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Kronos and Saba Align to Support Complete Employee Life Cycle

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CHELMSFORD, Mass. & REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Kronos Incorporated ] and [ Saba ] (NASDAQ:SABA) today announced that they have formed a cross-selling relationship to offer joint customers a unique solution to support the full employee lifecycle for organizations with large, hourly workforces in industries such as retail, life sciences, manufacturing, and public sector.

"Our research shows that organizations are looking to simplify management of the workforce and ensure the effective use of talent. Kronos and Saba working together will bring two powerful solutions to market to address the unified needs of its customers from social learning to workforce management."

News Facts

• The non-exclusive cross-selling relationship combines Sabaas industry-leading learning and talent management solutions with the superior Kronos recruiting and workforce management suite to offer an end-to-end solution to support the entire hourly employee life cycle. The joint solution from Saba and Kronos will enable a deeper level of employee engagement, better workforce insights, and increased productivity.
• By providing comprehensive recruiting, talent management, and learning management capabilities, the joint solution will create an enhanced on-boarding experience for new hires, critical for reducing time-to-productivity and increasing retention.
• Integrated workforce management, time and attendance, and learning management solutions will result in better training and workforce safety.
• The combination of labor management, performance reviews, and goals will provide deeper insights into workforce productivity and development needs.
• Learning management functionality will provide stronger compliance and certification capabilities for workplace safety, food safety, and other government regulations.
• Kronos and Saba solutions are complementary to one another and the companies share several mutual customers across various vertical industries.
• The relationship includes product integration plans and joint marketing and sales initiatives.

Supporting Quotes

• Josh Bersin, president and CEO, Bersin & Associates
  aWeare seeing a clear market shift toward talent management suites that integrate multiple HR functions, including recruiting, performance management, compensation, and learning. Combining Kronosa workforce management with Sabaas talent management products fits a related trend we see today, which is to grow horizontally by incorporating the range of people-related solutions into one encompassing talent management system.a

• Mark Smith, CEO and chief research officer, Ventana Research
  aOur research shows that organizations are looking to simplify management of the workforce and ensure the effective use of talent. Kronos and Saba working together will bring two powerful solutions to market to address the unified needs of its customers from social learning to workforce management."

• Jeff Carr, president, global field operations, Saba
  aWeare thrilled to be teaming with Kronos to offer an end-to-end Human Capital Management solution that combines Kronosa industry-leading workforce management and recruiting solutions with Sabaas enterprise-class learning and talent management solutions for our joint and prospective global customers. Kronos is the gold standard in workforce management a" especially in strategic verticals like retail, life sciences, manufacturing, and public sector where Saba is also quite strong. Our respective product portfolios are complementary to one another, and we hope to capitalize on this to create some great synergy in the market.a

• John OaBrien, senior vice president of sales, North America, Kronos
  aWe are excited to be working with Saba to offer customers an enhanced workforce management solution. We are always looking for ways to innovate and add value for our customers and this was a natural fit.a

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos Incorporated is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries a" including more than half of the Fortune 1000a" use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit [ www.kronos.com ].

About Saba Software, Inc.

Saba Software, Inc. ([ NASDAQ ]:[ SABA ]) enables organizations to build a transformative workplace that leverages the advent of social networking in business and the ubiquity of mobile to empower an organizationas most mission-critical assets a" its people. The company provides a unified set of [ People Cloud Applications ] including [ learning ] management, [ talent management ], [ enterprise social networking ], and real-time [ collaboration ] delivered through the [ Saba People Cloud ].Saba solutions help organizations leverage their people networks to become more competitive through innovation, speed, agility, and trust.

Sabaas premier customer base includes major global organizations and industry leaders in financial services, life sciences and healthcare, high tech, automotive and manufacturing, retail, energy and utilities, packaged goods, and public sector organizations. Sabaas solutions are underpinned by global services capabilities and partnerships encompassing strategic consulting, comprehensive implementation services, and ongoing worldwide support. 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.

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