Callidus Software Holds First Semi-Annual Customer Advisory Board

Callidus Software Holds First Semi-Annual Customer Advisory Board

Customer Advisory Board Increases Customer Centricity and Collects Input to Further Optimize Product Direction and Development

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD) , the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced it successfully launched its Customer Advisory Board program with its first semi-annual three day meeting. Callidus executives gathered with a dozen customers from financial services, communications, high-tech, life sciences and retail industries to listen to their comments and receive input to continue on its path of customer-centric product development. Customers shared their successes with SPM solutions, provided feedback and spoke about the business performance benefits and key learnings achieved through the industry’s leading SPM solution.

The Customer Advisory Board provides critical input from customers for Callidus’ product development and helps the company prioritize which products to invest in and how to further improve them. The event also helps us gather insight into industry-specific business processes and enhance customer centricity. The event gathered customers from Callidus’ list of Fortune 1000 companies including Novell, Siemens UGS PLM Software, John Hancock and Embarq. Customers were able to speak to specific requirements and challenges that their companies experience, as well as learn more about how Callidus SPM products are helping to increase sales revenue, manage channel sales and improve sales productivity.

“Our marketing organization team is dedicated to 100% customer satisfaction and committed to constantly shaping and improving market strategy. In addition, this inaugural Callidus Customer Advisory Board enabled us to clearly demonstrate our ongoing commitment of excellence to our customers,” said Shanker Trivedi, senior vice president and CMO at Callidus Software. “This new program provides a forum to foster dialog with our customers and share strategies for driving business performance through sales performance management solutions. For Callidus, listening to our customers’ feedback and working in partnership with them to help them achieve their goals for 2007 and beyond, is a key component to our ongoing success.”

“It was an honor and a pleasure to attend the first Callidus Customer Advisory Board meeting,” said Kim Povirk, general manager of sales and services at Embarq. “As a long-standing customer of Callidus it was exciting to see that the corporate focus is directed towards building the best solutions to fit the customers’ requirements. The discussions and presentations were extremely informative, and left us with a better understanding of expectations and future developments. We at Embarq look forward to continuing our positive partnership with Callidus and I am thrilled to be a part of such a high powered team.”

“The customer advisory board provided a great environment for us to give feedback to Callidus and learn about best-practices in sales performance management,” said Bill Briscoe, business consultant at John Hancock. “This was a great opportunity to exchange ideas on business and software strategies and learn more about how our SPM implementation can align sales with corporate objectives, manage the complex sales channel and drive revenue. I look forward to the next advisory board meeting.”

The Customer Advisory Board meeting also created a platform for Callidus executives and management to discuss industry trends with customers. Among the most pressing topics across all industries was the discussion of on-demand vs. on-premise implementation. Customers were able to speak with Callidus product specialists regarding the different delivery options companies have for SPM implementation, as well as gain insight into Callidus’ product roadmap.

About Callidus Software(R)

Callidus Software (http://www.callidussoftware.com/) (NASDAQ: CALD) is a leading provider of on-premise and on-demand Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions to global companies across multiple industries. Callidus’ products allow enterprises to strategically manage incentive compensation, establish quota targets, and align territories, resulting in improved sales and distribution performance. Customers/Partners include 7-Eleven, Accenture, CUNA Mutual, HP, IBM, Philips Medical Systems, Sun Microsystems and Wachovia.

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