Saba Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Latest Corporate Learning Systems Magic Quadrant

Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—September 17, 2009—Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier people management software and services provider, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems (CLS).¹

“Now more than ever, enterprises need a strong partner with a global presence like Saba to help them create and implement a people management strategy that drives better business performance,” said Saba Chairman and CEO Bobby Yazdani. “Millions of users at thousands of organizations around the world rely on Saba's continuing commitment to learning technology innovation and thought leadership. We believe our position in the Leaders Quadrant is a reflection of our continued success in these areas.”

According to the Gartner report, “Leaders must not only meet the market's current requirements, which are continually changing, but also anticipate future requirements. Vendors must also articulate how they will address these requirements as part of a vision for an expanded CLS. In addition, Leaders have a track record of financial performance and an established market presence. Their installed base gives them a strong presence in the CLS market, and they demonstrate continued growth in customers and revenue. The market perceives Leaders as thought leaders, with well articulated plans for product development, marketing and channel support. Leaders have the highest combined scores for Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. These strategic providers will continue to drive the market forward by broadening their CLS functions and integration. Buyers can expect that, as a group, Leaders will be considered as part of most new product purchases and will continue to have high success rates in winning new business."

Saba’s strengths in integrated enterprise people management solutions offered on premise and on demand, combined with innovative technology and unmatched global capability, have enabled the company to serve as the people management standard for enterprises worldwide. In May 2009, Saba announced an agreement with IBM to distribute Saba solutions worldwide.

Saba's people management platform enables organizations to cost-effectively address their unique business needs and deploy best practices. As part of Saba’s unified people management platform, Saba Learning provides a comprehensive management system for formal and informal learning that enables organizations to become more effective and productive by identifying, managing, developing, and measuring the capabilities and knowledge of people throughout the enterprise, as well as empowering them to connect and contribute their expertise.

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner.  Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant.  The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action.  Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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.

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

¹ Gartner, Inc. “Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems” Carol Rozwell, September 10, 2009