SAS Braathens Goes Live With Saba Enterprise Learning.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Airline Industry Leader Aims to Leverage Human Capital Solution to Address Online European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community Mandated Security Training Needs Saba (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM HCDM Human Capital Development and Management ) solutions, today announced that SAS Braathens SAS Braathens was Norway's largest airline that was created as merger between Scandinavian Airlines division in Norway and Braathens in 2004. As of June 1, 2007, the airline changed name to SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge [1]. , Norway's largest airline, has gone live with online security courses to meet regulations imposed by the European Union. "The airline industry faces an unprecedented need to meet complex regulatory compliance and reporting requirements," said Bobby Yazdani, Saba chairman and 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. . "Saba is pleased to be able to support the requirements of SAS Braathens and further demonstrate the critical business value that Saba Enterprise Learning brings to leading organizations around the world." Braathens, Norway's biggest airline and a member of the SAS group The SAS Group (OSE: SAS, OMX: SAS) is a company based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company is owned by SAS Danmark A/S, SAS Norge AS and SAS Sverige AB, those companies are owned by SAS AB. SAS Group owns several airlines in Europe. , purchased Saba Enterprise Learning to help train and certify its employees and establish a competency framework. Inspired by the events of 9/11, the European Union mandated that all personnel with access to airport facilities must be trained to deal with nearly any security threat. SAS Braathens has addressed this complex challenge by using Saba Enterprise Learning to put its training online and present its learners with scenarios in an online virtual airport environment. This brings the airport to the individuals, rather than forcing them to leave their workplaces to familiarize themselves with physical topology. Implementing a Learning Management System (LMS) has a few challenges, many of which are cultural. "It was a new way of thinking," said Erling Mangnes, IT coordinator for SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. HR Systems. "To overcome the hurdles of getting users to the system, SAS Braathens introduced a two hour classroom-based course for all employees. The outcome of this course was very successful. Today, more than 90 percent of the organization uses the system." About SAS Braathens SAS Braathens was established in 2004 as a company within the SAS Group. SAS Braathens is the biggest operating airline in Norway with nearly 500 flights per day serving over 40 destinations in Norway and Europe. About Saba Saba (NASDAQ:SABA) is a leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, which increase organizational performance through the implementation of a management system for aligning, developing, and managing people. Among the Global 2000, Saba customers include Alcatel, Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, 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. Corp., Kaiser Permanente, Medtronic, Procter & Gamble, Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. and VERITAS Software. Saba has received industry recognition for its solutions, and was recently named again to the leader quadrant position in the Gartner 2004 e-Learning Suite and Learning Management Systems (LMS) 'Magic Quadrants' and was ranked in March by IT industry analyst META Group as a market leader in learning management technology for the third consecutive year. Saba is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call 877-SABA-101 or 650-779-2791. |
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