SumTotal Systems India Vice President of HR Recognized by World HRD Congress

Ms. Lekha Sishta Awarded “Woman Super Achiever” of the Year 2009

India, February 16, 2009 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that Ms. Lekha Sishta, VP – HR & Talent Management, SumTotal Systems, received the “Women Super Achievers Award” at the Global HR Excellence Awards 2009 organized by World HRD Congress in Mumbai. Sishta is one amongst the nine women who have received this award.

The award, Women Super Achievers, has honored Lekha’s contribution in the field of Human Resource and her rich experience of more than 28 years. Given for thought-leadership and excellence in HR practices, it is indeed a Lifetime Achievement Award for Sishta.

Lekha Sishta is educated at some of the best academic institutions in India. Having completed her graduation in Economics Honours from Delhi University, she is a post-graduate in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. At SumTotal Systems India, she is responsible for the end-to-end Human Capital function.

Accepting the award, Ms. Sishta said, “It is inspiring to see the number of women who are successful and leading India in the field of Human Resource, and I hope such awards give way to more women achieving such heights in future. I am truly privileged to be looked upon as an example of a woman achiever and this award not only provides recognition but also acts as a source of motivation to scale further pinnacles.”

With 28 years of experience ranging across industry and academia, Sishta commenced her career with NTPC in 1980. She joined SumTotal Systems three years ago, and has thoroughly enjoyed being engaged in creating a high-performance culture at this global leader in Talent Development.

She recently won the 2008 HR Manager of the Year Award from Hyderabad Management Association (HMA).

The World HRD congress is a large gathering of HR professionals from across several countries. The three day conference on “HR-Shaping the Future” was held on 5-7 February 2009 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. This platform aims at knowledge sharing and also recognizes HR PROFESSIONALS who have achieved the best of best in their careers and are role models.

The congress was attended by the HR professionals from across public and private sectors of different industry verticals and had representatives from 64 countries.

About SumTotal Systems, Inc. (www.sumtotalsystems.com)

SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT) is the market leader and a global provider of talent development 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, five of the six largest U.S. commercial banks 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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