POWEREDCOM Selects Saba Enterprise Learning in Japan; Tokyo-based Tech

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2005--Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced that POWEREDCOM has licensed Saba Enterprise Learning as its preferred sales training and content delivery solution in Japan.
    "We wanted to improve sales readiness with a system that would provide a secure information pipeline and allow us to deliver timely information to our sales organization," commented POWEREDCOM General Manager of Human Resources, Shoji Sugihara. "Saba's experience in implementing human capital management systems for enterprises played an important role in our decision to select a Saba solution."
    "Saba applauds POWEREDCOM on its foresight to leverage the power of learning to improve its competitive position," said Kazuo Hosoi, Vice President of Saba North East Asia. "The first phase of this corporate initiative has allowed POWEREDCOM employees to deliver consistent quality of service and improve productivity. The second phase is designed to integrate learning with competency management for extended functionality and benefits."

    About Saba

    Saba (Nasdaq:SABA) is a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions enabling global organizations to increase the productivity and competency of people across their extended enterprise. Saba enables "The Aligned Enterprise"(TM) by providing an integrated management system to align, develop and measure people to organizational goals. Today, commercial and government organizations have licensed Saba for use by more than 8.1 million users. Customers include Alcatel, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, BMW, Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, FedEx Kinkos, Medtronic, National Australia Bank, Novartis, Procter & Gamble, Scotiabank, Sprint, and Swedbank. Saba has received industry as well as customer recognition and was again named a leader in the Gartner 2004 e-Learning Suite "Magic Quadrant."
    Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Saba has 13 offices in five regions worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call 877-SABA-101 or 650-779-2790.

    About POWEREDCOM

    POWEREDCOM's own fiber-optic network extends over 250 thousand kilometers nationwide and enables POWEREDCOM to offer high-speed, high-quality broadband services to enterprises. Also with the cooperation of other regional electric power company affiliated carriers (PNJ Group), our network continues to grow and provide better services to our customers. Please visit www.poweredcom.net/english/index.html.

    Saba, the Saba logo, and the marks relating to other Saba products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Saba Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Saba Judy Curtis, 650-779-2790 (Press Relations) jcurtis@saba.com Peter Williams, 650-581-2599 (Investor Relations) pwilliams@saba.com

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