Industry Experts to Share Best-Practices and Help HR Leaders Develop an Integrated Talent Management Action Plan

Redwood Shores, CA (March 12, 2008) –

Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier people management software and services provider, today announced that it will host Talent Management Masters Workshops in New York City and Chicago. Conducted by industry expert, Bersin & Associates, these workshops will provide HR and learning leaders with a set of best-practices and an action plan to build and execute an integrated talent management strategy. By taking a unified approach to people management, organizations can assess employees across an organization to identify potential as well as gaps and risks that can improve business performance.

Led by Bersin & Associates, the Talent Management Masters Workshops are designed to develop a business-driven integrated talent management strategy built around research-driven best practices and Bersin & Associates’ High Impact Talent Management ® methodology. The workshops will combine research-based presentations, case studies and directed working sessions to help attendees create a talent management plan that is tailored to the needs of their organization. Discussion topics during the session will include: business-driven talent strategy, performance and competency management strategy, leadership development and succession planning, learning and career development strategy, HR systems strategy and HR organizational strategy.

“Following the success of our first people management roadshow this fall, Saba continues to experience strong demand from customers who are interested in learning the best practices for implementing an effective, unified people management strategy,” said Gabi Schindler, chief marketing officer for Saba. “We are pleased to be able to deliver these strategic workshops from renowned talent management experts that will provide attendees with valuable, actionable information to help them align people processes with business goals.”

Workshop Dates and Locations

* April 15, 2008–New York City
* May 22, 2008–Chicago

For more information or to register, please visit www.saba.com/masters.

About Bersin & Associates
Bersin & Associates is the only research and advisory consulting firm focused solely on research in enterprise learning and talent management. Bersin & Associates’ WhatWorks® research and research-based services are designed to deliver actionable direction and to help improve operational effectiveness and business impact. Bersin & Associates research members gain access to a comprehensive library of best practices, case studies, benchmarks, and in-depth market analyses designed to guide professionals in making fast and confident decisions. Research areas include planning and strategy, learning programs and delivery, talent management, technology and infrastructure, and measurement and analytics. Member benefits include in-depth advisory services, access to proprietary webcasts, on-site analyst visits, and strategic workshops.

Bersin & Associates is the host of the first research conference on enterprise learning and talent management, IMPACT 2008: The Business of Talent, scheduled for April 22-24 in St Petersburg, Florida (www.bersin.com/impact). For more information, go to www.bersin.com or call 561-455-0622.

About Saba
Founded in 1997, Saba (NASDAQ: SABA) is the premier global provider of strategic human capital management (HCM) software and services. Saba’s people management solutions are used by more than 1,200 organizations and over 17 million end users worldwide. Saba’s solutions increase organizational performance by aligning workforce goals with organizational strategy; developing, managing and rewarding their people; and improving collaboration.

Saba product offerings address all aspects of strategic HCM and are available both on-premise and OnDemand (www.saba.com/products). To ensure long-term customer success, our global services capabilities and partnerships provide strategic consulting, comprehensive implementation services, and ongoing worldwide support.

Saba customers include ABN AMRO, Alcatel-Lucent, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, BMW, Caterpillar, CEMEX, Cisco Systems, Daimler, Dell, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, EDS, EMC Corporation, FedEx Kinko’s, Insurance Australia Group, Kaiser Permanente, Lockheed Martin, Medtronic, National Australia Bank, Novartis, Petrobras, Procter & Gamble, Renault, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scotiabank, Singapore Ministry of Finance, Sprint, Standard Chartered Bank, Stanford University, Swedbank, Tata Consultancy Services, Wyndham International, Weyerhaeuser, Underwriters Laboratories, and the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA, 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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Source: Saba