[1] The company uses multiple cloud-based channels, including software as a service (SaaS), hosted subscription, and premises-based licensure.

[4][5] Asymetrix Learning Systems, based in Bellevue, Washington, was founded in 1984 by Paul Allen and funded through his Vulcan Ventures.

[citation needed] Asymetrix also produced a variety of screen savers for a short period[8] and developed Compel (a graphical presentation and prototyping program).

In October 1996, the company spun off its client/server tools into a newly created wholly owned subsidiary, ASX Corporation, which was renamed ConQuer Data, Inc.

[13] In early 2000, the company spun off its graphics and rendering software as InfoModelers, which was acquired by Visio Corporation.

Pardner and Cynthia Wynn (then married) had developed Stanford Testing Systems in 1994, doing business as TestPrep,[18] which was incorporated into Docent software holdings.

[23] In October 2005, SumTotal acquired Pathlore, a mid-market learning management systems company with a focus in state and local government and healthcare.

[24] In 2006 SumTotal acquired the privately owned software company MindSolve Technologies, founded in 1994, for about $12 million.

[29] In August 2014, Skillsoft Limited, a computer-learning software and content provider, announced that its subsidiary, Skillsoft Corporation, had entered into an agreement to acquire SumTotal Systems, LLC from affiliates of US-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

[31] The company delivers its software as a service (SaaS) using cloud computing, and in some cases premises-based licensure.

The company has regional offices in the United States, Canada and outside of North America including Europe and APAC.