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October 27, 2003

Onyx Software Announces 2003 Q3 Results
Second Consecutive Quarter of License Growth and Non-GAAP Operating Profit

BELLEVUE, Wash -- Onyx® Software Corp. (NASDAQ: ONXS), a worldwide leader in successful CRM, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.

Financial Results
Revenue for the third quarter of 2003 was $15.4 million, compared to $19.0 million in the third quarter of 2002. Reported net loss for the third quarter of 2003 was $0.3 million or ($0.02) per share, compared to a net loss of $0.9 million, or ($0.07) per share in the third quarter of 2002. All amounts expressed on a per share basis reflect the impact of the one-for-four reverse stock split approved by shareholders and announced on July 23, 2003. Third quarter 2003 net loss includes amortization of intangibles net of tax, restructuring charges and stock compensation expense totaling $0.5 million. Third quarter 2002 net loss included amortization of intangibles net of tax, restructuring charges and stock compensation expense totaling $1.6 million.

Non-GAAP operating income for the third quarter of 2003, was $0.6 million compared to a non-GAAP operating income of $0.0 million in the third quarter of 2002. Onyx believes that supplementary disclosure regarding non-GAAP operating income (loss) assists in comparing current operating results with those of past periods. A reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income (loss) with actual operating income (loss) is attached to the financial tables included below in this release.

License revenue in the third quarter of 2003 was $3.6 million compared to $7.3 million in the third quarter of 2002, and was up from $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2003. Service revenue in the third quarter of 2003 was $11.8 million compared to $11.8 million in the third quarter of 2002, and was lower than the $12.7 million service revenue reported for the second quarter of 2003 due to completion of certain professional services projects.

On September 30, 2003, Onyx had cash and cash equivalents of $12.0 million, compared to $13.9 million on June 30, 2003. During the quarter the company made scheduled payments of $2.2 million on agreements that eliminate excess facilities and severance obligations. The remaining scheduled payments to eliminate excess facilities consist of $1.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2003, $1.5 million in first quarter of 2004, and $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2004. The remaining cash restructuring obligations totaling $0.8 million are expected to be paid over several years beginning the third quarter of 2004.

Business Summary
"We are pleased to post our second consecutive quarter of improved license revenue and non-GAAP profit," said Brent Frei, Co-Founder and CEO. "Three of our top five license deals in the third quarter were add-on license purchases, demonstrating the business opportunity that results from Onyx Software's high customer satisfaction levels. Our largest license sale was more than two times the size of the customer's initial license purchase," Frei added.

Onyx had 30 license customers in the third quarter, consisting of eleven new customer wins and nineteen existing customers with add-on license purchases. Onyx direct sales accounted for a substantial portion of license revenue and the average size of new-direct sold deals was larger in the third quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2003. Overall sales performance improved outside of EMEA, which exhibited typical seasonality.

Onyx strength in the Financial Services market was demonstrated by new customer wins including SunAmerica, Australia Central Credit Union, Glenmede Trust and Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance, as well as add-on license purchases from customers such as Saxon Mortgage, PIMCO and Nuveen. Financial Services customers accounted for the majority of third quarter license revenue.

In Healthcare, The Regence Group purchased additional Onyx licenses. Scan Health became the first customer for IBM's hosted Onyx offering, CRM On Demand, during the quarter, and has gone live.

Other leading organizations purchasing Onyx Software included Calor Gas, Daiwabo Information Systems and Starbucks Coffee Company.

Representative Onyx Professional Services customers in the third quarter included ASB Bank Limited, CCH Australia, HealthNow, ntl Business Solutions, Nuveen, Reed Business Information, The Regence Group, Saxon Mortgage, and Starbucks Coffee Company.

No single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of total revenue in the quarter.

Onyx Embedded CRMTM progress
Onyx Software's Embedded CRM initiative exhibited additional partner success in the third quarter. Embedded CRM is a leading web services-based approach and flexible business model that combines the Onyx platform with components of other technologies, enabling Onyx partners to deliver composite business solutions tailored to specific customer segments and needs.

The IT subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has developed Poweredcom to provide IT services to businesses in their large customer base on an ASP basis. TEPCO is one of the world's largest electric utilities. Following a pilot program announced in the first quarter of 2003, TEPCO is now hosting an Onyx application licensed to Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance - a unit of Japan's consumer finance company Credit Saison, Co. Ltd. - for their call center. Onyx Japan partner NTT Comware supported TEPCO in delivering this solution.

