Saba Grows Professional Services business in Americas
06 9월 2005 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Customers Utilize Saba Rapid Start Service to Achieve Faster
Implementations at Lower Cost REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 6
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), a leading provider of
human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced that
usage of Saba services has doubled in the last year in the Americas
region. During the past 12 months, nine out of ten new Saba
customers used Saba Consulting and approximately one out of four
new customers embraced Saba's Rapid Start service approach. With
Saba Rapid Start, customers are getting up and running faster,
configuring their system more easily, and transferring knowledge
more quickly. Here are some recent examples of customer success
with the Saba Rapid Start service: -- An internal learning project
was up in running in 6 weeks and was 10% under budget -- A
healthcare certification solution went live in 6 weeks and was 5%
under budget -- A corporate learning initiative was implemented in
24 weeks and was 10% under budget -- A global learning
infrastructure upgrade was completed in 8 weeks (2 weeks faster
than planned) -- An online learning and development plans project
was rolled out enterprise-wide in 12 weeks, within project scope
and time To ensure continued customer success with Saba Rapid Start
and other core Saba services, Saba has hired Leon Drozdowski as
Vice President of Americas Professional Services. Prior to Saba,
Leon was Vice President of Americas Professional Services at
Mercury Interactive where he grew their services business to $32
million. "Thanks to Saba's growing Professional Services practice
we have completed over 500 successful implementations," said Bobby
Yazdani, CEO and chairman of Saba. "We are pleased that Leon has
joined Saba to continue to grow our Americas service business and
to ensure overall customer success." Today, Saba has 125 trained
professional services employees worldwide. Legal Notice Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws, including, without limitation, statements
regarding Saba's ability to continue to grow its Americas service
business. Saba's actual results could differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and
uncertainties Saba faces that could cause results to differ
materially include risks associated with: Saba's dependence on
growth of the markets for Saba's products, dependence on acceptance
of Saba's products by customers and channel partners, the ability
of Saba to successfully integrate the THINQ acquisition;
fluctuation in customer spending, length of Saba's sales cycle,
competition, rapid technological change, dependence on new product
introductions and enhancements and potential software defects.
Readers should also refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors "
on pages 26 through 34 of Saba's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated
August 29, 2005 and similar disclosures in subsequent Saba periodic
SEC reports. The forward-looking statements and risks stated in
this press release are based on information available to Saba
today. Saba assumes no obligation to update them. About Saba Saba
is a leading provider of integrated Human Capital Management (HCM)
solutions. Saba enables The Aligned Enterprise(TM) by aligning
goals, developing and motivating people, and measuring results --
driving greater organizational performance. More than 10 million
current users in over 30 countries use Saba today. Customers
include ABN AMRO, Alcatel, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, BMW, CEMEX,
Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, Dell, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu,
EDS, EMC Corporation, FedEx Kinko's, Insurance Australia Group,
Lockheed Martin, Medtronic, National Australia Bank, Novartis,
Petrobras, Procter & Gamble, Scotiabank, Sprint, Standard
Chartered Bank, Swedbank and the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Saba has 20 offices
worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.saba.com/
or call +1-877-SABA-101 or +1-650-779-2791. NOTE: Saba, the Saba
logo, and the marks relating to other Saba products and services
referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
Saba Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. DATASOURCE: Saba Software, Inc. CONTACT: media,
Elizabeth Doubleday of Saba, +1-410-727-5112, ext. 1261, or Web
site: http://www.saba.com/
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