Human Resources: FEMSA Brews Up Future Leaders Using Learning Management from SumTotal

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2008--SumTotal(R)
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning
management solutions, announced that FEMSA (NYSE:FMX), the leading
beverage company in Latin America, has deployed the SumTotal
TotalLMS(TM) solution to manage learning in its operating units in
Mexico and South America.

FEMSA will use TotalLMS as part of a company-wide talent
management initiative to standardize HR processes in its operating
units including FEMSA Cerveza, one of the most innovative brewers and
an important beer exporter to the United States with well known brands
like Tecate, Dos Equis and Sol; Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest bottler
of Coca-Cola outside of the US, and OXXO, the largest and fastest
growing convenience store chain in Mexico with over 5,200 stores.

With close to 100,000 employees world wide, FEMSA develops future
leaders from within its own ranks and needed a robust and scalable
solution to ensure that employees in all countries and operating units
receive training which is aligned with their personal development
plans.

"SumTotal provides us with a very flexible platform which allows
us to standardize learning throughout a global organization while
still accommodating the specific needs of our different business units
and recognizing that there are different requirements in Mexico than
in Venezuela or Brasil," said Luis Enrique Flores, FEMSA Manager of HR
Projects. "With SumTotal, we will be able to consolidate data and
processes into a single system that will reduce operating costs and
allow management to have better visibility regarding how well our
people at all levels are prepared."

The solution was implemented by SumTotal's Mexico partner
SistemasCBT. "We are very pleased to have FEMSA join the large
community of SumTotal users in Mexico," said Valentin Gonzalez,
managing director of SistemasCBT. "The FEMSA implementation was a
large one that included integration with their HRIS system,
configuring multiple domains, and deploying various types of content
in a blended environment. We look forward to FEMSA's active
participation in our local user group where clients have the
opportunity to share best practices."

"In order to grow and expand business opportunities, organizations
need to develop talent from within," said Jack Kramer, vice president
and general manager, International Sales, Marketing and Services.
"SumTotal's solution can help companies develop future leaders and
prepare the workforce for new challenges, while developing talent
across the organization."

About FEMSA

FEMSA is the leading beverage company in Latin America. It
controls an integrated beverage platform that comprises Coca-Cola
FEMSA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the region; FEMSA Cerveza, one
of the leading brewers in Mexico and important beer exporter to the
United States; and Oxxo, the largest and fastest growing convenience
store chain in Mexico with over 5,200 stores.

About Sistemas CBT

Sistemas CBT, a Cepra Group company, implements world class
technology using its experienced professional services team to create
the most robust, open and expandable Human Resource management
solutions in the industry. In alliance with global e-learning and
collaboration enterprise companies, Sistemas CBT is a leader in the
Mexican market, offering complete solutions to distribute and
administer knowledge, training, collaboration, performance and talent
in highly reliable forms, whether via intranet, Internet or hosted
environments (ASP).

About SumTotal Systems

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 and TotalLMS 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.

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