Onyx Software received distinguishing awards and recognition in the third quarter
CRM magazine recognized Onyx for excellence in all three areas evaluated for their CRM Leaders Award: 1) Overall, Onyx was named #1 in mid-market CRM; 2) Onyx Software customer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was named to the magazine's CRM Elite in the category of channel management; and in a report of Most Influential Leaders, CRM magazine selected both Onyx Software's Chief Executive Officer Brent Frei and Chief Technology Officer Mary Reeder. Across all vendors, Reeder was the only technology officer to be recognized as a most influential leader.

Customer Inter@ction Solutions magazine recognized Onyx Software for CRM excellence, based on criteria of technology excellence, vision and demonstrated benefit to the customer base.

Business Outlook
While the outcome and timing of deals make a wide range of revenue outcomes possible, at this date the company believes it is likely that fourth quarter revenue will be in the same range as the third quarter 2003. Total costs and expenses are expected be in the same range to somewhat higher in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter.

Onyx Software Third Quarter Conference Call
Onyx Software will host a conference call to discuss the results of the third quarter of 2003. We suggest you access the call 10-15 minutes prior to the start time by signing on at www.onyx.com or www.companyboardroom.com. The call will be archived and available for replay at these same URLs. Alternatively, you can participate by phone.

When: Monday, October 27, 2003
Time:4:30 pm (Eastern) / 1:30 pm (Pacific)
Dial-In:1-800-901-5218
International Dial-In:1-617-786-4511
Passcode:16916254
Replay:1-617-801-6888 (available through November 4, 2003 11:45 pm)
Passcode:40674333

About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corp., a worldwide leader in delivering successful CRM, offers a fast, cost-effective, useable solution that shares critical information among employees, customers and partners through three role-specific, Web services-based portals. The Onyx approach delivers real-world success by aligning CRM technology with business objectives, strategies and processes. Companies rely on Onyx across multiple departments to create a superior customer experience and a profitable bottom line. Onyx serves customers worldwide in a variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare, high technology and the public sector. Customers include Amway, United Kingdom lottery operator Camelot, Delta Dental Plans of California, Microsoft Corporation, Mellon Financial Corporation, The Regence Group, State Street Corporation and Suncorp. More information can be found at 888-ASK- ONYX or email info@onyx.com.

Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about our expected financial results for the fourth quarter of 2003, the overall business opportunity for Onyx and the timing of payment of Onyx's remaining cash restructuring obligations. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect Onyx's actual results include, but are not limited to the risk that we do not achieve the financial results that we expect, the risk that existing Onyx customers will not purchase additional licenses and services and the "Important Factors That May Affect Our Business, Our Results of Operations and Our Stock Price" described in our quarterly report on form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release. Onyx undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

#Financial Tables follow#

                      Onyx Software Corporation
           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                           Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                              September 30,           September 30,
                             2003        2002        2003        2002
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
                       (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenue
 License                  $ 3,633     $ 7,265     $ 9,374    $ 16,828
 Service                   11,767      11,763      36,043      35,325
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Total revenue              15,400      19,028      45,417      52,153

Costs of revenue
  Cost of license             175         270         657         667
  Amortization of
   acquired technology         84         138         252         414
  Cost of service           5,251       4,922      16,129      15,181
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Total cost of revenue       5,510       5,330      17,038      16,262

Gross margin                9,890      13,698      28,379      35,891
Operating Expenses
  Sales and marketing       4,460       7,882      16,025      20,941
  Research and
   development              2,798       3,530       9,074      11,506
  General and
   administrative           2,158       2,382       6,253       7,358
  Restructuring and
   other-related
   charges                    162       1,171       1,256       7,729
  Amortization of
   acquisition-related
   intangibles                209         209         627         627
  Amortization of
   stock-based
   compensation                 4          51          32         203
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Total operating
 expenses                   9,791      15,225      33,267      48,364

Operating income
 (loss)                        99      (1,527)     (4,888)    (12,473)

Other income
 (expense), net              (117)        269           3         (73)
Change in fair value
 of outstanding
 warrants                    (123)          -         134           -
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Loss before income
 taxes                       (141)     (1,258)     (4,751)    (12,546)
Income tax provision
 (benefit)                     86         (29)          7         383
Minority interest in
 income (loss) of
 consolidated
 subsidiary                    32        (345)       (200)       (817)
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Net loss                  $  (259)    $  (884)    $(4,558)   $(12,112)
                           =======     =======     =======    ========

Basic and diluted net
 loss per share (A)       $ (0.02)    $ (0.07)    $ (0.34)   $  (0.97)
                           =======     =======     =======    ========
Shares used in
 computation of basic
 and diluted net loss
 per share (A)             13,902      12,641      13,284      12,427
                           =======     =======     =======    ========

(A) On July 23, 2003, the company announced a one-for-four reverse
    stock split authorized by its shareholders. All share and per
    share amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial
    statements have been adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.

