Human Resources: AGCO Corporation Selects SumTotal Talent Management System

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2007--SumTotal(R)
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning
management solutions, said that AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AG) has
purchased the SumTotal Enterprise Suite(TM) to deliver learning,
manage employee performance and align goals. The SumTotal suite is a
talent management system consisting of TotalLMS(TM), a platform for
delivering and analyzing learning, TotalPerformance(TM), software for
assessing employee performance, and TotalCompensation(TM), technology
for building, among other things, pay-for-performance models.

Duluth, Ga.-based AGCO, a world leader in the manufacture,
marketing and distribution of agricultural equipment, is implementing
SumTotal's Enterprise Suite in phases as part of a strategic human
resources initiative. Since its formation in 1990, AGCO has grown
through more than 20 acquisitions. AGCO sought a unified approach and
platform for managing its strategic HR needs, and SumTotal's software
will support this global alignment.
To date, AGCO has implemented SumTotal's software for: managing
employee goals, constructing succession plans, and assessing employee
performance and competencies.

About AGCO

Founded in 1990, AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AG) (www.agcocorp.com) is
a global manufacturer of agricultural equipment and related
replacement parts. AGCO offers a full product line, including
tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage, tillage equipment and
implements, which are distributed through more than 3,200 independent
dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide. AGCO
products include the following well-known brands: AGCO(R),
Challenger(R), Fendt(R), Gleaner(R), Hesston(R), Massey Ferguson(R),
New Idea(R), RoGator(R), Spra-Coupe(R), Sunflower(R), Terra-Gator(R),
Valtra(R), and White(TM) Planters. AGCO provides retail financing
through AGCO Finance. The company is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia,
and in 2006 had net sales of $5.4 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, 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.

SumTotal, the SumTotal logo, SumTotal Enterprise Suite, TotalLMS,
TotalPerformance, and TotalCompensation are registered trademarks or
trademarks of SumTotal Systems, Inc., and/or its affiliates in the
United States and/or other countries. Other names may be trademarks of
their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement/ Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this press release contains forward-looking
statements. These statements represent SumTotal Systems' expectations
or beliefs concerning future events. These statements are not
historical facts or guarantees of future performance or events and are
based on current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, goals
and objectives, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different
from the results expressed or implied by these statements, including,
but not limited to: (i) unknown errors or bugs in the SumTotal
Enterprise Suite, including TotalLMS, TotalPerformance and
TotalCompensation; (ii) the inability to fix in a timely fashion
unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially impact the
functionality or usability of the SumTotal Enterprise Suite; (iii) the
acceptance of the SumTotal Enterprise Suite and future product
offerings, both in the United States and abroad; (iv) the ability of
SumTotal's employees to successfully implement SumTotal Systems'
solutions; (v) the ability to translate the use of the SumTotal
Enterprise Suite into increased efficiency and performance; (vi) the
ability to successfully address technological developments and
standards both in the United States and abroad; and (vii) other events
and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time
in SumTotal's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the company's annual report for fiscal year 2006 on Form
10-K filed on March 16, 2007, its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed
on August 7, 2007, its Prospectus Supplement filed on Form 424B2 filed
on May 21, 2007, Form S-3/As filed on September 28, 2006, and
October 2, 2006, and its Form 8-Ks. The forward-looking statements
contained in this release are made as of the date of this press
release, and the company assumes no obligation to update the
information in this press release to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date of this release.