Human Resources: Industry Luminary Tells Wal-Mart's Talent-Management Story at SumTotal Systems' User Conference

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2007--On
September 19, 2007, SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT), welcomes
industry luminary and recently retired Wal-Mart USA Vice President of
Talent Planning and Development John DiBenedetto as its keynote
speaker for TotalConnection 2007, SumTotal's global user conference
running from September 18 to 20 in Dallas, Texas, at the Hilton
Anatole.

    DiBenedetto will share his thoughts on and experiences with
transforming talent management at the world's largest retailer,
Wal-Mart. As part of this Herculean and far-ranging effort,
DiBenedetto built a "SuperCenter of Learning," dubbed Wal-Mart
University, for the retailer's more than 1 million U.S.-based
associates.

    "Talent management professionals and business executives the world
over know how difficult it is to win the war for talent and create a
culture that develops great employees," said Don Fowler, SumTotal's
chief executive. "Our attendees will have an exciting opportunity to
learn first-hand how John DiBenedetto won hard-fought victories to
create just such a culture, and on a scale that's hard to fathom."

    As part of his keynote address, DiBenedetto will explain what it
took to spur change in concert with a sweeping companywide initiative
at Wal-Mart to improve operations, processes and customer
satisfaction. Along with DiBenedetto's high-powered keynote session,
attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a lively Q&A with one
of the world's best-known talent-management professionals.

    In addition to the former Wal-Mart executive's keynote,
TotalConnection 2007 features experts in the fields of talent
management, learning and workplace performance from Adobe, Baker
Hughes, GEICO Insurance, GP, JEA, the Los Angeles Police Department,
Mayo Clinic, Shell International, Questionmark, Rapid Learning
Deployment, Scania, SkillSoft, Trinity Workforce Learning, WebEx,
Wells Fargo and more.

    Along with these experts, there will be hundreds of ways for
attendees to network with their peers from within and across
industries. For example, SumTotal will host customer roundtables that
bring together clients, from similar industries, to share best
practices. This year's interactive program also delivers new learning
tracks, platform-specific sessions, partner solutions and discussions
designed to equip attendees with novel ideas, proven practices and
answers to their most pressing questions.

    Attendees will also have the chance to attend pre-conference
workshops covering best practices for managing employee performance,
analyzing learning and designing content. To learn more and register
for TotalConnection 2007, visit:
http://www.totalconnection2007.com/index.html.

    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, TotalLMS, and Results-On-Demand 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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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,
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CONTACT: SumTotal Systems
Bill Perry, +1 614-975-7538
bperry[at]sumtotalsystems.com