SumTotal Recognized as Market Leader in Learning Management by Bersin & Associates

LMS and Learning Platforms 2009 Report Positions SumTotal as a Provider Capable of Scaling to Meet the Demands of Global Organizations

India, Hyderabad, April 22, 2009 – SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that the company has been positioned as the market leader with the ability to scale for global organizations in a new report by Bersin & Associates titled, LMS and Learning Platforms 2009. Calling SumTotal a pioneer in the enterprise learning management market, the report cites the company’s strength, sophisticated domain management and open activity architecture as key differentiators.

“SumTotal Systems continues to be a dominant player in the LMS industry with the ability to scale for global implementations,” said Josh Bersin, President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, a leading industry research firm. “With a focus on the SaaS delivery model, mobility and a consolidated HR systems platform including talent management, SumTotal is positioned for success in the changing environment of strategic HR and workforce management.”

The Bersin & Associates report references SumTotal’s experience and long-term, financial viability; the company has more than 18 million users across all industries. The study also references SumTotal’s sophisticated domain management, where administrators are able to manage multi-domain models with flexible group memberships, and open activity architecture that lets administrators define, group and name anything into a package or program, as key factors to position the company at competitive advantage over other vendors in the industry.

According to the report, SumTotal’s “product offerings span the complete range of needs, from compliance to customer training, and from global e-learning deployments to learning analytics. SumTotal also offers integrated development tools, a full-function, development-centric LCMS and a best-of-breed integrated performance management system.”

“The Bersin & Associates report underscores SumTotal’s leadership position and strength in the learning management market,” said Arun Chandra, chief executive officer of SumTotal Systems. “Organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to global enterprises, rely on SumTotal’s learning management and talent development platforms to develop their most valuable resource and ultimately gain a competitive advantage.”

SumTotal learning management solutions combine comprehensive, best-of-breed functionality with simple configuration to help organizations easily administer a variety of learning activities for both internal and external audiences. Organizations who implement SumTotal learning management solutions can benefit from increased productivity, improved compliance and audit readiness, stronger customer and partner relationships and a more engaged workforce. For more information, please visit: http://www.sumtotalsystems.com.

About SumTotal Systems, Inc.

SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is the market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions. SumTotal deploys mission-critical solutions designed to drive learning, 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.