MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15,
2006--SumTotal(TM) Systems (Nasdaq:SUMT), the largest provider of
talent, learning and business performance technologies and services,
announced its annual sponsorship of TBCON, an international conference
for users of its award-winning ToolBook simulation and interactive
content authoring solution. TBCON 2006 will run from June 19 to 21,
2006, at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hosting this
year's event will be Platte Canyon Multimedia Software, SumTotal's
leading value-added reseller of ToolBook in the United States. At the
same location and during the same dates, the new e-Learning Authoring
Conference will run alongside this year's TBCON.
"Every year, TBCON draws not only developers from around the world
but also rave reviews for the top-notch knowledge exchange that goes
on," said Brad Crain, SumTotal's vice president for ToolBook. "TBCON
is first and foremost about delivering know-how to the thousands of
web developers using ToolBook. With Platte Canyon Multimedia Software,
we've created a forum in which content developers can learn how to
meet and exceed the increasing demand for engaging, informative and
highly interactive content. Attending TBCON can supercharge a user's
ability to work with content-development tools and put that person far
ahead of his or her peers who haven't attended the conference."
ToolBook is an award-winning tool for authoring e-learning content
that is used by approximately 13,000 companies and governments around
the globe. Corporations as well as public-sector agencies have
invested in ToolBook to create web-based training, software
application simulations and computer-based training. TRW Automotive,
for example, has used ToolBook to save time and money on its
regulatory compliance training. Based on the leading e-learning
standards, ToolBook can launch and track content through a
standards-compliant learning management system (LMS), such as SumTotal
TotalLMS.
This year's conference includes an agenda packed with more than 90
sessions including, "The Top 10 Blunders in Developing E-Learning,"
"Programming 101 for E-Learning Developers," and "Creating Compliance
Training with ToolBook."
"Year after year, we hear TBCON attendees say that this event
opened their eyes to new possibilities, 'was anything but a sales
pitch' and gave them the chance to truly learn skills that they could
take back to their organizations and use to boost performance," said
Jeff Rhodes, president and chief technical officer at Platte Canyon.
"We believe TBCON continues to be successful because attendees learn
new, real-world, hands-on skills, rather than being bombarded with
sales and marketing pitches."
Rhodes added, "The conference will also have a special management
track covering SCORM, an e-learning standard; estimating; quality
assurance; marketing; and, similar topics."
SumTotal will again sponsor and judge this year's ToolBook Design
Awards. Awards will be given for the Best ToolBook Online Training,
recognizing exceptional courseware that demonstrates the power of
ToolBook to create engaging and effective content; and Best ToolBook
Productivity Tool, which showcases tools that content developers have
built to help their teams rapidly develop content. For details on how
to enter the SumTotal Systems ToolBook Design Awards, visit
http://www.toolbook.com
Conference organizers have priced TBCON 2006 to allow
organizations to send their entire development teams. Pricing,
including meals and lodging, is $875, or $800 for attendees staying
off campus. For more conference information and registration details,
visit: http://www.tbcon.com.
For more information about ToolBook Instructor, ToolBook Assistant
and related services, visit http://www.toolbook.com or
www.sumtotalsystems.com.
About Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation
Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation is focused on
"Improving the Lives of Training Developers"(TM). The company develops
training, tools, and books aimed at ToolBook developers. Its products
include Tracker.Net(TM), TBK Tracker(TM), Learning & Mastering
ToolBook Instructor(TM), Exam Engine(TM), Plug-In Pro(TM), Training
Studio(TM) and many more. The company is also the leading Value-Added
Reseller of ToolBook(R) for SumTotal Systems in the United States and
Canada.
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 in the
United States, 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
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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 ToolBook; (ii) the inability to fix in a timely
fashion unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially impact
the functionality or usability of SumTotal ToolBook; (iii) the ability
to successfully implement and integrate SumTotal Systems' ToolBook
solutions; and (iv) 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, the quarterly
report for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on May 10, 2006,
and Form 8-Ks. The forward-looking statements contained in this
release are made as of June 15, 2006, and SumTotal Systems does not
assume any obligation to update such statements to reflect events or
circumstances occurring after the date of this release.
CONTACT: SumTotal Systems
Bill Perry, 614-975-7538
bperry[at]sumtotalsystems.com