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Wed, January 21, 2009 Callidus Software Inc.: Cricket Communications Strengthens Sales Performance With Callidus Software On-Demand Solution
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - January 21, 2009) - Callidus Software Inc. (
"Callidus On-Demand has provided our company with the ability to process payments accurately and quickly, supporting the needs of our business and external distribution partners," says Joe Miller, director of finance for customer and channel operations at Cricket Communications. "This has also furthered our visibility into the performance of our main sales channel." Continues Miller: "We are excited to expand our use of Callidus On-Demand to support a newly developed commission structure for our internal sales employees, a challenge that our company was not able to previously achieve with the desired outcome of aligning individual and team performance with compensation."
[ Serving over 73,000 subscribers in more than 130 countries ], Callidus On-Demand is the only [ fully featured sales performance management ] on-demand solution in the market. It offers unparalleled flexibility, security and scalability. Cricket Communications currently uses Callidus On-Demand to compensate 2,000 payees and will add an additional 1,900 payees from its retail sales, finance and sales management groups by the second quarter of 2009.
"It is critical to have the ability to manage sales performance management efficiently and effectively, especially during harsh economic times," said Jeff Saling, senior vice president of Callidus On-Demand. "We are pleased with the proven results Callidus On-Demand has provided for Cricket Communications and are happy to support them in their on-going success."
In challenging economic times and faced with unprecedented competition, companies are pursuing [ new ways to drive revenue ] and optimize profitability. Sales performance management and [ pervasive performance management ]are the untapped levers to bring these strategies to life. Callidus' solutions [ help companies ][ align corporate objectives with sales strategy ].
On-demand SPM software by Callidus Software delivers a [ high ROI ] in a very short period of time. Callidus On-Demand offers a fast path to sales performance management success, is easy to deploy and features predictable, low ongoing costs in a solution that is secure, safe, reliable and accurate and grows with the business requirements.
About Cricket Communications
Leap Wireless International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital wireless services in the United States under the Cricket brand name. The company offers unlimited local and the U.S. long distance services from Cricket service area, and multiple calling features and messaging services, as well as unlimited mobile Web access and directory assistance. It also provides a basic service plan that allows customers to make unlimited calls within their Cricket service area and receive unlimited calls from any area. In addition, the company offers roaming service packages; pre-purchase services, including additional directory assistance calls, domestic and international long distance, ring tones, short message service, and text messaging to wireless users; and applications comprising customized ring tones, wallpapers, photos, greeting cards, games, and news and entertainment message deliveries on a prepaid basis. Leap Wireless International markets its Cricket handsets and services, primarily through company-owned retail locations and kiosks, as well as through authorized dealers and distributors, including premier dealers, local market authorized dealers, national retail chains, and other indirect distributors. As of December 31, 2007, it offered services in 23 states to approximately 2.9 million customers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Callidus Software®
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