Announcements Included Continued Growth of Saba Cloud, Launch of Saba Partner Connect, Introduction of Industry-Specific Solutions for the Public Sector, and Saba Live Customer Community Growth and Success

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (November 09, 2010) – Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier people systems provider, concluded People 2010

People 2010

• Gary Hamel, author of Leading the Revolution and Competing for the Future, and professor at London Business School. Hamel revealed in his November 2 keynote titled “Building a Company That Is Fit for the Future” that most companies today still run their organizations in the same manner as those from over a century ago, and then shared many insights on the blueprints of truly innovative, successful organizations and the radical reinventions of management systems and practices that are needed for building a company that is fit for the future.
• Jason Averbook, CEO of Knowledge Infusion. In his keynote “The Enterprise Talent and Collaboration Imperative: Moving Beyond Social Networking to Drive Knowledge Sharing and Employee Engagement,” Averbook shared trends, best practices, and success stories on driving new levels of performance through the transformation of talent management practices and enterprise collaboration.
• Gary Whitney, vice president, global hotel learning, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), gave an inspiring keynote on “Putting People at the Heart of Your Business Strategy” and how this strategy has enabled IHG to differentiate itself and its people to succeed in business.
• Bobby Yazdani, chairman and CEO, Saba; Jeff Carr, president, global field operations, Saba; Amar Dhaliwal, senior vice president, product operations group, Saba; and Jim Lundy, vice president and general manager, collaboration, Saba, each gave thoughts on how to engage, cultivate, and mobilize a people-driven enterprise for success.

During the conference, Saba made several announcements, including:

• Growth of the Saba Cloud, powering more than 4.7 million users around the world
• The launch of Saba Partner Connect, the expanded Saba Global Alliances and Channels program, and the Partner Connections Portal on Saba Live
• Saba’s vertical initiative with the availability of its first industry-specific people systems, the Saba for U.S. Federal Government solution
• The tremendous growth of the Saba Customer Community implemented on Saba Live since its launch
• A record number of customer excellence awards, honoring 13 innovators in the Saba customer community

Registration for People 2011

Quotes

“This year, people systems have really come together to bridge people learning, people collaboration, people performance and the exchange of ideas at the conference were reflective of this impressive fusion,” said Bobby Yazdani, president and CEO, Saba. “The feedback we have received from customers has been overwhelmingly positive

About Saba

Saba (NASDAQ:SABA) provides a new class of people systems that combine enterprise learning, people management, and collaboration technologies. Today’s people-driven enterprises are using Saba’s solutions to mobilize and engage people around new strategies and initiatives, align and connect people to accelerate the flow of business, and cultivate, capture, and share individual and collective knowhow to effectively compete and succeed.

Saba’s premier customer base includes major global organizations and industry leaders in financial services, life sciences and healthcare, high tech, automotive and manufacturing, retail, energy and utilities, packaged goods, and public sector organizations. Saba’s solutions are available both on-premise and in the cloud, and are underpinned by global services capabilities and partnerships encompassing strategic consulting, comprehensive implementation services, and ongoing worldwide support.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Saba has offices on five continents. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call +1-877-SABA-101 or +1-650-779-2791.

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