Saba Social Learning Wins Top Product of the Year

Oct. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Bracknell, UK -- Saba , the premier People Cloud provider, today announced that Saba Social Learning has been selected as one of Human Resource Executive® Magazine’s Top Products of 2011. Awards were announced during the opening day of the HR Technology® Conference at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Saba Social Learning, powered by Saba Social, award-winning enterprise social networking, was selected for its innovative informal, collaborative and community-based approach to learning that enhances user adoption and increases learning retention. By combining the best of today’s social networking features, coupled with world-class learning management capabilities, Saba Social Learning provides immediate and context-relevant learning methods. Social learning also allows learners to sustain knowhow gained from formal training programs by connecting and collaborating with the communities, experts, coaches and getting critical questions answered in real-time.

“As the pressure to accelerate product time-to-market and grow the best talent increases, organizations are increasingly looking for more innovative and interactive ways to inspire people and accelerate the sharing of knowledge across their enterprise, including employees, partners and suppliers,” said Emily He, vice president, product marketing, Saba. “Receiving this latest industry award for Saba Social Learning validates the power of the Saba People Cloud to enable organizations around the world to transform their businesses by cultivating a culture of knowledge sharing that enhances productivity and mobilizes teams for innovation.”

Critical business problems that can be solved using Saba Social Learning include:

-Improved sales force effectiveness and knowledge retention
-Optimized channel engagement and extended enterprise effectiveness
-Accelerated time-to-productivity of new hires with strategic on-boarding
-Customer service excellence with rapid sharing of best practices
-Ability to unlock tacit knowledge from retiring workforce and engage multiple generations of employees

Recent Industry Accolades

In addition to being named as a HR Executive Magazine Top Product of 2011, Saba has received a number of industry accolades this year for its social solutions, including:

-The 2011 Launch Pad Award at Enterprise 2.0 Conference
-The Silver Medal from Brandon Hall for “Best Advance in Social Learning Technology”
-The Best of Elearning! 2011 Awards; Winner for Saba Social
-Named a “Challenger” in the 2011 “Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace” by Gartner Inc. for Saba Social
-2011 Stevie Award for Favorite New Software as a Service for Saba Social

Supporting Resources:
-Saba Social: http://www.saba.com/saba-people-systems/collaboration-sui...
-Saba People Cloud Applications: http://www.saba.com
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Saba  enables organizations to build a transformative workplace that leverages the advent of social networking in business and the ubiquity of mobile to empower an organization’s most mission-critical assets – its people. The company provides a unified set of People Cloud Applications including learning management, talent management, enterprise social networking and real-time collaboration delivered through the Saba People Cloud. Saba solutions help organizations leverage their people networks to become more competitive through innovation, speed, agility, and trust. Saba's premier customer base includes major global organizations and industry leaders in financial services, life sciences and healthcare, high tech, automotive and manufacturing, retail, energy and utilities, packaged goods, and public sector organizations.