REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—October 10, 2007—Personnel Decisions International (PDI), a global leader in human resources consulting, and Saba Software, Inc. (NASAQ:SABA), the premier people management software and services provider, today announced that they have formed an alliance to offer PDI’s premier integrated competency architecture on Saba’s people management platform, Saba Enterprise. As a result of this alliance, today the companies also announced the availability of Performance Framework, Saba Edition. By integrating PDI competencies into Saba’s people management platform, organizations can build custom competency models to facilitate employee development, growth, promotion and retention.

“Organizations with demanding talent management needs require robust, unified people management technology,” said R.J. Heckman, Ph.D., general manager and vice president for Personnel Decisions International. “The goal of our alliance with Saba is to help our clients make high-quality decisions about talent to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace.”

Through this alliance, PDI provides tailored competency content to be used within Saba’s people management platform, Saba Enterprise 5.4. Performance Framework, Saba Edition, includes pre-packaged, level-specific models that reflect organizational roles ranging from individual contributor through senior executive. Saba’s platform leverages these models to enable customers to move beyond standard competency modeling to incorporate competencies into strategic talent management. Performance Framework, Saba Edition, also incorporates performance measurement and fuels development across all levels of an organization, enabling customers to implement talent management initiatives quickly and effectively to align employee efforts with corporate goals.

“A powerful competency library is a key component of a strategic people management solution,” said A.G. Lambert, vice president product marketing for Saba. “By forming an alliance with PDI, Saba is able to bring to market leading competency models to enable better talent decisions that help drive organizational success.”

About PDI
Personnel Decisions International (PDI) is global human resources consulting firm with distinctive expertise in building leadership talent that provides real, competitive advantage. With more than 700 team members in 29 offices around the globe, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, enabling them to make consistently effective decisions about leaders. Using field-tested strategies, systems, and tools that are unique in the industry – we help clients including 80 percent of the Fortune 100 firms and 75 percent of the Forbes Global 100 to identify, develop, and deploy superior leaders. Our aim is simple – the well placed confidence that your current and future leaders are distinctively stronger than the competition, resulting in sustained, superior performance. For more information, contact PDI client relations at 920-997-6995 (or toll-free in the United States at 800-633-4410) or visit PDI’s Web site at www.personneldecisions.com.

About Saba
Founded in 1997, Saba (NASDAQ: SABA) is the premier global provider of strategic human capital management (HCM) software and services. Saba’s people management solutions are used by more than 1,200 organizations and over 17 million end users worldwide. Saba’s solutions increase organizational performance by aligning workforce goals with organizational strategy; developing, managing and rewarding their people; and improving collaboration.

Saba product offerings address all aspects of strategic HCM and are available both on-premise and OnDemand (www.saba.com/products). To ensure long-term customer success, our global services capabilities and partnerships provide strategic consulting, comprehensive implementation services, and ongoing worldwide support.

Saba customers include ABN AMRO, Alcatel-Lucent, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, BMW, Caterpillar, CEMEX, Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, Dell, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, EDS, EMC Corporation, FedEx Kinko's, Insurance Australia Group, Kaiser Permanente, Lockheed Martin, Medtronic, National Australia Bank, Novartis, Petrobras, Procter & Gamble, Renault, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scotiabank, Singapore Ministry of Finance, Sprint, Standard Chartered Bank, Stanford University, Swedbank, Tata Consultancy Services, Wyndham International, Weyerhaeuser, Underwriters Laboratories, and the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Saba has offices on five continents. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call +1-877-SABA-101 or +1-650-779-2791.

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