CallidusCloud Scoops Ten American Business Awards

PLEASANTON, CALIF. – Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CALD), the leader in sales and marketing effectiveness software, was presented with a further ten Stevie® Awards in the 11th Annual American Business Awards following on from the Most Innovative Company award earlier this year.

“I believe The American Business Awards has singled us out for our unique solutions and our talented teams. These latest wins take our tally to 20 awards for the year and follow hot on the heels of our success in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance Management,” said Leslie Stretch President and CEO of CallidusCloud. “I attribute this recognition to the efforts of our employees, customers and partners and I want to thank each and every one of them for their commitment and support. ”

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration.

CallidusCloud’s 10 awards include:

• Gold ‘Grand Stevie’ for the 10 most successful companies
• Gold for Best Website in the ‘Computer Software’ category
• Silver for Executive of the Year in ‘Computer Software’ category
• Silver for Best Overall Website Design
• Silver for Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Human Capital Management
• Bronze for Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year – up to 2,500 employees
• Bronze for Company of the Year – 250 or more employees
• Bronze for Best New Product or Service of the Year – B2B Products – Computer Software
• Bronze for Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Cloud Application/Service
• Bronze for Best New Product or Service – Software – Financial Management Solution

“So many remarkable stories of success and innovation were told in the nominations submitted to this year’s American Business Awards,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “We congratulate all of this year’s Stevie Award winners, and thank them for the inspiration provided by their achievements.”

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the trophies were presented to winners during a gala banquet on Monday, September 16 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. More than 250 nominees and their guests attended.

Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 320 executives nationwide who participated in the judging process.

Details about The American Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners who were announced on September 16 are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

For a copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance Management please visit: www.calliduscloud.com/gartner-spm-magic-quadrant-2013

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About CallidusCloud

CallidusCloud® (NASDAQ:CALD), is the leading provider of sales and marketing effectiveness software. CallidusCloud enables organizations to accelerate and maximize their lead to money process with their complete suite of solutions that identify the right leads, ensure proper territory and quota distribution, enable sales forces, automate quote and proposal generation, and streamline sales compensation – driving bigger deals, faster. Over 2000 leading organizations, across all industries, rely on CallidusCloud for their lead to money process for better marketing and smarter selling. For more information, please visit www.calliduscloud.com.
About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in five programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2013 American Business Awards include the Business TalkRadio Network, Callidus Software, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, Experian Consumer Services, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, and SoftPro.

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