Saba to Host Webinar Series “Business-driven Talent Management: New Strategies for New Times,” Conducted by Bersin & Associates

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — May 19, 2009 — Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier people management software and services provider, today announced it will host a new Webinar series — Business-driven Talent Management: New Strategies for New Times — conducted by leading independent research firm, Bersin & Associates. These online events complement Saba’s New People Management Leadership Center, which provides organizations with customer interviews, case studies and whitepapers designed to help them derive more value from people across their extended enterprise.

Led by industry experts, this Webinar series will address how learning and HR organizations and practices are transforming to address today’s dynamic business climate and offer best practices to assist participants in accelerating organizational transformation through effective talent management processes. Through research information and best-practices gleaned from consulting with leading HR organizations, participants will obtain valuable information that can help them address challenges related to business reorganization, globalization, intense competition, knowledge management, expense reductions and more. The series will also cover where and how technology can be used to support business processes, bring new efficiencies and deepen engagement across the extended enterprise.

“Talent management is evolving beyond an HR process to become a leading initiative that supports business strategy and can help organizations increase revenues and reduce costs,” said A.G. Lambert, vice president of marketing for Saba. “We are pleased to deliver a dynamic Webinar series conducted by renowned learning and talent management thought leaders from Bersin & Associates that will provide attendees in any organization with practical information that can be used to realize tangible business benefits.”

The first in a series of five Webinars will take place on May 21 at 1 p.m. EDT. Josh Bersin, president Bersin & Associates, will present, “The Bersin & Associates Enterprise Learning Framework,” and discuss how modern corporate training programs need to build solutions that are low cost and leverage new social networking and collaboration tools. Additional Webinars will focus on a unique practice area relevant to corporate learning and talent professionals, such as corporate learning, workforce planning, performance management, social learning and collaboration, and career and succession management, including:

Data-driven Decision Making: A Modern Approach to Workforce Planning
Performance Management: Then and Now
Formalizing Informal Learning
Talent Mobility: The Modern Approach to Succession Management
For more information about the Webinar series or to register for the May 21st event, please visit http://tinyurl.com/qvtve5

About Bersin & Associates
Bersin & Associates is the only research and advisory firm focused solely on research in enterprise learning and talent management. The company’s WhatWorks® research and research-based services are designed to deliver actionable and practical guidance and to 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 assist 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 strategic advisory services, briefings, forums, analyst interaction, and workshops.

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 1,300 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 Alcatel-Lucent; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; BMW; Caterpillar; CEMEX; Cisco Systems; Daimler; Dell; Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; EDS, an HP company; EMC Corporation; FedEx Office; 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, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service, and U.S. Navy.