Entellium Named as a CODiE Award Finalist

February 26, 2008; 11:38 AM

SEATTLE, WA – February 26, 2007 – Entellium, a global developer of on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, has been announced as a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) 23^rd Annual CODiE Awards. Entellium’s product Rave CRM has been honored in the Best Software as a Service category for its business excellence and success.

“We are very pleased to receive this honor,” said Paul Johnston, president and CEO of Entellium. “Rave CRM represents Entellium’s innovation and commitment to empower small and medium sized businesses’ success. We are thrilled with the continued recognition of our user-friendly tools that enable sales professionals to close deals more effectively and ultimately, help our customers increase their revenues.”

Rave CRM offers a host of time-saving, efficiency-enhancing features. Its intuitive, visually rich user interface makes it easy for users to navigate and use efficiently. Built on “smart client” architecture, Rave CRM is fully available both online and offline, so that sales reps have the freedom to work from any location with all needed information at their fingertips.

"Competition is tough this year and that makes selection as a CODiE Finalist a real achievement," said Ken Wash, SIIA president. "All the companies on this year’s list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition."

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries. Through a unique combination of journalist and peer review, the CODiE Awards recognize 68 categories of outstanding products and services. The finalists were chosen from more than 1,000 nominations submitted by more than 600 companies.

The CODiE Awards are reviewed by judges from the trade press, consulting, educators, IT specialists and other knowledgeable experts. This year’s 340 finalists represent an impressive array of technology and business excellence and success.

A full list of finalists can be seen here http://www.siia.net/CODiEs/2008/finalists.asp

A free 30-day trial of Rave is available at http://www.ravecrm.com/download.html.

About Entellium
Founded in 2000, Entellium is a global software company that develops on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for small and midsize businesses. Entellium software helps sales teams balance the everyday needs of sales professionals with the reporting and forecasting needs of management. Entellium’s numerous awards and honors include: a bronze 2007 IDEA honor from BusinessWeek magazine—a top tribute in the field of interaction design; a “Leader” ranking from Forester Research in the categories of both Sales Force Automation (SFA) and Customer Service Management; and CRM Magazine's 2004, 2005 and 2006 Market Leader Award for SFA. Entellium is the developer of Gamer Influenced Design (GID)™, a concept that incorporates some of video-games’ most compelling features into business software design. The result is software that is interactive, intuitive and boldly designed. Entellium has been rated one of the best companies to work for by Seattle Business Monthly Magazine, Washington CEO magazine and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Headquartered in Seattle, Entellium maintains a global research and development office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For more information, visit http://www.entellium.com.

About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.