Human Resources: ''Stewards of Children'' Program Launched Online with SumTotal

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Nov. 3, 2006--SumTotal(R) Systems
(Nasdaq:SUMT), the largest provider of talent and learning solutions,
said Darkness to Light, a national child sexual-abuse prevention,
education and public awareness organization, has launched SumTotal's
learning management system (LMS) to create an online version of
"Stewards of Children," a child sexual-abuse prevention program.

    "We believe our new, LMS-enabled Stewards of Children Online
program will play a crucial role in vastly increasing the number of
adults nationwide that we train to prevent, recognize and react
responsibly to child sexual abuse," explained Anne Lee, Darkness to
Light's founder, president and chief executive officer. "We hope to go
from training thousands of adults to training hundreds of thousands."

    Any individual can complete the two- to three-hour online training
by visiting the Darkness to Light Web site, (www.darkness2light.org).
Darkness to Light expects to contract with various organizations that
serve children and adolescents (e.g., schools; faith-based
organizations; community-based programs like the YMCA, Boys and Girls
Clubs and sports and recreation leagues; and Child Advocacy Centers)
to have their staff and volunteers complete the training as a
prerequisite for working with children.

    "More and more, organizations that serve children and adolescents
are either proactively making the decision -- or are being required to
make the decision by their insurance companies -- to create
child-protection policies that include training all staff and
volunteers that serve children and adolescents," added Ms. Lee. "We
feel the online Stewards of Children program, enabled by the SumTotal
LMS, provides a convenient way for staff, volunteers and individuals
to complete their training. We also believe that the online version of
our training will provide a critical revenue stream to help sustain
Darkness to Light's efforts to prevent child sexual abuse through the
education of adults.

    "Prior to launching SumTotal's LMS, our Stewards of Children
program was taught face to face by 200 facilitators in 30 states," Ms.
Lee explained. "We can't keep up with demand for this program with
face-to-face training alone."

    "We underwent a very rigorous review process before selecting
SumTotal," explained Ms. Lee. "SumTotal rose to the number-one spot
because of its reputation, large network of clients, support and
hosted solution. And SumTotal really cared about helping to make a big
difference in other people's lives.

    "We now have available to adults a well-designed, well-conceived,
sexual-abuse prevention training program for which the goal is to
change behaviors," added Ms. Lee.

    The SumTotal LMS tracks users' progress, offers interactive
components and requires users to take tests to complete training
requirements.

    "We believe this will be a powerful use of SumTotal Systems'
technology to positively impact many lives and support communities
across the nation," said Don Fowler, chief executive of SumTotal.

    The program's goal is to ensure users have the information to know
how to protect children. If those using or registered with the LMS
need to retake the course on a recurring basis to meet certifications,
then they will receive an email reminder. Participants can utilize the
extensive resources in the online training program for up to two weeks
after registering. Darkness to Light recommends the Stewards of
Children Online course be taken every year as a good refresher and to
attain additional knowledge.

    Darkness to Light aims to educate the general public about the
Stewards of Children Online program through an extensive national
awareness campaign. This will include donated ads for print, radio,
television and the Internet (e.g., CNN and AOL, featuring celebrity
spokespeople such as Angela Shelton, Cyndi Lauper and Anne Heche).

    A grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology
Opportunities Program funded the Stewards of Children Online program.
Given the cost of developing a high-quality, e-learning course,
Darkness to Light would not have been able to develop Stewards of
Children Online without the support of the U.S. Department of
Commerce.

    About Darkness to Light

    Founded in 2000, Darkness to Light is a national, nonprofit
organization and initiative located in Charleston, S.C. Its mission is
to: 1) shift the responsibility for preventing child sexual abuse from
children to adults; 2) reduce child sexual abuse nationally through
education and public awareness aimed at adults; and 3) provide adults
with information to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child
sexual abuse. Darkness to Light offers the educational programming and
materials, online and face-to-face training, an information-rich Web
site, a toll-free helpline and other resources to reach and educate
adults about protecting children from sexual abuse.
http://www.darkness2light.org.

    About SumTotal Systems

    SumTotal Systems (Nasdaq:SUMT) is the largest provider of talent
and learning solutions. SumTotal deploys mission-critical solutions
that align talent and knowledge with business goals to generate
significant bottom-line results. With more than 17 million users
worldwide, SumTotal has helped accelerate performance and profits for
more than 1,500 of the world's best-known companies and government
agencies, including Accenture, Aetna, Cendant, DaimlerChrysler, Delta
Air Lines, Harley-Davidson, Microsoft, Novartis, PNC Bank, U.S. Army,
U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Bancorp, United
Airlines, Vodafone, Wachovia and Wyeth. SumTotal has offices
throughout the United States, in London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney,
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Hyderabad, India. For more information about
SumTotal's products and services, visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.

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their respective owners.

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