PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Apr 17, 2012) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that a leading Indian telecom service provider has selected the CallidusCloud™ Sales Performance Management Enterprise suite to drive increased sales effectiveness across its extensive dealer circles. The agreement was signed in the first quarter of 2012.

The company will implement the CallidusCloud Sales Performance Management Enterprise suite to streamline its dealer sales management life cycle, from onboarding, target setting, budget allocation, trade scheme deployment, to performance tracking and dispute resolution.

This is the second major Indian Telecom Service Provider to select CallidusCloud for its sales effectiveness initiatives in the recent past, following [ Tata Communications ] in Q3 2011.

The Sales Performance Management suite, part of the CallidusCloud [ Sales Effectiveness Cloud ], helps companies maximize their sales and channel performance with targeted commissions and rewards. The solution:

• Enables the deployment of the right mix of commissions, key sales objectives and Management by Objective (MBO) programs, and SPIFFs to dramatically improve sales execution in a short period of time
• Drives market agility with rapid go-to-market and mid-period coverage and incentive adjustments
• Consolidates all sales results data in a single platform with real time web and mobile access to deliver superior visibility into operations and financial performance

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

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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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