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Saba Launches Business Unit to Serve Mid-market and On-demand Customers

Former salesforce.com Executive Cary Fulbright to Lead New Unit

Redwood Shores, Calif. – March 20, 2007 —Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services provider, today announced that it has launched a new business unit focused exclusively on serving mid-market and on-demand customers. The move follows on the company’s announcement last September of its expanded line of Saba OnDemand offerings, which provide best-in-class learning management, performance and talent management, and real-time learning and collaboration delivered as a service over the Internet. The new unit is led by former salesforce.com executive Cary Fulbright, who brings extensive experience in developing and delivering “software as a service” offerings for mid-market and enterprise customers.

“On-demand revenue is a significant component of our business,” said Saba chairman and CEO Bobby Yazdani, “and we have designed our integrated HCM offerings to address the ease and flexibility required by mid-market companies. We are delighted to bring on board a seasoned executive of Cary’s caliber to focus specifically on this important and growing market segment.”

Meeting Mid-market Requirements
“Mid-market customers have their own unique HCM requirements, including rapid deployment, flexible purchasing terms, and minimal impact on internal IT resources,” said Mr. Fulbright. “My team and I are completely focused on delivering Saba’s proven, best-in-class HCM solutions as on-demand offerings tailored to address the needs of mid-market customers.”

“Saba OnDemand brings real-time training to each and every of our franchisees’ desktop nationwide, and gives our franchisees access to training 24/7,” said Tamara Loring, Training Manager for The Entrepreneur’s Source and Business Advisers International. “We use it not only to meet our internal training and communication needs, but also across all our brands, namely The Entrepreneur’s Source, Business Advisers International, and Decor You.” In addition, the midmarket company uses the OnDemand product to offer webinars and educational opportunities for invited guests and potential clients.

Serving as vice president and general manager of Saba’s newly formed mid-market unit, Mr. Fulbright brings 20 years of experience in the software industry to this leadership position. As a senior executive at salesforce.com from 2000 through 2004—including serving as the company’s first senior vice president of worldwide marketing and forming its SMB business unit—Mr. Fulbright led the company’s innovative marketing strategy through its highly successful IPO. During his tenure at salesforce.com, Mr. Fulbright built product, marketing, and sales organizations that grew revenue from $7 million in 2000 to over $160 million in 2004.

New Saba OnDemand Website Launched
Following on the company’s commitment to significantly expand its mid-market and on-demand products and services, Saba today unveiled a new website exclusively dedicated to its Saba OnDemand offering. This new site is streamlined to provide targeted information for customers considering Saba’s OnDemand solutions. To learn more about Saba OnDemand and to view a series of online demonstrations, visit http://www.saba.com/ondemand.

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 Enterprise™ 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.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding future releases of Saba’s products and OnDemand services and Saba’s ability to grow its mid-market business. Saba's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties Saba faces that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: Saba's dependence on growth of the markets for Saba's products, dependence on acceptance of Saba's products by customers and channel partners, fluctuation in customer spending, length of Saba’s sales cycle, competition, rapid technological change, dependence on new product introductions and enhancements and potential software defects. Readers should also refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” on pages 11 through 21 of Saba's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated August 18, 2006 and similar disclosures in subsequent Saba periodic SEC reports. The forward-looking statements and risks stated in this press release are based on information available to Saba today. Saba assumes no obligation to update them.

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