IBM Leads List of Companies Supporting Saba ``Innovations 2005''; Industry Leaders Sponsor Saba Customer Conference to Advance Human Capital Management.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), a leading provider of human capital management (HCM HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ) solutions, today announced that IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) will be a Platinum Sponsor for Innovations 2005, Saba's User Group Conference, to be held June 27-29, 2005 in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay . IBM heads a roster of 20 industry-leading companies sponsoring the conference, including systems integrators, assessment providers, development and delivery tools and content provider partners from North America, Europe and India. IBM and Saba are partners well beyond Innovations 2005. Saba is currently enabling its integrated HCM suite, Saba Enterprise 2005, on IBM's middleware. Additionally, IBM is utilizing Saba Enterprise 2005 an element of IBM's business transformation outsourcing offering. The alliance between Saba and IBM offers substantial benefit to customers by providing world class HCM and learning solutions globally. As Platinum Sponsor for Saba Innovations 2005, IBM will provide a keynote address and will co-host the conference gala event. The keynote, entitled "The Future of Learning," will be presented by James Sharpe, director of e-learning technology for IBM Learning Solutions. Other Saba partners sponsoring Innovations 2005 include Auralog, Catavo, Centra, Coastal Training Technologies, Corpedia, ITG, KnowledgeAdvisors, Knowledge Infusion, Mohive, PureSafety, Questionmark, Rapid Learning Deployment, Recombo, Sify, SkillSoft, Recombo, Richardson, Thomson NETg and WebEx. Sponsor presence at the event includes exhibiting in the Sponsor Showcase, hosting lunches and participating in conference sessions, such as the panel discussion, "Knowledge Workers: How to Achieve Relevant Content." "The impressive list of sponsors for this year's conference is a testament to the strength of Saba's strategic partnerships and vision for the future of HCM," said Bobby Yazdani, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of Saba. "Thanks to the support of our partners, Saba Innovations 2005 will provide a wonderful opportunity for our global customers and partners to learn from each other about best practices. We anticipate this conference will be our largest to date and look forward to sharing our new enterprise suite, Saba Enterprise 2005, with the attendees." For complete event details, please visit the Saba Innovations 2005 Web site at www.sabainnovations2005.com. About Saba Saba (Nasdaq: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 CEMEX Cementos Mexicanos , Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, Dell, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. , EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , FedEx Kinko's, Lockheed Martin, Medtronic, National Australia Bank The National Australia Bank or NAB (ASX: NAB, LSE: NAB, NYSE: NAB, TYO: 8637 ) is part of the NAB Group. It is the largest bank in Australia by assets, and 28th largest in the world. , Novartis, Petrobras, Procter & Gamble, Scotiabank, Sprint, Standard Charter Bank, Swedbank and the U.S. Army and Navy. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , Saba has 20 offices worldwide. 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 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. |
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