Cisco Standardizes on Saba for People Management Platform

World's Leading Network Company Selects Saba's Unified Approach to Performance, Succession, Workforce Planning and Learning for Managing its People Worldwide

• Press Release
• Source: Saba
• On 8:00 am EDT, Tuesday October 20, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saba (NASDAQ: SABA - News), the premier people management software and services provider, today announced that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO - News) has selected Saba as its enterprise-wide choice for learning, performance, workforce planning, and succession management for its more than 65,000 employees. Cisco selected Saba's unified suite to support the important goals of the Cisco Center for Collaborative Leadership, which identifies, assesses and develops the next-generation of talent for the company. Saba’s platform enables Cisco to pursue a new, sophisticated approach to managing performance and building leadership by identifying future roles and the leadership attributes needed to fill them.

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“Cisco approaches talent development by comparing roles to be filled and business objectives with the experiences, education and exposure people need to fill those roles and deliver superior performance. Saba helps us identify gaps in the leadership pipeline and use development activities to fill those gaps,” said Annmarie Neal, VP - Center for Collaborative Leadership, Cisco, and a featured speaker at People 2009 - Saba Global Summit.

"Saba’s unified platform excels at delivering value across the full set of people management processes," said Bobby Yazdani, chairman and CEO of Saba. "Cisco's selection of Saba for an entire people management platform indicates their belief in our technology and the completeness of our platform."

About Saba

Founded in 1997, Saba (NASDAQ: SABA - News) is the premier global provider of strategic people management 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 people management 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.

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.

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.

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Emma Rosen
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