PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 28, 2012) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today its participation in a panel discussion on the benefits of automating manual compensation processes and how, combined with other Sales Performance Management technologies, companies can transform their sales and channel performance.

"CallidusCloud® has seen the incentive compensation market shift gears in 2012," said Giles House, Vice President, Marketing Communications and Products, CallidusCloud. "We have seen tremendous growth from our Commissions solution as well as the expansion by many of our customers into other areas of Sales Performance Management, such as coaching and learning. In particular, companies are very interested in how they can boost the effectiveness of their incentive regimes by tapping into gamification."

CallidusCloud will be exhibiting at Table 6 from August 29-30, 2012 at the Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, Ill. Jennifer Kerr from Ecolab, a CallidusCloud customer, will be participating in the Technology Showcase discussion on sales compensation technologies at 12:15-1 p.m., Thursday, August 29. Giles House will be participating in a panel discussion entitled 'The Future of Automated Sales Compensation Management' from 4:15-5:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 29.

CallidusCloud provides a SaaS suite that is designed to help businesses drive [ enterprise engagement ], [ sales performance management ] and [ sales effectiveness ] throughout the sales cycle with award-winning, multi-tenant cloud software. CallidusCloud offers the following SaaS and mobile solutions: [ candidate assessment tests for hiring ], [ video interviews ], [ marketing automation ], [ quotes and proposals ], [ sales enablement ], [ sales coaching ], [ sales commission management ], [ learning management ] and [ content authoring ], underpinned by analytics and [ enterprise gamification ].

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About CallidusCloud
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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