University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Relies on Centra Live.

Virtual Classroom, Collaboration, Webconferencing Technologies Help Support College's Teaching, Research and Outreach Mission

DALLAS -- Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services provider, today announced at the Educause 2006 Conference, that the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) is utilizing Centra Live from Saba to drive a number of distance learning and community education activities for the college.

A public research university and land-grant institution, the university is committed to achieving excellence as the state's primary center of research and graduate education. The university goes beyond the classroom to create and apply knowledge for the benefit of the economy and culture of the state of Maryland as well as the country and the rest of the world. To realize its aspirations and fulfill its mandates, the university advances knowledge, provides innovative instruction, and nourishes a climate of intellectual growth in a broad range of academic disciplines and interdisciplinary fields.

Centra Live's highly-interactive online virtual learning and collaboration platform helps the university's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources achieve its mandates by bringing together faculty, students, and participants throughout the state to learn and share information.

"Beyond the usual benefits you would expect from this type of technology -- such as of time and cost savings, scheduling flexibility, and improved collaboration -- is that Centra helps us to better serve the public and make a meaningful contribution to the community," said Brad Paleg, AGNR distance learning specialist. "The beauty of the Centra technology is that it is helping us address critical societal issues such as food safety, nutrition and literacy around the world."

The college is using the Centra technology for a variety of uses, including training and education, online office hours, guest lectures, and internal and external meetings. For example:

* Students from around the world participate in live virtual classes and web conferences as part of the college's Food Safety Risk Analysis E-learning Program. In addition, guest lecturers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have successfully presented remotely with minimal training and support.

* The Department of Equine Studies held a webinar on health and disease prevention issues for horse owners across the community. Centra Live enables the department to broadcast to several satellite locations throughout the community, ensuring better access to the information throughout Maryland.

* The faculty of the Institute of Applied Agriculture uses Centra to provide access to live and recorded lectures to on- and off-campus students. Centra's recording and playback functionality also facilitates the ability to repurpose presentations.

* Many of the AGNR's departments use Centra's web conferencing features as an alternative to traditional face-to-face meetings, eliminating costly travel and promoting the exchange of knowledge among the college's three units.

By embracing Centra's virtual learning capabilities, AGNR has not only extended the reach of its programs to students from around the globe, it has provided innovative programs that reach beyond campus boundaries to enrich the lives of the broader community.

Saba's online learning and training solutions allow more than 70 academic organizations to take advantage of new opportunities with innovative programs that provide students and faculty with a rich, interactive learning experience that can fit into their busy lives. Centra 7 enables organizations to bring instructors and students together online in virtual classes that allow for all the interaction of a typical classroom. With Centra's virtual classes and content management capabilities, academic organizations can use the Internet to offer highly interactive, online classes and degree programs that draw new students -- such as doctors, business executives, and remote students -- who aren't able to attend classes on campus due to professional or geographic constraints.

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About Saba

Saba (Nasdaq:SABA) is the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services provider, using a people-centric approach to increase productivity and performance. As a trusted partner, Saba enables the Aligned Enterprise[TM] for over 1,100 customers in 150 countries by providing an integrated people management system to continuously align goals, develop people, improve collaboration and increase visibility into organizational performance.

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