PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 13, 2013) -  Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), a leading provider of hiring, learning, marketing and selling cloud software, announced today that Cincinnati Bell, one of the nation's most respected local exchange and wireless providers, has selected CallidusCloud's CPQ to drive sales. The agreement was signed in the first quarter of 2013.

Cincinnati Bell(SM) will be rolling out CallidusCloud's Configure Price Quote solution to its sales force to improve the product selection and quoting process, with a focus on increasing cross-sell and upsell across the entire product range, and to drive significant revenue growth in 2013.

CallidusCloud's CPQ provides a 100% multi-tenant, SaaS deal maximizer and deal accelerator. CPQ simplifies and accelerates the selling of all types of products and services. Requiring only a browser, CPQ enables users to quickly configure, price, quote, propose, and sell. The solution specializes in boosting sales through faster, more accurate quotes, collaborative-based selling, and increasing profit margins across companies with simple product catalogs all the way to complex, multi-channel sales networks.

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About Cincinnati Bell
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: [ CBB ]) provides integrated communications solutions -- including local and long distance voice, data, high-speed internet, entertainment and wireless services -- that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States rely on Cincinnati Bell for efficient, scalable office communications systems and end-to-end IT solutions. Cincinnati Bell also is the majority owner of CyrusOne (NASDAQ: [ CONE ]), which provides best-in-class data center colocation services to enterprise customers through its facilities with fully redundant power and cooling solutions that are currently located in the Midwest, Texas, Arizona, London and Singapore. For more information, please visit [ www.cincinnatibell.com ].

About CallidusCloud
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CALD ]), doing business as CallidusCloud®, is a leading provider of cloud software. CallidusCloud enables organizations to drive performance and productivity across their businesses with our hiring, learning, marketing and selling clouds. From back office to the field, from desktop to mobile, we ensure organizations have the right tools to be more effective and perform better. The combined power of our clouds, our people, and our partners fuels growth, empowers the work force and delivers real value. CallidusCloud drives performance and productivity for over 1700 leading organizations. Small, medium and large enterprises across multiple industries and geographies rely on CallidusCloud for quicker hiring, simpler learning, better marketing, and smarter selling. For more information, please visit [ www.calliduscloud.com ].

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