CallidusCloud Expands Agreement with Salesforce to

New Partnership Includes Joint Marketing, Sales and Technical Alignment Efforts to Drive Innovation for Customers Globally

DUBLIN, Calif., Feb. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD ), the leader in cloud-based sales performance management solutions, announced today it has expanded its partnership with Salesforce. This new, multi-year deal enhances the position of CallidusCloud—a Salesforce Platinum ISV Partner delivering solutions on the AppExchange since 2006—by including new joint marketing investments, joint sales activities and technical alignment.

“Every customer and every thing is becoming smarter and more connected, which is why it’s more critical than ever to provide solutions that complete the customer journey from lead to close,” said Tyler Prince, executive vice president, worldwide alliances and go-to-market innovation at Salesforce. “Customers will benefit from our extended partnership, combining Salesforce’s #1 CRM with CallidusCloud’s leading Sales Performance Management capabilities.”

By extending its partnership with Salesforce, CallidusCloud customers can gain accelerated time-to-revenue and increased ROI by combining Salesforce’s CRM and CallidusCloud’s Sales Performance Management offerings.

“We are excited to announce our new partnership with Salesforce,” said Leslie Stretch, president and CEO at CallidusCloud. “As the leader in SaaS Sales Performance Management, this agreement is an opportunity to deliver solutions to a large, educated and cloud-savvy market place, complementing Salesforce’s CRM, industry, and Quote-to-Cash initiatives.”

About CallidusCloud Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD ), doing business as CallidusCloud ^® , is the global leader in cloud-based sales, marketing, learning and customer experience solutions. CallidusCloud enables organizations to accelerate and maximize their lead to money process with a complete suite of solutions that identify the right leads, ensure proper territory and quota distribution, enable sales forces, automate configure price quote, and streamline sales compensation -- driving bigger deals, faster. Approximately 5,000 leading organizations, across all industries, rely on CallidusCloud to optimize the lead to money process to close more deals for more money in record time.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements The forward-looking statements included in this press release, including, for example, the potential benefits of any partnership, reflect management's best judgment based on factors currently known and involve many risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks detailed in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which may be obtained by contacting CallidusCloud's Investor Relations department at 415-445-3232, or from the Investor Relations section of CallidusCloud's website ( http://www.calliduscloud.com/about-us/investor-relations/ ).

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Media Relations Contact Chris Bucholtz CallidusCloud 925-251-2200 pr@calliduscloud.com