the publication’s September issue and all demonstrated clearly identifiable technology breakthroughs that serve the vendors’ full spectrum of constituencies, especially their customers.  Other SumTotal products have been named to KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Product Lists in years past including ResultsOnDemand® in 2009, SumTotal Enterprise Suite in 2007 and SumTotal version 7 in 2006.  KMWorld established the Trend-Setting Product awards in 2003.

About KMWorld
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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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