Onyx Software Corporation
Supplemental Non-GAAP Information:
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                            Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                               September 30,           September 30,
                             2003        2002        2003        2002
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
                       (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)

Operating income
 (loss)                   $    99     $(1,527)    $(4,888)   $(12,473)
Adjustments to
 reconcile operating
 income (loss) in the
 financial statements
 to non-GAAP operating
 income (loss):
 Restructuring charges
  Facilities                  (10)        586         359       6,922
  Severance                    50         120         688         477
  Asset impairments           122         465         209         590
  Other                         -           -           -        (260)
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
  Total restructuring
   charges                    162       1,171       1,256       7,729
 Amortization of
  acquired technology          84         138         252         414
 Amortization of
  acquisition-related
  intangibles                 209         209         627         627
 Amortization of
  stock-based
  compensation                  4          51          32         203
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Non-GAAP operating
 income (loss)            $   558     $    42     $(2,721)   $ (3,500)
                           =======     =======     =======    ========

Net loss                  $  (259)    $  (884)    $(4,558)   $(12,112)
Adjustments to
 reconcile net loss in
 the financial statements
 to non-GAAP net
 income (loss):
 Restructuring charges
  Facilities                  (10)        586         359       6,922
  Severance                    50         120         688         477
  Asset impairments           122         465         209         590
  Other                         -           -           -        (260)
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
  Total restructuring
   charges                    162       1,171       1,256       7,729
 Amortization of
  acquired technology          84         138         252         414
 Amortization of
  acquisition-related
  intangibles                 209         209         627         627
 Amortization of
  stock-based
  compensation                  4          51          32         203
 Change in fair value
  of outstanding
  warrants                    123           -        (134)          -
 Deferred income tax
  associated with
  acquisitions                (71)        (72)       (213)       (279)
                           -------     -------     -------    --------
Non-GAAP net income
 (loss)                   $   252     $   613     $(2,738)   $ (3,418)
                           =======     =======     =======    ========
Non-GAAP basic and
 diluted net income
 (loss) per share         $  0.02     $  0.05     $ (0.21)   $  (0.28)
                           =======     =======     =======    ========
Shares used in
 computation of
 non-GAAP basic net
 income (loss)
 per share                 13,902      12,641      13,284      12,427
                           =======     =======     =======    ========
Shares used in
 computation of
 non-GAAP diluted
 net income (loss)
 per share                 14,012      12,817      13,284      12,427
                           =======     =======     =======    ========


                      Onyx Software Corporation
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                           (In Thousands)

                                           September 30,  December 31,
                                               2003           2002
                                           ------------   -----------
                                           (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents (B)           $     11,983   $    19,279
  Accounts receivable, net                      12,419        14,408
  Prepaid expenses and other current
   assets                                        2,912         3,374
  Current deferred tax asset                       272           273
                                           ------------   -----------
     Total current assets                       27,586        37,334

  Property and equipment, net                    4,501         6,474
  Purchased technology, net                          3           253
  Other intangibles, net                           835         1,461
  Goodwill, net                                  8,180         8,180
  Other assets                                     830         1,085
                                           ------------   -----------
Total Assets                              $     41,935   $    54,787
                                           ============   -----------

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable                        $      1,026   $     1,484
  Salary and benefits payable                    1,531         1,675
  Accrued liabilities                            2,489         3,147
  Income taxes payable                           1,003           660
  Current portion long-term liabilities              -           180
  Current portion of restructuring-
   related liabilities                           4,055        10,224
  Deferred revenue                              14,287        16,258
                                           ------------   -----------
    Total current liabilities                   24,391        33,628

Long-term liabilities                                -            77
Long-term restructuring-related
 liabilities                                       567         2,600
Long-term restructuring-related
 liabilities - warrants                            786           920
Deferred tax liability                             284           497
Minority interest in joint venture                  35           237

Shareholders' Equity
  Common stock                                 142,445       139,459
  Deferred stock-based compensation                  -           (84)
  Accumulated deficit                         (126,619)     (122,061)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
   (loss)                                           46          (486)
                                           ------------   -----------
      Total shareholders' equity                15,872        16,828
                                           ------------   -----------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
 Equity                                   $     41,935   $    54,787
                                           ============   ===========

(B) Includes $3.0 million and $2.2 million in restricted cash as of
    September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, which was
    pledged in conjunction with the company's line of credit as of
    September 30, 2003 and the company's line of credit and corporate
    card program as of December 31, 2002.

Onyx is a registered trademark of Onyx Software Corp. in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact: Rosemary Moothart
Investor Relations Director
Onyx Software
(425) 519-4068

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Mitch Briggs Public Relations Coordinator
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Richard Furby
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Daisuke Sawamura
Director, Professional Services
Telephone: +81 03 5215 7311



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