June 24th Event Will Showcase How a Large Health Care System is Moving a Talent Management Strategy From Vision to Reality

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—June 11, 2008—Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier people management software and services provider, has announced that its customer, Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the eighth largest hospital system in the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California, will be featured in an upcoming Talent Management Magazine Webcast. CHW will present a case study entitled, “Moving Your Talent Management Strategy From Vision to Reality,” which will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT.
CHW is a system of 41 hospitals and medical centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. During this Webcast, Sarah M. Chavarria, Director, eLearning & Organizational Development at CHW, will highlight how CHW has formulated and is rolling out its strategic plan for talent management.  Attendees will learn how the CHW plan encompasses key processes—such as performance management, succession management, career development, leadership development and learning management—as well as unified people management technology from Saba to align talent management with organizational goals. Ms. Chavarria will also share additional insights and best-practices, including how to make a case with strong business drivers, align key stakeholders and decision makers, approach vendor selection and more.
 “Organizations around the globe are looking at how to effectively implement talent management strategies that can help develop and retain employees as well as enhance business performance,” said A.G. Lambert, vice president, marketing for Saba. “By listening to CHW’s experience, organizations will be able to take away valuable process and technology insights that they can use as they move forward with their talent management initiatives.” 

Saba provides a unified people management platform available OnDemand or on premise that makes learning, performance, talent and collaboration processes faster, easier and more effective for individual employees and organizations. Saba’s platform is highly configurable, which removes the need for complex, costly customization and can help lower total ownership costs over time. Saba also offers its customers a full range of services and training.

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 1,300 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 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, Daimler, 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 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.