SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Callidus Software Inc. , the leading provider of Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM) software, today announced that Robert Youngjohns, president and CEO of Callidus Software, will speak at the Fifth Annual Software Business Conference to be held October 17-18 in Denver, Colo. at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center. Youngjohns' session titled "Incentive Compensation Strategies as a Strategic Tool" will begin at 1:30 p.m. MT on Tuesday, October 17, as part of the conference sessions to cover finance topics.
The session will introduce software executives to powerful strategies that support the on-going design of sales compensation and incentive programs. Youngjohns will discuss how software companies can continually align sales performance with their overall and bottom line business objectives. Software Business 2006 attendees will walk away with new strategies and tools to help them further drive revenue and/or shareholder value inside private and public software companies.
"There is a lively discussion going on right now around the topic of incentives and compensations amongst executives within the software industry," said John Cargile, program chairman of the event. "We invited Callidus Software's CEO to speak because software executives have a genuine interest in learning best practices for properly paying and motivating their sales forces. With Youngjohns' vast sales, software and technological background, we know he can offer substantial insights and welcome advice to our conference attendees," added Cargile.
Robert Youngjohns has spent more than 30 years in leadership positions with global software companies. Prior to leading EIM-leader Callidus Software, he headed Sun Microsystems' global sales force of more than 13,000 sales employees. Before his ten years with Sun, Youngjohns spent 18 years at IBM Corp., and held several sales positions including director of the company's RS/6000 business for the EMEA region and for the United Kingdom. He holds an M.A. (with Honors) in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University.
To register for the Software Business 2006 conference and sessions, go to http://www.softwarebusinessonline.com/sb_conf2006_registration.htm.
About Callidus Software(R)
Founded in 1996, Callidus Software Inc. (http://www.callidussoftware.com/ ) is an industry leading Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM) provider to global companies across multiple industries. Callidus' EIM systems allow enterprises to develop and manage incentive compensation linked to the achievement of strategic business objectives. Through its TrueComp(R) Grid architecture, Callidus Software delivers an EIM solution that combines the power and scalability of grid computing with the flexibility of rules-based interface. Customers/Partners include 7-Eleven, Accenture, CUNA Mutual, HP, IBM, Philips Medical Systems, Sprint Nextel, Sun Microsystems and Wachovia. Callidus Software is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CALD.
Software Business 2006 Conference
Software Business 2006 focuses on current strategic business, financial and technology issues and growth opportunities facing executives and managers of software companies. The two-day conference serves owners, chief executives, presidents, vice presidents and division directors or department managers of leading and fast-growing software companies located throughout North America who are conducting business domestically and worldwide. With over 45 sessions, no other industry conference delivers more insight and market information for emerging and established software companies.
About Software Business:
Software Business is focused exclusively on the software industry and provides industry leaders with twice monthly eNewsletters, an information packed website and two well-attended conferences. Readers and attendees are top executives and managers of companies that provide software-based products and services including packaged software, customized software, and information technology products and services that are based on proprietary software code. http://www.softwarebusinessonline.com/
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