About Us

SumTotal Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of proven talent development solutions that automate and integrate learning, performance, and compensation to drive business results. Our solutions strengthen and develop employee skills to accelerate time-to-market, close skill gaps, and reduce the risk of business disruptions.

With SumTotal, you can:

• Align your workforce to business goals. There is no substitute for talent, and no better way to achieve business goals than to develop your talent. A productive workforce is greater than the sum of its parts, enabling companies to accelerate time-to-market and grow into new markets.
• Foster a high-performance culture. Organisations can maximize the value of their employees and reduce employee turnover, reward star performers, respond to opportunities and threats faster, and improve customer service.
• Reduce risks. Companies can reduce turnover at critical positions, manage succession plans, minimize business disruptions, and reduce the risk of non-compliance, litigation, and lost business reputation.

Formed in March 2004 by the merger of industry pioneers Docent and Click2learn, SumTotal is now the leading global provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent development solutions for organisations of all sizes. In October 2005 we acquired Pathlore, increasing our reach of customers, particularly into state/local government and healthcare. In November 2006 we acquired MindSolve Technologies, a privately owned company, founded and still guided by the same team that created their original software in 1994. MindSolve has been a strong provider of innovative employee performance management software and services, including the first web-based, drag-and-drop appraisal system.

With more than 18 million users worldwide, we have increased the performance of more than 1,500 of the world’s best-known companies and government agencies, including Accenture, Aetna, Citigroup, DaimlerChrysler, Delta Air Lines, Ernst & Young, Harley-Davidson, Microsoft, Novartis, PNC Bank, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Bancorp, Vodafone, Wachovia and Wyeth.

SumTotal is backed by Vista Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm, with over $2 billion in committed capital, focused on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses. Vista Equity has built a strong portfolio of over 17 software and technology-enabled businesses with a focus on long-term value creation. With total revenues of more than $3.5 billion and a combined earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of more than $1 billion, Vista Equity portfolio businesses employ more than 12,000 people and reach over 11,500 customers in more than 75 countries.