PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 15, 2012) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that a global brand leader in health, hygiene and well-being products has selected the CallidusCloud™ Sales Performance Management and Sales Coach solutions to drive the performance of its worldwide sales organization and distribution channels. The agreement was signed in the first quarter of 2012.

The company will deploy the CallidusCloud solutions to drive sales performance through targeted incentives and high-frequency sales coaching. In addition, the company will leverage Sales Coach to drive adoption of the Challenger Selling Model™[1] across its sales force. CallidusCloud's solutions will be deployed with the company's Salesforce.com CRM solution.

The Sales Performance Management suite and the Sales Coach solution are part of the [ Sales Effectiveness Cloud ], a SaaS solution suite that helps companies motivate its sales force with the right incentives, coach them on the right skills and behaviors, and drive a culture of sales collaboration and best practices based on proven results.

The Sales Effectiveness Cloud is delivered as part of the [ CallidusCloud suite ], an award-winning, SaaS infrastructure that includes the Hiring Cloud, the Marketing Cloud, the Sales Effectiveness Cloud, and the Learning Cloud.

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

[1] The Challenger Selling Model is a sales methodology developed by the [ Sales Executive Council ], and has been deployed in large sales organizations across North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, click [ here ].

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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