Oslo Norway, 21 December 2009 – Edvantage group, an e-learning company and Managed Learning Services provider has entered in to a strategic partnership
with Saba, the premier global provider of people management and collaboration software and services. In this agreement, Edvantage
group will now offer Saba’s advanced and user friendly web conferencing and collaboration solution, Saba Centra, to its customer
base to enhance e-learning across formal and informal learning environments.
This partnership gives Edvantage group’s clients access to the latest virtual classroom, web conferencing and collaboration
solutions from Saba, to enhance employees' learning by enabling online interaction and knowledge exchanges between learners
in real time.
“Saba Centra fits well with the culture of technology at Edvantage group. It is easy to use and very flexible which upholds
the SaaS based models we have for our own technologies,” says Tore Eggen Product Manager, Learning Gateway, Edvantage group.
“Edvantage group is the leading e-learning and Managed Learning Company in Northern Europe. We are very pleased to partner
with Edvantage group in bringing Saba Centra to a broader cross-section of customers seeking the best solutions for formal
and informal learning”, said Olivier Ghezi, Senior VP for Global Alliances at Saba.
Saba Centra will be available to Edvantage group clients in early 2010.
About Saba
Founded in 1997, Saba (NASDAQ: SABA) is the premier global provider of people management software and services. Saba’s people
management solutions are used by more than 1,300 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 people management 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 Alcatel-Lucent; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; BMW; Caterpillar; CEMEX; Daimler; Dell; Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; HP Enterprise Services; EMC Corporation; 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, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service, 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 +1-650-779-2791.
About Saba Centra
Saba Centra is an industry-leading web conferencing and collaboration solution that enables employees, customers and partners
to learn, interact and exchange knowledge online, in real time. The latest version increases the value of web conferencing
by making video-based, graphical and text-based session content easy to capture and share across the enterprise. Saba Centra's
capabilities for presenters and participants enable rich virtual classroom and meeting interaction.
About Edvantage group
Edvantage group is a Managed Learning Service company providing a single-source for corporate e-learning solutions. The company
combines industry expertise, learning systems and software, content and customised services to help clients develop employee
skills and improve performance. Edvantage group serves local, multinational and global organisations from offices throughout
the Nordic countries, Benelux and the UK. For more information, visit www.edvantagegroup.com.
Contact
Edvantage group
Thomas Berglund, CEO
+47 92 82 45 82
thomasb@edvantagegroup.com
Saba
Emma Rosen, Press Relations
+1.415.385.2843
emma@activapr.com
