Thursday 29 July 2010
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), a leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced that its participation as a platinum sponsor of Dreamforce ‘09, salesforce.com’s seventh annual user and developer conference, was a significant success. Callidus Software showcased its new applications available on the Force.com platform, including Monaco Suite, Commissions Manager and Plan Communicator to the more than 15,000 participants who attended the event.
“We attended Dreamforce to showcase our native SMB products on the Force.com platform,” said Leslie Stretch, president and CEO at Callidus Software. “We have received strong interest in our Force.com products such as our claims-based solution, Commissions Manager, and our document distribution and approval solution, Plan Communicator. These SMB products provide an easy on-ramp to sales performance management by strengthening communication and streamlining sales processes.”
Following Dreamforce, Mark Smith, CEO and EVP at Ventana Research, commented on Commissions Manager in the Ventana Research Blog that, “The two solutions Callidus Plan Communicator and Commissions Manager help organizations off-board from using dedicated spreadsheets onto a solution that uses software designed for the process and for management to ensure accurate and fair commission and incentives are paid. I believe this is the type of support that especially mid-size organizations with 15 up to 100 sales representatives on compensation plans need to automate this process. The solution [...] will meet the majority of mid-sized organizations that have defined products and services with set commission rates and accelerators(1).”
Smith continued, “In addition, Callidus Software announced they will be expanding their entire suite on top of the Force.com platform to further embrace the cloud computing advancements at salesforce.com [...]. Callidus is taking a large step forward to build native applications on the Force.com platform to embrace the Salesforce CRM environment while also maintaining their enterprise class sales performance management suite that is more typically used in large and very large sales forces(2).”
Salesforce.com customers, partners and industry experts engaged in learning about best practice solutions at Dreamforce, which also provided ample networking opportunities and access to vendors in the salesforce.com community. In addition to showcasing its Force.com applications, Callidus Software executives hosted three breakout sessions, showcasing essential SPM strategies for 2010 and demonstrating how companies can utilize the Force.com platform to drive sales growth using SPM applications.
Attendees learned how Callidus Software’s proven SPM solutions help businesses maximize sales cost efficiencies and improve sales execution.
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About Callidus Software®
Callidus Software (www.callidussoftware.com) (NASDAQ: CALD) is the market and technology leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM). Callidus Software’s customers gain a competitive advantage by maximizing sales cost efficiencies and driving improvements in sales execution. Our award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications set the standard for performance management across the sales force. Over 2 million employees and channel partners have their performance managed by Callidus Software.
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(1) Mark Smith, Ventana Research Blog, http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3420
(2) Mark Smith, Ventana Research Blog, http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3420
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CloudBench Applications, Inc BasicGov
CloudBench Applications has been selected for Force.com’s Final 40 Partner Showcase after demonstrating its BasicGov web-based software for local governments at Salesforce.com’s Innovation Showcase in June.
From the Final 40, the top winners will be chosen by the community voting on the IdeaExchange beginning November 2. Results are announced at Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce ‘09 cloud computing event of the year, November 17-20, in San Francisco.
“We are very excited to be among the final 40 in Salesforce.com partners’ program. We built our community development applications for cities and local governments on Force.com because Salesforce.com’s cloud computing platform ensures our customers have reliable access to our affordable, easy-to-use solutions with best-in-class security,” said David Roberts, President & CEO of CloudBench Applications.
To view product overview demos of BasicGov software for local government go to www.basicgov.com. Demos of BasicGov community development software include code enforcement, permits and inspections, and planning.
About Force.com Forty
The Force.com Forty is a year-long program culminating in November at Dreamforce ‘09. Nominations begin March 2, 2009, with three selection rounds happening throughout the year. After 40 finalist apps are selected for the showcase, top honours will be decided by community voting on the IdeaExchange beginning November 2, with results announced at Dreamforce ‘09. http://www.salesforce.com/campaigns/forty/forty_gallery.jsp
About BasicGov
CloudBench Applications, Inc. develops, sells and supports BasicGov, affordable web-based software used by cities and local governments to streamline their permits and inspections, code enforcement and planning processes. BasicGov is a reliable, secure solution delivered for an affordable price and the only web-based software for local governments built on Force.com, the cloud computing platform from SalesForce.com used by more than 55,000 organizations worldwide. BasicGov software requires only an Internet connection and a browser. Users pay a monthly subscription fee of $119 per module and no capital investment is required.
