ICICI Group Runs SumTotal Enterprise Suite to Align Enterprise-Wide Learning and Performance

SumTotal(TM) Systems (Nasdaq:SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning management solutions, and its global partner New Delhi-based NIIT Limited announced the successful implementation of its award-winning Learning Management System at ICICI Group, a leading financial services group in India.
HYDERABAD, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2007--SumTotal(TM)
Systems (Nasdaq:SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning
management solutions, and its global partner New Delhi-based NIIT
Limited announced the successful implementation of its award-winning
Learning Management System at ICICI Group, a leading financial
services group in India.

ICICI Group has successfully implemented SumTotal's solution as an
enterprise application for aligning the e-Learning needs of its
employees. ICICI Group includes companies like - ICICI Bank Ltd.,
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co., ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Company and ICICI Securities LTD.

ICICI Group joins not only five of America's top-six commercial
banks as ranked by Fortune magazine but also top-tier financial firms
including Brazil's largest private-sector bank Banco Bradesco in
choosing SumTotal's solutions. SumTotal Systems deployed its
award-winning SumTotal Enterprise Suite(TM) in the bank's Learning
Management System called "The Learning Matrix."

"This implementation has provided ICICI an efficient and
cost-effective business learning management solution making training
more accessible to our employees," said Amit Sethi, Joint General
Manager-IT, of ICICI Bank Ltd.

In addition to its employees in India, ICICI Bank implemented
SumTotal's solution in Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore and
Bahrain.

"SumTotal's system supports our e-Learning needs across multiple
time zones and languages," said Paulus DeLima, Deputy General
Manager-HR, of ICICI Bank Ltd.

In 2005, ICICI Bank earned one of the American Society of Training
and Development's coveted BEST awards for enterprise-wide success
through learning. "To ensure that we continue to provide the
highest-quality learning and development programs to our employees,
we've made a concerted effort to work with only the best partners,"
added DeLima.

About ICICI Group

ICICI Group is a leading financial services group in India. From
providing financial services to farmers and artisans in villages, to
establishing footprints across the world, ICICI Group has spread both
its presence and its range of products and services to meet the demand
for financial services from Indian corporates and individuals. ICICI
Group includes - ICICI Bank, India's largest bank by market
capitalization; ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, India's largest
private sector life insurance company; ICICI Lombard General
Insurance, India's largest private sector general insurance company;
ICICI Prudential Asset Management, India's second-largest mutual fund;
ICICI Venture Fund Management Company Limited, leader in private
equity in India and ICICI Securities Limited, the securities and
primary dealership business of the ICICI Group.

About NIIT

NIIT, Asia's No. 1 trainer and leading Global Talent Development
Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million
students across 32 countries. NIIT Institute of Finance Banking &
Insurance (IFBI), formed with equity participation from ICICI Bank,
offers programs to develop talent for the banking industry. NIIT
offers turnkey IT integration program for schools. NIIT has provided
computer-based learning to over 5,000 government and private schools.

NIIT's Corporate Learning Solutions, offers integrated learning
solutions (including strategic consulting, learning design, content
development, delivery, technology, assessment and learning management)
to Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training
corporations and Publishing houses.

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 SumTotal Enterprise Suite 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, including, but not limited to, the anticipated benefits,
results and performance of SumTotal's products and solutions, such as
SumTotal's Learning Management System and SumTotal Enterprise Suite.
These statements represent SumTotal's 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. Readers of this
press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual
results to differ include, but are not limited to: (i) unknown errors
or bugs in SumTotal's software solutions, including without limitation
SumTotal's Learning Management System and SumTotal Enterprise Suite;
(ii) the acceptance of SumTotal's software suite and future product
offerings; (iii) the ability to successfully manage and increase
growth, both within and outside of the United States, significant
current and expected additional competition, and the need to continue
to expand product distribution and services offerings; (iv) the actual
demand and growth of the market for performance management products
and services; (v) the inability to fix in a timely fashion
unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially impact the
functionality or usability of SumTotal's software; (vi) the ability to
successfully implement SumTotal's solutions in the future; (vii) the
ability to successfully address technological developments and
standards; and (viii) 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 November 8, 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 the date of this news release, and SumTotal does not assume
any obligation to update such statements to reflect events or
circumstances occurring after the date of this release.
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