Wartsila Deploys Saba to Improve Employee and Crew Performance and Increase Revenue.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM HCDM Human Capital Development and Management ) solutions, today announced that Wartsila, the leading global ship power supplier and a major provider of solutions for decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. power generation systems and of supporting services, has deployed the Saba Enterprise Learning Suite to support the Wartsila Land and Sea Academy (WLSA WLSA Women and Law in Southern Africa WLSA Women's Law Student Association WLSA Windows Live Spaces Assistant WLSA Windows Live Search Academic ). Today's high-tech marine industry is demanding more from ships, the machines and systems that serve them, as well as the people that work on them, than ever before. New vessels are becoming more technical, more efficient and therefore more profitable for ship owners and operators. To fully optimize these increased technological capabilities, ship operators and crews need to be well-trained and constantly updated with the latest developments in a ship's system. Wartsila provides a comprehensive suite of training courses and training solutions to its customers and 12,500 Wartsila employees worldwide through its innovative and unique Wartsila Land and Sea Academy (WLSA). The WLSA offers training at seven main locations around the globe, as well as via the Web (http://wlsa.wartsila.com). The catalog of training courses offered helps customers meet their environmental targets and reduce their total cost of ownership -- by improving the availability, reliability, performance and safety of their installations, as well as reducing their warranty charges (sometimes by as much as 50 percent). In addition to product training, the WLSA is now partnering with many of its customers to deliver tailored training and development solutions aligned to the customers own business goals. "Saba enables companies with mission-critical business needs to successfully leverage enterprise learning strategies to maximize their competitive positions in key markets," said Bobby Yazdani, Saba's president 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. . "We continue to see companies like Wartsila take advantage of our market-leading suite of solutions by creating new and innovative approaches that address the key challenges in their business. With Saba, Wartsila has been able to improve the training and development of their employees, derive increased revenue from their customers and improve customer satisfaction, all within a single enterprise solution." "Wartsila's Land and Sea Academy is a key part of our global service strategy. It is helping our customers get the most from their investment in both equipment and people," commented Jari Ullakonoja, Director of the WLSA. "The result is improved customer satisfaction and new revenue streams that are turning training into a profit center, rather than a cost center." About Wartsila Corporation Wartsila is the leading global ship power supplier and a major provider of decentralized power generation systems and of supporting services. In addition Wartsila operates a Nordic engineering steel company Imatra Steel and manages a substantial holding to support the core business. Wartsila's net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight in 2002 totalled EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 2.5 billion and the Group has 12,500 employees. For more information visit www.wartsila.com About Saba Saba (Nasdaq:SABA) is the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, which increase organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, through the implementation of a management system for aligning, developing, and managing people. Among the Global 2000, Saba customers include Alcatel, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , 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 Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , Medtronic, Procter & Gamble, and VERITAS Software. Saba has received industry recognition for its solutions, and recently achieved the leader quadrant position in the Gartner 2003 e-Learning Suite "Magic Quadrant." Saba is 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. , with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call (877) SABA-101 or (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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