Independent Research Firm Names Saba as a Leader in Enterprise Learning Management Suites
Saba Earns Top Scores for Collaboration, Corporate Strategy and Market Presence
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—February 12, 2008—Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), a leading provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services, today announced that it was among the select companies that Forrester Research invited to participate in its February 2008 “Forrester Wave: ™ “Enterprise Learning Management Suites, Q1, 2008.” In this evaluation, Saba was cited as a leader in Enterprise Learning Management Suites and received top scores for corporate strategy, collaboration and market presence.
The report states, “[Saba] is on the cutting edge of the latest LMS innovations with its efforts in informal learning and knowledge centers.” Forrester conducted a 90-criteria evaluation of learning management system (LMS) vendors, and leaders were found to provide feature-rich offerings as well as serve a broad customer base. Saba’s top score for Market Presence was based on evaluation criteria which included customer base, revenue, deployment partners, services, employees and technology partners.
“We are pleased that Forrester recognized Saba’s position as a leader in LMS innovation,” said Bobby Yazdani, chairman and CEO for Saba. “Being named as a leader reflects our ability to meet a broad range of customer requirements across many industries globally, and we will continue to bring leading edge innovation to advance enterprise learning and collaboration.”
The report states that, “LMS functionality doesn’t end with tracking and reporting on learning.” The report adds, “this learning suite is quickly becoming a critical component of an organization’s talent management efforts—from bringing new employees up to speed quickly to filling gaps in job role competencies to providing new skills development enhancement.”
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 1,200 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 ABN AMRO, Alcatel-Lucent, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, BMW, Caterpillar, CEMEX, Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, Dell, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, EDS, EMC Corporation, FedEx Kinko's, 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.