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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, today announced the winners of this yearas Customer Excellence Awards atPeople 2012 -- Saba Global Summit. The winners emerged from across many industry leaders including government, public utilities, hospitality, financial services and high technology. The annual Customer Excellence Awards program honors organizations that have demonstrated excellence in the use of Sabaas solutions, resulting in significant business improvement or humanitarian outcomes.

"This yearas recipients of the Customer Excellence Awards have demonstrated excellence using Saba solutions in unique and innovative ways to drive significant business benefits"

aThis yearas recipients of the Customer Excellence Awards have demonstrated excellence using Saba solutions in unique and innovative ways to drive significant business benefits,a said Karen Steele, senior vice president of corporate marketing, Saba. aThis announcement comes on the last day of Saba Global Summit, where 700 customers, partners, and Saba employees have come together, all sharing the message of using Sabaas solutions to transform the way we work.a

Learning Power Awarda" Honors Saba customers who have realized measurable business results and ROI in the areas of revenue, productivity, and the adoption of a people management strategy using Sabaas Learning Management solutions across a group, department, or entire enterprise.

Winner: Bose Corporation

Collaboration Power Awarda" Honors Saba customers who have realized significant business results and ROI in the areas of revenue, productivity, and the adoption of a people management strategy using Sabaas collaboration solutionas across a group, department, or entire enterprise.

Winner: Internal Revenue Service

Excellence in Talent Managementa" Honors Saba customers who have overhauled people management processes and implemented Sabaas Talent Management solutions in a commercial business, government agency, or academic institution. The winner has also established a learning or collaboration framework across multiple disciplines that is flexible, accessible, and relevant to meet the needs of the organization and its clients.

Winner: Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Excellence in the Extended Enterprisea" Honors Saba customers who have expanded beyond the organizations employees to extend people solutions to the entire value chain a" including customers, partners, and suppliers.

Winner: H&R Block

Humanitarian Award a" Honors Saba customers who have engaged in humanitarian services (local, national, or international) in a not-for-profit, charitable capacity using Saba solutions.

Winner: SMART Technologies

Transformative Learning Awarda" Honors Saba customers who have transformed their organization through the use of an exceptional learning program.

Winner: Santee Cooper

Innovation in Collaboration Award a" Honors Saba customers who have achieved excellence in collaboration or social initiatives that increased organizational alignment, helped close knowledge or recruiting gaps, or raised brand and product awareness for employees, distribution channels or end users using Sabaas social or real-time collaboration solutions.

Winner: Ita Unibanco

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About Saba:

Saba ([ 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 set of people-centric enterprise solutions to various businesses and industries worldwide. Saba delivers cloud-based learning management, talent management, and social enterprise solutions to transform the way people work.

Saba's 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. 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, 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.