According to the Denver Post, [U.S. Air Force LtCol Doug] Johnston envisions a day when all branches of the military communicate instantaneously with one another. To build his dream, he's using knowledge and learning-management systems that have transformed corporate workplaces.

The company behind the NORAD/Northcom technology, SumTotal Systems Inc., based in Mountain View, Calif., has made significant inroads in Colorado in recent...
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With the SumTotal LMS in place, Sheetz said, "We are retaining employees during the critical first 60 days, and are retaining them several points higher than we were a year ago."
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Multi-Product Learning Solutions: Value and Caution
“I can run a report on the return on investment of the SumTotal system that shows a 1,328 percent return on investment since its inception. Since then we’ve implemented other things, and it’s probably going to be around a 1,400 percent ROI. Is that bogus data? No, it’s not because it’s based on real investments, real dollars that were spent on the system, real results and real savings that we ...
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SumTotal Vice President of Marketing Jon Ciampi speaks to Fortune magazine about what it takes to get ahead in business.
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E-Learning: Make it specific
At U.K.-based Do-It-Yourself giant B&Q, learning support manager Barry Sampson says he has found e-learning content the most useful way to deploy training, using the SumTotal learning management system platform. "We have delivered diversity and sustainability training using this route, for instance," adds Sampson.
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SumTotal, HP provide software platform in China

SumTotal Systems Inc. said Thursday it is partnering with Hewlett Packard Co. to provide a learning and talent management system in mainland China.
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Does learning need an e?

According to Financial Sector Technology magazine, SumTotal Systems, one of the largest LMS vendors, recently announced a partnership with Google to enable employees to recover information quickly wherever it is stored across the enterprise, on legacy, mainframe or relational databases.
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Corporate e-learning goes beyond online learning to embrace all learning types in a blended approach; e-learning becoming mission-critical to performance
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SumTotal Systems Inc. said Tuesday it signed a $13 million contract to provide learning and business performance software and services to ExcelleratelHRO.
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“Employee development had a different look from store to store because each location took charge of its own education,” explains Frank Zahn, manager of training and development for logistics division and project lead of LMS, Toys ‘R’ Us. “With [the SumTotal] LMS, we hope to have a consistent execution and a consistent rollout with information going out in a structured, centralized wave. The blended learning will create more knowledgeable associates working with our customers.”
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Military Training: Lessons for Civilian CLOs
"U.S. military training — in my opinion, the best in the world — played a part in why my soldiers and I were not wounded or killed," writes SumTotal's Jim Gill in the April edition of Chief Learning Officer magazine.
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U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center: Putting Mission-Critical Training Online
“The LMS can prepare students for face-to-face training and also provide a lifeline to their lessons after they get to the field,” said William S. Scott, distance-learning supervisor, Defense Ammunition Center Training Directorate. “This helps students stay connected to their newly acquired skills, and it increases retention. This is crucial to mission readiness and s...
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A Teaching Tool for the Masses
According to Bank Systems & Technology magazine, "New York-based JPMorgan Chase rolled out a new learning management tool from SumTotal Systems. JPMC will use the software to instruct 170,000 employees in 20 countries on job skills, compliance and regulatory issues."
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“SumTotal LMS or 'My Learning Connection' as we call it at Wachovia, is the engine we are using to ensure that the right employees undergo the required compliance training for various regulations. We use it for all learning at the company, including training that is not compliance related,” says [Wachovia CLO] Dean Williams.
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David Crussell, 44, has been appointed chief operating officer of this business software maker.
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Thinking of safety - Computer-based training makes for safer ammo handling
At the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) in McAlester, Okla., Web-based training is helping instructors teach safe handling of ammunition, at much reduced risk and cost. In other words, fewer bangs for less bucks.
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Unexpected Departures Make a Plan B Crucial
Two small software firms joined in March 2004 to create SumTotal Systems Inc. The idea was to achieve greater scale for the new company, and make it an industry leader selling products that help companies train employees. By the fall of 2005, the Mountain View, Calif., company had its first profitable quarter and record revenue.
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HRO Today magazine taps SumTotal as the world's top provider of training and development outsourcing.
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“This solution supports effective, convenient and broad-reaching training, which will enhance our skills to quickly identify, investigate and respond to public health emergencies,” said Gayle Kenny, the state health department’s education and training manager, in a prepared statement.
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"I am delighted to move into the SumTotal CEO role on a regular and full-time basis because of the immense opportunity to expand our results-oriented solutions for our customers," Mr. Fowler said.
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Handling the Reins; Some Managers Foster Growth to Harness Employees' Potential
"While in the past it's been seen as a necessary evil, more and more we're seeing companies recognize the impact learning can have on the strategy and success of a business," said Kevin Oakes, president of SumTotal Systems Inc., which creates and sells training software to businesses.
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According to KMWorld magazine, "E-learning is integrating collaboration, enterprise content and management and other technologies typically associated with knowledge management. ... That broad usage is increasingly positioning learning and its supporting technology as mission-critical."
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Workforce Management magazine reports, "With its acquisition of Pathlore complete, SumTotal has 1,500 clients, including 60 in the Fortune 100, and 17 million total users."
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According to InformationWeek, "The E-learning market, which has had a number of ups and downs over the last several years, is on the upswing again."
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InformationWeek notes, "Classroom teaching still has its place, but the trend is toward more blended learning of live instruction and virtual learning, IDC analyst Peter McStravick says. As that happens, E-learning will no longer be just a niche technology but an integral part of the corporate training environment."
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The SumTotal Suite is an integrated suite of solutions that includes a learning management system (Total LMS), learning content management system (Total LCMS), information management (Total Information), training analytics (Total Dashboard), collaboration (Total Collaboration), virtual classroom, (Total VCS), performance management (Total Performance) and an offline access module (Total Access).
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