Human Resources: SumTotal Helps Hong Kong Companies Keep Best Employees

    HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2007--With Hong Kong riding an
economic boom, companies are waging a "war for talent" in which the
battles are hiring, developing and retaining employees who can secure
market share, deliver profits and stay competitive, said an industry
expert during a visit to Hong Kong today.

    Hong Kong-based Alex Raymond, vice president, Asia-Pacific,
SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUMT), a global provider of talent
and learning management solutions, said that Asian companies were
riding a wave of strong economic growth, but they were facing a
considerable challenge in retaining staff.

    Dave Crussell, SumTotal's chief operating officer, added, "Asian
companies need to retain their best employees if they want to secure
market share, deliver profits and stay competitive, which is why they
must be proactive in formulating and carrying out effective HR
strategies that include the implementation of state-of-the-art talent
management solutions."

    SumTotal believes that a key to developing Hong Kong's talent is
the software maker's award-winning platform: SumTotal Enterprise
Suite(TM). The SumTotal suite gives employers the power to assess the
potential of employees, develop the skills and know-how of a workforce
and supercharge a staff's performance by aligning a workforce's goals
with an employer's business aims. To date, more than 1,500 of the
world's best-known companies and government agencies have tapped
SumTotal's software to deliver learning, assess performance and manage
talent.

    According to Anthony Ko, executive director, Superlink, as talent
and performance management systems become an increasingly important
point of discussion for Hong Kong businesses, systems such as
SumTotal's are being seen as a way to gain competitive advantage on a
global scale. "We believe there's an outstanding opportunity to market
and sell SumTotal's software to our customers in Hong Kong," said Ko.

    Crussell visited Hong Kong on his way to attend the official
opening of SumTotal's Beijing office, which will help companies meet
the growing demand for highly talented employees throughout China.

    "One effect of China's rapid economic transformation is that
demand for highly talented employees, especially people with local and
international managerial skills, now exceeds supply," said Crussell.
"This is driving up some of the compensation packages for top talent
and managers, as companies continue to set up branch offices, regional
headquarters and factories in the country.

    "Finding talented managers in China is difficult. Younger workers
often lack practical experience and leadership skills, while more
experienced managers are in short supply and command high salaries.
For multinationals, it is now a challenge not only to recruit the best
people, but also to develop and retain them."

    SumTotal Systems, whose new office will be based at Chaoyang
District, already has a number of customers in China including
Liaoning Mobile, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile.

    "With China unlocking its markets to international competition and
Chinese ventures expanding to compete in overseas markets, we feel
SumTotal Systems' state-of-the art talent management solutions are set
to play a key role in making Chinese employees and companies more
competitive on both a global and local scale," added Raymond.

    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, 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 Harbour/Forward-Looking Statements

    Information in this press release contains forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to, the expected growth in
Asia, including China, the expected benefits and performance of
SumTotal's office in China, and the anticipated benefits of SumTotal's
solutions. These statements represent SumTotal Systems' expectations
or beliefs concerning future performance and 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) the ability to successfully manage and increase growth
outside of the United States, including in China, 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 and future product offerings;
(iii) unknown errors or bugs in SumTotal's software suite; (iv) the
inability 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
SumTotal Systems' solutions; (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 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 news release
are made as of 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 news release.

CONTACT: SumTotal Systems
Alex Raymond, +852-2501 5540 (Hong Kong)
araymond[at]sumtotalsystems.com

Euan Barty Associates
Carla Chan, +852-2537 8022 (Hong Kong)
carla[at]eba.com.hk
Elaine Chao, +852-2537 8022 (Hong Kong)
elaine[at]eba.com.hk

SumTotal Systems
Bill Perry, +1-614-975-7538 (U.S.A.)
bperry[at]sumtotalsystems.com