Life Time Fitness Selects SumTotal Learning Management Software

Life Time Fitness will incorporate TotalLMS into its comprehensive education and development organization, Life Time University, which now serves a growing team of 13,000 staff members across 14 states.
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2007--SumTotal(R)
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning
management solutions, has signed a contract to provide Life Time
Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) with TotalLMS(TM), a learning management
system (LMS) that delivers, tracks and analyzes employee education
over the Internet. Life Time Fitness will incorporate TotalLMS into
its comprehensive education and development organization, Life Time
University, which now serves a growing team of 13,000 staff members
across 14 states. Life Time Fitness also has chosen SumTotal's
software for creating training content, TotalLCMS(TM).

    Life Time Fitness, which offers comprehensive health, family
recreation, sports and spa facilities that deliver the best
professional exercise programs, certified specialists and
state-of-the-art equipment, aims to use the SumTotal LMS to complement
Life Time University's curriculum.

    "Our goal is to drive increased connectivity among a broader,
dynamic population of learners," said Jess Elmquist, senior director
of Life Time University. "With our company's ever-increasing growth,
we have reached the point where we must look beyond the traditional
training methods used in the past."

    With an LMS in place, Life Time Fitness expects to deliver a
broader curriculum to a larger audience and do so in a shorter time
frame. For example, Life Time Fitness will deliver online training
materials in advance of the formal training courses that are held at
the company's training center in Minnesota. This will allow
instructors to spend more time exploring advanced topics and less time
on basic informational elements.

    "We believe our company is growing, in part, due to our focus on
education and innovation," added Elmquist. "We are unwavering in our
commitment to provide customers with an unparalleled experience each
and every day, and we achieve this by continuously improving the
experience and development of every team member, every year."

    To improve each team member's experience at Life Time Fitness,
Life Time University is committed to team-member education and
development. SumTotal's software will deliver an easily accessible
online hub that will facilitate this goal. Additionally, SumTotal's
content management software, TotalLCMS, will provide Life Time Fitness
with a way to convert courses currently used for classroom instruction
into an online learning environment.

    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, two of the
five largest banks in the world 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 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 / Forward-Looking Statements

    Information in this press release contains forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to, the anticipated benefits of
SumTotal's products and solutions, including TotalLMS and TotalLCMS.
These statements represent SumTotal Systems' expectations or beliefs
concerning future performance and events. These statements are not
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based on current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, goals
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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 manage and increase growth, significant current and
expected additional competition, and the need to continue to expand
product distribution and services offerings; (ii) the acceptance of
SumTotal's software suite, including TotalLMS and TotalLCMS, and
future product offerings; (iii) unknown errors or bugs in SumTotal's
software suite; (iv) the ability to fix in a timely fashion
unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially impact the
functionality or usability of SumTotal's software; (v) the ability to
successfully implement and host SumTotal Systems' solutions in the
future; (vi) the ability to successfully address technological
developments and standards; and (vii) 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 on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2007, its
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007
filed on May 9, 2007, 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 the date of this release, 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.
             Media contact:
             Bill Perry, +1-614-975-7538
             bperry[at]sumtotalsystems.com
             or
             Investors contact:
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             glauber[at]sumtotalsystems.com
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