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KPN Leverages Saba to Improve Competitiveness and Drive Growth Across Europe

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Saba’s Unified Learning Management Suite, Delivered Through Cloud Solution Provider Bloomville, Enables Standardised Training and Development for 23,000 Employees.

Bracknell, UK - June 25, 2013 - Saba (OTCPink: SABA), the premier provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, working with cloud partner Bloomville, today announced that KPN, the leading telecommunications and Internet and Communications Technology (ICT) service provider in The Netherlands, is leveraging the Saba Unified Learning Management Suite to standardise and optimise the training and development of its workforce. 

Expertise is a competitive differentiator for KPN. It was therefore critical for them to establish consistent best practices and procedures for the training and development of their over 23,000 employees across Europe. It was also important for KPN's programs to be delivered on a central unified learning platform. By leveraging Saba and Bloomville, KPN can now focus solely on its learning strategy. 

KPN offers worldwide ICT services and is a market leader in Benelux for infrastructure and network-related IT solutions. In order for them to retain the leading position, it is important for their employees to stay up-to-date on the developments in their field and area of professional expertise. The Saba Unified Learning Management Suite enables KPN to stimulate and support their employees, allowing each to further develop their areas of expertise.

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"Using Saba's learning solution, KPN has the optimal foundation to keep up with new trends in the field of learning and development, driving growth and a competitive advantage," according to Peter van der Velde, managing director and owner of Bloomville. "Bloomville and Saba have a proven partnership that is helping KPN to drive their learning strategy." 

"Working with our cloud partner Bloomville, we've provided KPN with a scalable formal and informal learning solution that meets the needs of its highly skilled workforce across Europe," said Jill Henry, alliances director, EMEA, Saba. "We look forward to meeting the needs of customers seeking enterprise solutions that can help enhance their professional development strategies, increase employee retention and drive top-line growth." 

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About Bloomville
From its head office in Nijkerk (NL), Bloomville offers customers such as ABN Amro, ASML, T-Mobile and KPN the aforementioned LDaaS solutions. The company is also a hub in the HRD field when it comes to organisation, processes and support systems. Bloomville designs and implements solutions which enable customers to manage centrally HRD domains such as performance management, talent management, learning and development and social collaboration.