Novo Nordisk deploys SumTotal suite

HYDERABAD, INDIA: SumTotal Systems has announced that Denmark-based Novo Nordisk has purchased licenses for SumTotal's Enterprise Suite to provide workplace education and development program to its China-based employees.

The suite includes TotalLMS, a learning management system (LMS) and TotalAccess, which connects employees to learning via laptops, kiosks and hand-held devices. Along with the suite, Novo Nordisk bought licenses for SumTotal's ToolBook Instructor, software for creating, among other things, web-based training and software application simulations.

Denmark-headquartered Novo Nordisk started its China operations in 1994. It has over 1,000 employees in China.

"We believe the SumTotal system will not only standardize our training but also keep pace with the demand for an ever-increasing need for new-hire and product-related education," said Wang Shuhong, director, human resources and business exchange, Novo Nordisk China.

"Today's announcement follows other successful initiatives we've completed in Asia, including work for the Singapore Prison Service and Liaoning Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile," said Alex Raymond, vice president, Asia-Pacific for SumTotal.