Saba Announces User Group Conference ''Innovations 2005''

Saba Announces User Group Conference ''Innovations 2005''

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    Innovations 2005

    REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2005--Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced that registration is now open for Innovations 2005, Saba's User Group Conference, to be held June 27-29, 2005 at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood Shores.

    What: Saba User Group Conference, "Innovations 2005"

    When: June 27-29, 2005

    Where: Hotel Sofitel, Redwood Shores, California

    Registration: www.sabainnovations2005.com

    Details:

    Innovations 2005 offers Saba enterprise customers user focused education, professional networking and a forum to influence future product development. The theme of the 2005 event is "How Will You Lead?". Saba's existing and new HCM solutions and services -- including Saba Enterprise 2005 -- will be presented through sessions and practical workshops delivered by Saba customers, development team, partners and leading industry experts. More than 200 Saba users in the domains of human resources, organizational development, learning, content and technology management are expected to attend the event in the San Francisco Bay Area.
    Saba user groups are created and managed by Saba customers from commercial and public sector organizations worldwide. Innovations 2005 is the occasion for the annual meeting of all Saba Regional User Groups (RUGs), and the quarterly meeting of Saba's Global Customer Advisory Board (GCAB), composed of 24 customer companies representing the commercial and public sectors.

    Industry Insights:

    Innovations 2005 will feature group and breakout sessions that focus on learning, performance, competency management and succession planning, technology integration (Web architecture, Web services, scalability, AICC, SCORM, upgrading), and content management for multiple business issues such as sales readiness, compliance training and customer education. The sessions are aligned on three tracks:

--	Strategy and Trends in Human Capital Management
--	Best Practices
--	Technology

    Tony Rutigliano, Chief Learning Officer of ADP, will present a keynote outlining the business case for Human Capital Management (HCM). Saba customer ADP, with approximately $8 billion in revenues and 550,000 clients worldwide, is one of the largest providers of a broad range of transaction processing and information-based business solutions.
    Between sessions, attendees can visit the Partner Showcase located on the event floor for discussion with Saba partners and service providers.
    Saba User Group Members interested in attending Innovations 2005, or obtaining sponsorship information should contact Julie Zisman at 650-696-1766 or jzisman@saba.com.
    For complete event details, please visit the Saba Innovations 2005 Web site at www.sabainnovations2005.com.

    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.

    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

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