Saba Named a Leader in IDC Marketscape for Learning Management

Saba Also Positioned as a Major Player for Compensation and Performance Solutions


REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwired - February 02, 2015) - Saba (OTC PINK: SABA), a global leader in cloud-based intelligent talent management solutions, today announced its strong market position across three different talent management industry IDC MarketScape reports.

Saba was named as a leader for its Learning@Work product and as a "major player" for both its Compensation@Work and Performance@Work solutions, all of which share a cloud-based platform featuring predictive analytics and collaboration to deliver connections, content and courses that engage and inspire users across a customer's organization.

"Saba's positioning as a leader and a major player reflects its strong partnerships, global presence and depth of capability," says Lisa Rowan, research vice president, HR, Talent, and Learning, IDC. "Saba has also been out ahead of the curve on the integration of social technology. In addition, their clients are well satisfied with their pricing and customer service. Saba moved up into the leaders category in learning since the last IDC Marketscape report in 2012, reflecting their continued market and product momentum."

"It's great to be recognized for our tremendous impact in enabling better employee engagement and productivity in the new world of work," said Saba's Chief Marketing Officer Emily He. "We are very pleased to work with our customers to continue to enhance our product capabilities and advance the innovative use of our intelligent talent management solutions."

[1] The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Learning Management in Integrated Talent Management 2015 Vendor Assessment (IDC # 253853, Jan 2015), which provides an overview of current vendor capabilities and future strategies, is available for purchase from IDC.

The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Integrated Talent Management 2014 Vendor Assessment (IDC # 252213, Oct 2014), which provides an overview of current vendor capabilities and future strategies, is available for purchase from IDC.

The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Integrated Talent Management 2013 Vendor Analysis (IDC #242562, Aug 2013), which provides an overview of current vendor capabilities and future strategies, is available for purchase from IDC.

About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Saba
Saba (OTC PINK: SABA) delivers a cloud-based intelligent talent management solution used by leading organizations worldwide to hire, develop, engage and inspire their people. With machine learning at its core, intelligent talent management offers proactive, personalized recommendations on candidates, connections and content to help employees and organizations lead and succeed. Saba Cloud is a highly scalable platform that exceeds industry security and reliability standards. Saba has more than 31 million users and 2,200 customers across 195 countries and 37 languages. Learn more about intelligent talent management at www.saba.com.

Contact Information:

Didi D'Errico
dderrico@saba.com
650.581.2552