| SumTotalÂ(R) Systems (Nasdaq: SUMT), the | | | | service before implementing it as a product." And, |
| largest provider of talent, learning and business | | | | says Gartner, the "major advantage of SaaS in [the] |
| performance solutions, has launched a new version of | | | | workplace ... is for applications supporting people's |
| its "ResultsonDemand™" platform. | | | | ability to create and share knowledge." |
| The new ResultsonDemand is a | | | | "We see ResultsonDemand as an easy-to-install |
| software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that gives | | | | platform that will appeal to any |
| customers access to a hosted version of the | | | | customers—with limited budgets and IT |
| software maker's award-winning talent management | | | | resources - who are running a Pathlore or |
| suite - SumTotal Enterprise 7.2. The SumTotal 7.2 | | | | DKSystems platform," said Ciampi. "But |
| suite not only delivers learning over the Internet but | | | | ResultsonDemand is also a product that large |
| also analyzes employee performance and | | | | corporations can use for a single department, office |
| compensation. | | | | or manufacturing plant." |
| "We believe the new ResultsonDemand gives | | | | For customers purchasing ResultsonDemand, |
| employers of all sizes a platform with flexible, | | | | SumTotal will manage the maintenance, daily technical |
| usage-based pricing and some of the best features in | | | | operation and support for the software. |
| the market," said Jon Ciampi, vice president of | | | | With the new ResultsonDemand, customers will have, |
| marketing for SumTotal. "ResultsonDemand also | | | | among other things, their own branded interface, |
| offers hassle-free upgrades, support and | | | | management of online and classroom learning, detailed |
| maintenance." | | | | training records and the ability to track training |
| According to Gartner, "companies can use SaaS as a | | | | content. |
| transition path to evaluate e-learning functionality as a | | | | |