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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, today announced that 15 Saba customers, including SMART Technologies and Santee Cooper, were recognized as finalists of the [ Chief Learning Officer's Learning in Practice Awards ]. Gold, silver and bronze award winners will be announced during a special award ceremony at the Fall Chief Learning Officer Symposium, scheduled for Sept. 19-21, 2012 at The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

"We have a wide and varied learning program that hinges on our SMART Learning Space, powered by Saba"

SMART Technologies was named a finalist in the aExcellence in Community Servicea category, while Santee Cooper was acknowledged for the aBusiness Impact Awarda. Both organizations are receiving this recognition for excellence in learning and employee development.

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aWe have a wide and varied learning program that hinges on our SMART Learning Space, powered by Saba,a said Wayne Williams, Manager of Learning Systems, SMART Technologies. aThrough our virtual learning environment, SMART has been able to reach our extended value chain of customers and prospects including teachers, students, school administration and parents to provide free training in the form of SMART's Anti-bullying courses.a

aThrough our work with Saba, Santee Cooper has completely transformed the training programs, vastly expanding our reporting capabilities and creating comprehensive web-based training that has made learners, instructors, and managers more effective, and better traineda said Greg Lindamood, Senior Training Instructor, Santee Cooper.

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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 organization's 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.

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. 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.