PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 11, 2012) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that a global leader in backup, recovery and archive solutions has selected the CallidusCloud^™ iCentera Sales Collaboration platform to drive the effectiveness of its global sales organization. The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The company will deploy the cloud- and mobile-based Sales Collaboration and Sharing portal to enable its sales force to collaborate in real time so they can sell more effectively -- anywhere, anytime.

[ CallidusCloud iCentera Sales Collaboration platform ] is part of the [ Sales Enablement cloud ], a SaaS solution suite that provides real-time sales guidance, delivering easy to use, customizable, private websites that enable marketing, subject experts, solution leaders and sales to quickly collaborate and share best practices so they can rapidly communicate value to the buyer and win more business when they need it most -- when selling.

The Sales Enablement cloud is delivered as part of the CallidusCloud suite, an award-winning, multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure that includes the Hiring Cloud, the Sales Enablement Cloud, the Sales Performance Cloud, the Learning Cloud, and a best-in-class SaaS Reporting & Analytics platform.

Join the Sales Revolution and experience CallidusCloud first-hand at our annual user conference: C³ 2012. Click [ here ] to learn more.

About Callidus Software
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]) is the market and technology leader in [ sales effectiveness and cloud computing ]. Our customers gain a competitive advantage by maximizing sales cost efficiencies and driving improvements in sales effectiveness. CallidusCloud's award-winning multi-tenant SaaS applications set the standard for performance management of a company's sales force and channel partners. Over 2.5 million users rely on our solutions to power their performance. For more information, please visit [ www.calliduscloud.com ].

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