Human Resources: University of California Selects SumTotal Software to Manage Systemwide Learning

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27,
2007--SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUMT), a global provider of
talent and learning management solutions, signed a contract to provide
the University of California with TotalLMS(TM), a learning management
system (LMS) that will host the reporting, tracking and delivery of
compliance training for 170,000 faculty and staff located across the
university's 10 campuses. Along with the LMS, the University of
California has purchased SumTotal's software for creating training
content, TotalLCMS(TM).

    The university has used a variety of training management systems,
either provided by other vendors or built in-house, to track and store
training records. However, UC officials say that until purchasing the
SumTotal platform, no one system has had the scale to host online
training events, or manage the data to meet the university's
ever-increasing, systemwide compliance training needs.

    Additionally, given the university's decentralized, multi-location
organizational structure, UC has had no easy way to exchange data
electronically between local campuses and the University of California
Office of the President (UCOP). UC officials believe the SumTotal LMS
will also provide the university with an efficient and cost-effective
system for reporting on compliance and auditing requirements, and that
it will also give UC campuses the means to manage their online and
instructor-led training.

    "We believe that SumTotal Systems will provide the University of
California with one LMS that can not only scale to meet all the
university's needs but also be universally available to faculty and
staff regardless of their physical location," said Steve O'Neill,
senior director of Hosting Services for SumTotal. "With our hosting
services in place, the university's internal IT staff won't have to
spend time learning how to run and maintain TotalLMS, which we feel
will speed up the implementation of our LMS across the University of
California system."

    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.

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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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