Australia's Tabcorp Bets on SumTotal to Strengthen Compliance, Enhance Customer Service.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Sydney-based Tabcorp's Casinos Division, part of Tabcorp Holdings Tabcorp Holdings is an Australian company with interests in gaming and wagering. It was formed through the privatisation of the Victorian Totalizator Agency Board (TAB) in 1994. Limited, has bought SumTotal's TotalLMS 7.1 to educate 8,000 employees. TotalLMS is an enterprise software platform for managing talent as well as analyzing, storing and delivering learning. Tabcorp purchased the SumTotal (Nasdaq:SUMT SUMT Sequential Unconstrained Minimization Technique ) platform through SumTotal partner SumTotal Australia & New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . With SumTotal in place, Tabcorp plans to save time, money and resources when training staff and new employees about Australian compliance issues such a responsible gaming and service of alcohol. Tabcorp, which is one of the five largest gaming companies in the world, aims to deploy the SumTotal platform at all its casino properties over a three-year period. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tabcorp, the deployment is part of a comprehensive learning strategy that is the first of its kind in Australia's gaming and entertainment industry. Tabcorp will kick off the first phase of its strategy by deploying SumTotal at Star City, a Sydney-based casino property. Tabcorp plans to follow the Star City implementation with deployments at Conrad Jupiters Conrad Jupiters is a casino and hotel complex in the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It has two gaming floors presently, although eventually the upper floor will be used for other purposes. It is connected to the Oasis Shopping Centre via a monorail. on Australia's Gold Coast, Conrad Treasury in Brisbane and Jupiters Townsville. The new system will provide online delivery, assessment and reporting on learning necessary to meet Tabcorp's casino regulatory obligations as well as regulations from Australia's New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. Casino Control Authority and, in the future, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulations. Training delivered through TotalLMS will include courses on occupational health and safety, code of conduct, Equal Employment Opportunity, preventing workplace harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. and pre-employment training for new workers. "We knew of SumTotal's strong track record in Australia and New Zealand, and found that, of all the solutions we looked at, SumTotal's TotalLMS was the most flexible," said Bruce Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , Tabcorp's general manager for Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. in the Casinos Division. "It easily integrated with our back-end systems." Mulligan added, "As a result of implementing TotalLMS, we believe our staff will be better trained on responsible gaming and service of alcohol; we feel we'll spend less time, money and resources to achieve substantially better outcomes." "Today's announcement underscores our solution's value to employers who need a high-powered platform for meeting a host of regulatory and compliance issues," said Don Fowler, chief executive officer of SumTotal. "This news also shows that we're making excellent progress in expanding our business internationally." Tabcorp also expects the new system will reduce the Australian-based employer's dependency on external trainers, and the resources needed to develop, deliver and update online content. "TotalLMS allows Tabcorp casinos to develop courseware that can be shared across the enterprise," Mulligan explained. "As well as facilitating delivery of the same message for all corporate policies, this also establishes a framework for managing the casino's learning materials and the educational requirements for each and every employee." A key to the new LMS's value is its ability to provide Tabcorp with accurate, auditable training records and certifications from a single source. This results in dramatic improvements in reporting and analysis across the division -- whether internal monthly reports or external reports to bodies such as Australia's Casino Control Authority. "Our standards need to set the benchmark in our industry, and our reports must be clear and transparent," said Mulligan. "SumTotal's LMS (Learning Management System) An information system that administers instructor-led and e-learning courses and keeps track of student progress. Used internally by large enterprises for their employees, an LMS can be used to monitor the effectiveness of the reduces the risk of regulatory non-compliance by automating the certification process. It will also centrally track and report on all compliance activities." Con J. Kittos, chief executive and chairman of SumTotal Australia & New Zealand, added, "Star City's adoption of e-learning is recognition not only of the efficacy of technology-enabled learning -- particularly in meeting regulatory obligations -- but also the value Tabcorp places on developing its employees to meet a corporate vision to be Australia's premier provider of leisure and entertainment." About SumTotal Systems SumTotal Systems (Nasdaq:SUMT) is the largest provider of talent, learning and business performance technologies and services. SumTotal deploys mission-critical solutions that align talent and knowledge with business goals to generate significant bottom-line results. With more than 17 million users worldwide, SumTotal has helped accelerate performance and profits for more than 1,500 of the world's best-known companies and government agencies, including Accenture, Aetna, Cendant, DaimlerChrysler, Delta Air Lines, Harley-Davidson, Microsoft, Novartis, PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress Bank, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Bancorp You can assist by [ editing it] now. , United Airlines, Vodafone, Wachovia and Wyeth. SumTotal has offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , in London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Hyderabad, India. For more information about SumTotal's products and services, visit www.sumtotalsystems.com. SumTotal and the SumTotal logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SumTotal Systems, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States or other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement/Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . These statements represent SumTotal Systems' expectations or beliefs concerning future events. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance or events and are based on current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, goals and objectives, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by these statements. Readers of this press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, (i) unknown errors or bugs in SumTotal TotalLMS 7.1; (ii) the inability to fix in a timely fashion unanticipated bugs, errors or defects that materially impact the functionality or usability of SumTotal TotalLMS 7.1; (iii) the acceptance of SumTotal TotalLMS 7.1 and future product offerings; (iv) the ability to successfully implement SumTotal Systems' solutions; (v) the ability to successfully integrate SumTotal Systems' solutions with Tabcorp's back-end systems; (vi) the ability to successfully achieve efficiency gains from the implementation of SumTotal Systems' solutions; (vii) changes in Tabcorp's casino regulatory obligations as well as regulations of Australia's New South Wales Casino Control Authority and the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulations; (viii) the ability to successfully develop and manage growth internationally; (ix) significant current and expected additional competition, and the need to continue to expand product distribution and services offerings; and (x) other events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in SumTotal Systems' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report for fiscal year 2005 on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed March 28, 2006, the quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on May 10, 2006, and Form 8-Ks Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. . The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of June 15, 2006, and SumTotal Systems does not assume any obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release. |
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