PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 4, 2012) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that First Command Financial Services, a leading provider of financial and investment services, has selected CallidusCloud's Sales Performance Management (SPM) suite to drive the performance of its sales organization in North America. The agreement was signed in the second quarter of 2012.

The [ CallidusCloud™ SPM Suite ] delivers a SaaS solution that helps companies maximize their sales and channel performance with targeted incentives and rewards. The solution:

• Enables the deployment of the right mix of commissions, Management by Objective (MBO) programs, bonus and stock allocations, and SPIFFs to dramatically improve alignment of sales execution with corporate objectives across channels
• Enables 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

CallidusCloud delivers a comprehensive [ SaaS suite ] designed to help businesses drive more effective sales at each stage of the talent lifecycle, from making the right sales hire, to making it easier to sell, to motivating sales execution with targeted incentives and rewards, to building a knowledge-based work culture with high frequency coaching and development. The CallidusCloud platform is an award-winning, multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure that includes the [ Hiring Cloud ], the [ Marketing Cloud ], the [ Selling Cloud ], and the [ Learning Cloud ], and a best-in-class SaaS Reporting & Analytics platform.

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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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