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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FirstMark Capital, L.L.C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SABA SOFTWARE INC [SABA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Footnote (1) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/16/2009 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10020 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 1.3 (3)

01/16/2009

A

15,000

(3)

01/16/2015

Common Stock

15,000 (2) (3)

(3)

15,000 (2) (3)

I (2)

Investment Advisor (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FirstMark Capital, L.L.C. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10020				See Footnote (1)
LENIHAN LAWRENCE D JR 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10020	X

Signatures

/s/ Brian Kempner, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel		01/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Lawrence D. Lenihan, Jr., Director (1)		01/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	FirstMark Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("FirstMark"), is an investment adviser acting on behalf of its clients' accounts. FirstMark disclaims any obligation to file this report, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FirstMark is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to the Issuer of such securities. Lawrence D. Lenihan, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, and a member of FirstMark. Mr. Lenihan also serves on the Board of Directors of the Issuer and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
(2)	FirstMark disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FirstMark is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(3)	Lawrence D. Lenihan, Jr. received an option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the "Option") as compensation for his service as a director on the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The Option vests periodically over the course of four years beginning January 16, 2009 and is exercisable into Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.30 per share. The expiration of the Option is January 16, 2015.

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