PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 19, 2014) - Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), a leading provider of sales and marketing effectiveness software, was named the winner of 4 Gold Stevies® in the 2014 International Business Awards. Among the awards CallidusCloud received were Best New Product - Financial Services - Lead to Money Suite, Best New Product - Lead Generation - Lead to Money Suite.

"It is absolutely fantastic to have our Lead to Money Suite recognized by The International Business Awards. The Stevies are a huge deal for global businesses like ours," said Leslie Stretch, president and CEO of CallidusCloud. "I congratulate each and every one of my colleagues around the world today. I credit the CallidusCloud team, our customers and partners with this superb achievement."

The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. More than 3500 entries from 60 nations and territories from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration. Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 250 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process from May through early August.

"We congratulate all of the Stevie winners in this year's IBAs," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. "The quality of entries we receive improves every year. This year's judges were rewarded with the opportunity to review more than 3,500 stories of business achievement and innovation from around the world. We look forward to celebrating the winners' achievements in Paris on 10 October."

CallidusCloud's Gold awards:

  • Gold in the 'New Product - Financial Services' for Lead2Money Cloud
  • Gold in the 'New Product - Software' for Lead2Money Cloud
  • Gold in the 'Executive of the Year' category for President and CEO, Leslie Stretch
  • Gold in the 'Marketing Team of the Year' category

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the awards will be presented to winners at a gala awards banquet at the Westin Hotel in Paris, France on October 10, 2014.

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About CallidusCloud
 Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), doing business as CallidusCloud®, is the leading provider of sales and marketing effectiveness software. 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. Over 2500 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. 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.

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