REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (Business Wire) -- Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, today announced that Kazuo Hosoi, Managing Director, Saba Japan, will present at Human Capital 2004, Japan's largest HCDM Conference, in Tokyo from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. today. The conference, presented by Nikkei Business Publications, is expected to draw more than 30,000 attendees and will offer the latest information on improving efficiency in managing the human resource function of an organization.
Kazuo Hosoi's keynote will discuss the status of the enterprise learning market in Japan and address the mission of the chief learning officer (CLO) in Japanese companies. The keynote will also address current enterprise learning issues facing executives today and the key trends in the market, including the integration of enterprise learning and performance management solutions.
"We are on the edge of a revolution in Enterprise Learning in Japan," said Hosoi. "Japanese companies are embracing enterprise learning solutions because they can help deliver measurable improvements in both individual and organizational performance. These organizations are deploying solutions that can help speed time-to-market for new products, improve an organization's ability to meet regulatory compliance requirements, and raise overall customer satisfaction."
Human Capital 2004 is the leading professional event for workplace learning and performance professionals in Japan. The conference will bring together thousands of learning and performance professionals from all over Japan to not only learn from but also network with industry experts, suppliers and vendors. The event is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare.
About Saba
Saba (NASDAQ:SABA) is the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, which increase organizational performance through the implementation of a management system for aligning, developing, and managing people. Among the Global 2000, Saba customers include Alcatel, Cisco Systems, DaimlerChrysler, EMC Corp., Kaiser Permanente, Medtronic, Procter & Gamble, and VERITAS Software. Saba has received industry recognition for its solutions, and recently was named again to the leader quadrant position in the Gartner 2004 e-Learning Suite and LMS "Magic Quadrants."
Saba customers in Japan include Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Shinsei Bank and Nissan Motors.
Saba is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call (877) SABA-101 or (650) 779-2791.
Saba
Aimee Schoaf, 623-536-5021
aschoaf@saba.com
