MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2006--SumTotal(TM)
Systems (NASDAQ:SUMT), the largest provider of talent, learning and
business performance technologies and services, announced it has
joined the Google Enterprise Professional program.
As a partner in the program, SumTotal is integrating the Google
Search Appliance within its learning management enterprise suite. By
launching a Google search from the SumTotal Enterprise Suite 7.2,
SumTotal's government and commercial customers will have an easy and
accessible hub for tapping into: 1) classroom and online instruction,
activities and materials, 2) informal learning such as presentations,
case studies and spreadsheets and 3) assessments of employee
performance. SumTotal's clients will be able to rely on Google's
search to find information sitting in legacy, mainframe and relational
databases. Employees can quickly recover information wherever it's
stored across the enterprise and deliver that data where it's needed
most.
"Formal training and learning content is only a part of the
information people need to gain the insight and knowledge required for
their jobs," said Jon Ciampi, vice president of marketing for
SumTotal. "As a result of SumTotal's partnership with Google, our
customers now have a single point of access to their respective
companies' knowledge bases. The joint solution will allow customers to
quickly extract the data they need to develop and buttress online
courses, new-hire training, education around product launches, or any
formal learning and development efforts."
The Google Enterprise Professional program includes developers,
consultants and independent software vendors that provide value-added
services for Google enterprise products.
"Google is excited to have SumTotal as a partner in the Google
Enterprise Professional program. We're looking forward to bringing the
power of Google search to users of talent, learning and business
performance software," said Kevin Smith, program manager for Google
Enterprise Professional.
About SumTotal Systems, Inc.
SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT) is the largest provider of
talent, learning and business performance technologies and services.
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
throughout the United States, in London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney,
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Hyderabad, India. 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. or its affiliates in the United
States or other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
Safe Harbor Statement/ Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These
statements represent SumTotal Systems' 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 Enterprise Suite 7.2; (ii) the inability to fix in
a timely fashion unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially
impact the functionality or usability of SumTotal Enterprise Suite
7.2; (iii) the acceptance of SumTotal Enterprise Suite 7.2 and future
product offerings; (iv) the ability to successfully implement SumTotal
Systems' solutions; (v) the ability to successfully address
technological developments and standards; (vi) the ability to
successfully manage growth, significant current and expected
additional competition, and the need to continue to expand product
distribution and services offerings; (vii) the growth of the business
performance and learning management software market; and (viii) 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 annual report for fiscal year 2005 on Form
10-K filed March 28, 2006, and Form 8-Ks.
CONTACT: SumTotal Systems
Bill Perry, 614-975-7538
bperry[at]sumtotalsystems.com