PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 18, 2011) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), the leader in [ Sales Performance Management (SPM) ], announced today that G4S, the world's largest security services provider, has selected Callidus' ForceLogix Sales Coaching and Litmos Learning Management solutions to optimize learning and talent development for a segment of its European sales organization. The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

G4S will implement the ForceLogix Sales Coaching and Litmos Learning Management System (LMS) SaaS and mobile solutions to quickly and easily deploy an interactive coaching and training program to accelerate onboarding and improve business execution. The combination of online coaching with sales training offers a blended learning approach in an easy-to-use self-service platform that minimizes time away from the field.

The [ ForceLogix Sales Coaching ] solution helps organizations optimize and increase the effectiveness of their sales force and call centers. The flexible and open platform enables businesses to rank sales professionals and agents based on different key performance indicators (KPIs) from multiple data stores across the enterprise. Using the rankings, managers can then easily identify the core activities and training that drive top performance. They can then use these profiles to implement the right training and development processes across their sales channels -- building a concrete roadmap for their new hires and existing employees to replicate the performance of their stars.

[ Litmos LMS ] is a fast growing online training system that makes the management and delivery of web-based training courses easy. Litmos is designed from the ground up to be a quick, easy-to-use platform that enables organizations to create and distribute web-based content in multiple formats, and track results in real-time. Courses created on the Litmos LMS are automatically accessible from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices as well as the web so that users can access courses anywhere, anytime.

About Callidus Software®

Callidus Software (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]) is the market and technology leader in [ Sales Performance Management ] (SPM). Callidus award-winning SaaS platform -- the Callidus Cloud -- is a comprehensive SaaS suite designed to help businesses drive more effective selling at each stage of the sales talent lifecycle, from improved sales hiring -- the foundation of strong sales performance -- to improved campaign execution, to high frequency coaching and development. The Callidus Cloud suite includes Callidus' 100% multi-tenant, high-availability SaaS infrastructure; its Sales Selection, Sales Effectiveness, Sales Performance, and Learning modules; SPMConnect for data management; and Reporting & Analytics. Callidus Software powers more than 2.5 million users across the globe. For more information, please visit [ www.callidussoftware.com ].

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