CallidusCloud Wins Gold at the Stevie Awards in 2012 International Business Awards

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Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that it won three Stevie® awards in the 2012 International Business Awards (IBAs). CallidusCloud® was awarded Gold in the ‘Computer Software’ category, Silver in the ‘Company of the Year — Computer Software’ category and another Gold for its Sales Effectiveness Suite in the ‘Best New Product or Service of the Year’ category.

"CallidusCloud is thrilled to be named the winner of three Stevie Awards in the International Business Awards," said Leslie Stretch, President and CEO, CallidusCloud. "We are honored to have our suite recognized as the best new product. We are seeing unprecedented momentum with customers of all sizes around the world adopting our technology. The combination of rapid time-to-value, ease of use and a robust, multitenant SaaS infrastructure is extremely compelling. CallidusCloud has a relentless focus on delivering value to our customers, and we will continue to innovate with respect to our state-of-the-art cloud. These awards are a glowing testament to the talent and dedication of our world-class team at a time when our business is growing like never before."…

Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

"Entries to the IBAs grew substantially this year," said Michael Gallagher, President and Founder of the Stevie Awards. "Despite slow economic conditions in much of the world, the quality of nominations was outstanding, demonstrating that there are many companies that are innovating and growing regardless. We’re looking forward to celebrating this year’s Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners at our gala event in Seoul on 15 October."

More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the Awards will be presented to winners at a gala awards banquet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on 15 October.

Details about the International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.