Human Resources: E-Learning Standards Body Says SumTotal Officially Certifies Against New Guidelines

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2007--According to
the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, SumTotal(R)
Systems' newly released learning management system -- TotalLMS(TM) 7.5
-- conforms to the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM(R))
Version 2004 3rd Edition, an e-learning standards initiative sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Defense. SumTotal (NASDAQ: SUMT) makes
software that not only delivers and manages training over the Internet
but also automates employee performance appraisals. According to the
ADL Initiative, SCORM is a set of specifications that enable
interoperability of Web-based learning content.

    "Simply put, customers want the online courses that they buy or
build to run as expected on a learning management platform," said Jon
Ciampi, SumTotal's vice president of marketing. "We believe embracing
the SCORM 2004 standard and receiving ADL's certification is a
critical step in meeting the marketplace's expectations."

    The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense established the ADL
as a forum for cooperative research and development of new learning
technology prototypes, guidelines and specifications. The ADL
Initiative released its 3rd edition of SCORM Version 2004 on October
20, 2006.

    This fall, SumTotal completed a series of self-tests against the
3rd edition of SCORM 2004. SumTotal submitted the results to the ADL,
which independently validated TotalLMS 7.5 against a conformance test
suite and subsequently filed the test results on the ADL's Web site at
www.adlnet.org. The ADL now recognizes TotalLMS 7.5 as a certified
product under the SCORM 2004 3rd Edition.

    "We applaud SumTotal's commitment to conforming to the ADL
Initiative's elearning standards," said Paul Jesukiewicz, deputy
director of the ADL Initiative. "We're pleased to see SumTotal, which
was one of the early adopters among many providers of learning
management systems, to officially certify with our 3rd edition of
SCORM Version 2004.

    "SumTotal's actions not only advance the cause of implementing
standards across the elearning industry," added Jesukiewicz, "but also
give public- and private-sector customers a way to validate vendors'
claims of interoperability between elearning content and learning
management systems."

    About SCORM

    First released as Version 1.0 in January 2000, ADL's SCORM
continues to mature in cooperation with international participants
from government, academia and industry.

    SCORM 2004 3rd Edition continues to build upon a common Web-based
"Content Aggregation Model" and a "Run-Time Environment" for learning
content. SCORM continues to solidify its collection of specifications
and standards adapted from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive
suite of e-learning capabilities that enable interoperability,
accessibility and reusability of Web-based learning content.

    About SumTotal Systems, Inc.

    SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is the largest provider of
talent and learning solutions. SumTotal deploys mission-critical
solutions that align talent and knowledge with organizational
processes and 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 in the United
States, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong
and Hyderabad. For more information about SumTotal's products and
services, visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.

    SumTotal and the SumTotal logo are trademarks or registered
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
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forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual
results to differ include, but are not limited to: (i) the ability to
successfully address technological developments and standards,
including SCORM 2004 3rd Edition; (ii) the acceptance of SumTotal's
software suite and future product offerings; (iii) unknown errors or
bugs in SumTotal's software suite; (iv) the inability to fix in a
timely fashion unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially
impact the functionality or usability of SumTotal's software; and (v)
other events and other important factors disclosed previously and from
time to time in SumTotal Systems' filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the company's annual report on Form
10-K filed on March 28, 2006, its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed
on November 9, 2006, its 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 January 5, 2007, and SumTotal
does not assume any obligation to update such statements to reflect
events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release.
CONTACT: SumTotal Systems, Inc.
Bill Perry, 614-975-7538
bperry[at]sumtotalsystems.com