Redwood Shores, Calif. - February 8, 2006 - Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services provider, today announced that readers of Elearning! Magazine selected Saba Enterprise 5 as the Best Learning Management System/Learning Content Management System. Readers described Saba Enterprise 5, Saba´s next-generation HCM suite, as a "comprehensive, integrated suite that is open, scalable and configurable".
In selecting Saba for the Best of 2005 Elearning! Award, readers also called out the cost-effectiveness of Saba Enterprise 5, citing "lower total cost of ownership" by making "learning accessible anytime, anywhere" and reduced costs through offering "uniform and site relevant learning opportunities." One reader´s organization "consolidated twelve training systems with one Saba system."
Readers from hundreds of organizations nominated and voted for the best e-learning solutions across eight product categories between September 15, 2005 and December 15, 2005. Elearning! Magazine did not create a list of candidates from which readers could select; each product was reader-nominated and winners are the products with the most votes in each category.
"The selection of Saba Enterprise 5 for this reader´s choice award is tremendous validation of our customer commitment and technology solution," said Bobby Yazdani, Saba Chairman and CEO. "We are extremely proud of the flexibility, openness and robustness of the Saba Enterprise 5 suite and are delighted that our customers concur. Feedback on Saba Enterprise 5 for this award reaffirms our commitment to delivering an integrated people management system to help organizations increase productivity and improve performance."
For more information on Saba Enterprise 5, please visit: http://www.saba.com/products/saba/index.htm.
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About Saba
Saba (NASDAQ: SABA) is the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services provider, using a people-centric approach to increase productivity and performance. As a trusted partner, Saba enables the Aligned EnterpriseTM for over 1,100 customers in 150 countries by providing an integrated people management system to continuously align goals, develop people, improve collaboration and increase visibility into organizational performance.
Saba customers include ABN AMRO, Alcatel, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, BMW, CEMEX, Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, Dell, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, EDS, EMC Corporation, FedEx Kinko's, Insurance Australia Group, Lockheed Martin, Medtronic, National Australia Bank, Novartis, Petrobras, Procter & Gamble, Scotiabank, Sprint, Standard Chartered Bank, Stanford University, Swedbank, Wyndham International, Weyerhaeuser, Underwriters Laboratories, and the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
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.