The story of how Gainesville became home to SumTotal, a corporation originally based in Silicon Valley, might not be as familiar to some. But the burgeoning global leader in human resource software now employs 200 locally, with the balance of its workforce of 1,000 spread across the United States and overseas. And the company plans to add another 100 jobs at its headquarters, located on Northwest 43rd Avenue, over the next year.

North Central Florida Business Report interviewed John Borgerding, along with Jeff Lyons, who’s SumTotal’s chief of staff, and Dan Boccabella, who’s the vice president of product management.
 
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What distinguishes SumTotal among companies offering human resources software?
CEO John Borgerding: We offer fully integrated human capital management covering every single piece of software that touches an employee’s life cycle.

The SumTotal e-commerce system for training of employees, partners and customers, features 24x7 on-demand access that enables learners to purchase online courses, instructor-led training and physical or electronic training materials (download delivery) via credit card or an account. The module also provides advanced e-commerce capabilities, including the administration of secure coupons and powerful pricing flexibility.

SumTotal has 3,500 customers in 156 different countries, including half the Fortune 500 companies.