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Jun 18, 2001

Onyx Software Appoints Vice President Asia Pacific
Former JD Edwards Executive to Drive Growth in Asia Pacific Region

Bellevue, Wash. - Onyx Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ONXS) appointed Alvin Kok Kah Sing as vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific, to direct the company's growth in the Asia Pacific market and provide enhanced support for Onyx customers in this region.

In this newly created position based in Singapore, Kok is responsible for new market development and for enhancing Onyx's presence in the Australia/New Zealand, ASEAN/South Asia, Korea and Greater China regions. His role includes setting strategy, developing business partnerships and alliances, and directing operations to meet Onyx business and customer satisfaction objectives for the region.

"We are delighted to have an executive of Mr. Kok's quality and experience directing our operations in the Asia Pacific region," said Les Rechan, president and chief operating officer, Onyx Software. "We are strongly committed to this important market and feel confident that Mr. Kok, with his track record of growing profitable businesses, is well qualified to build Onyx into one of the top enterprise software organizations in the Asia Pacific region."

"In the past four years Onyx has already achieved considerable success in the Asia Pacific region, building an excellent base of highly satisfied customers," said Kok. "I am excited to be a part of this dynamic team, and my goal is to ensure Onyx continues to be one of the leading CRM solution providers in Asia Pacific. With its flexible architecture and low cost of ownership, the Onyx solution quickly provides companies with a high return on investment. The ability to deliver real business value is a very compelling story for companies in this market."

Kok brings nearly 20 years of senior management experience in the IT industry to his role at Onyx. Prior to joining Onyx, he served as president and chief operating officer of AsiaCommerce, a private equity investment company in Singapore, where he was responsible for developing, securing and managing investments in high technology start-up companies in Asia Pacific. His background also includes six years with leading enterprise business solution provider JD Edwards in senior management roles, including corporate vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific. In this position, he was responsible for leading his territory to a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 80 percent.

Kok was also a founding member in the Asia Pacific region of U.S.-listed ASK Computer Systems Inc., a leading manufacturing resource planning II (MRPII) software provider. His background also includes experience in applications development and pre- and post-sales support with Oracle and Singapore Computer Systems.

About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corp. (NASDAQ: ONXS) is a global supplier of customer relationship management (CRM) enterprise applications that power a company's entire business world, connecting sales, marketing and service organizations with customers, prospects and partners. Through an innovative mix of Internet technology, strategic services and customer commitment, Onyx helps companies create the seamless, branded customer experiences they need to forge competitive advantage and build real business value. Its reliable, scalable, flexible, holistic solutions enable companies to attract, acquire and retain customers and partners across all channels and touch points. Onyx customers include American Express, Broadwing, Commerce One, Credit Suisse, Dreyfus, FirstWorld Communications, Portland Trail Blazers, Prudential Investments and Sierra Health Services. Get more information at 888-ASK-ONYX, info@onyx.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. 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 "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 ending March 31, 2001. 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.

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