FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * LENIHAN LAWRENCE D JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SABA SOFTWARE INC [SABA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FIRSTMARK CAPITAL, L.L.C., 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/22/2009 (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 Common Stock, $.001 par value 01/22/2009   P   500 (1) (2) A $ 1.3 2,770,340 I (1) (2) See footnotes (1) (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ Lawrence D. Lenihan, Jr., Director (1)		01/26/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Brian Kempner, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel		01/26/2009
**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)	Lawrence D. Lenihan, Jr. directly owns 500 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. FirstMark Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("FirstMark"), is an investment adviser acting on behalf of its clients' accounts which beneficially own 2,769,840 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, as previously reported on Form 4. Mr. Lenihan 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. 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.
(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.

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