SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and global provider of talent development solutions, today announced from the HR Tech Conference that it has strengthened its position in the Performance Management business with the continued acquisition of new customers, including McCann-Ericson and PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties, Inc. With the addition of these customers, SumTotal now has more than four million end users of its Performance Management products world-wide.

“Bersin & Associates has found that forty percent of US corporations believe performance management is a key strategy for maintaining top talent,” said Josh Bersin, CEO and President of Bersin & Associates. “However, only twenty-six percent have implemented an enterprise-wide process. This is a perfect opportunity for companies like SumTotal to drive market adoption of solutions such as their SumTotal Talent Development Suite which helps address workplace performance management challenges.”

The company’s growth in the performance management market is fueled by a new product release, general market interest in SaaS solutions and increased adoption among small and mid-sized businesses that are looking to harness employees as a competitive advantage in this tough economic climate. Introduced earlier this year, SumTotal ResultsOnDemand-Performance Version 8 provides organizations with a new, intuitive user interface and advanced features for HR managers.

“We listened to our performance management customers and architected the latest ResultsOnDemand-Performance module to address their specific needs, including new features such as patented drag-and-drop technology and a simultaneous rating feature set,” said Jon Ciampi, Vice President and General Manager of Performance Management for SumTotal Systems. “Since launching ResultsOnDemand we have experienced the highest level of interest in our Performance Management products, a reflection of great feedback from our customers and a strategic focus on these solutions by SumTotal.”

SumTotal is the first and only company to offer a unified talent development solution – performance management and learning – and provide a comprehensive approach to managing the performance lifecycle versus point solutions. The company’s strong track record delivering best-of-breed learning products, as well as integration of those products with its performance management suite has also contributed SumTotal’s recent momentum.

SumTotal’s Performance Management products are available via the hosted ResultsOnDemand service, as well as installed. For more information or a product demo, please contact sales@sumtotalsystems.com.

About SumTotal Systems, Inc.

SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is the market leader and 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.

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