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October 27, 2003

Kyorin Pharmaceuticals Goes Live with Onyx CRM
CRM system improves the sales efficiency at Kyorin

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Onyx® Software Corp. (NASDAQ: ONXS), worldwide leader in successful customer relationship management (CRM), today announced that Kyorin Pharmaceuticals, leading Japanese pharmaceutical company based in Tokyo, Japan has gone live with their implementation of Onyx Employee Portal (OEP). Kyorin is currently deploying OEP to its Kyorin's Medical Representatives (MRs) who will use the system to more effectively manage the complex nature of their indirect sales relationships.

In June of 2002 Kyorin identified its "KICS"(Next Generation KYORIN Information Collaborated System ) corporate IT strategy to better accumulate, share and utilize information quickly and efficiently. The ultimate goal of this strategy for Kyorin is to make faster and more prudent management decisions based on a 360 degree view of their business. The Onyx CRM project was a direct result of the KICS initiative. Onyx is also the enabling technology behind Kyorin's proven Plan/Do/Check (PDC) process which allows them to create strategies, align actions to them, and evaluate results as an input to the next round of planning.

Kyorin established two primary goals for their Onyx implementation. First, Kyorin wanted to create a personalized and comprehensive portal that MRs could use to efficiently access all the necessary information for their daily operations. Secondly, the company wanted to create a central portal for marketing and management staff to get up-to-the-minute information on the performance of key parts of their business.

"Overall, we have been very impressed with Onyx," said Mr. Takashi Nishino, Director of IT, Kyorin Pharmaceuticals. "The flexibility and extensibility of the platform, overall ease of use, and Onyx's consistent track record for successful CRM implementations made the choice for us clear. We are confident that it will enable us to meet our aggressive CRM goals."

As a result of the implementation, MRs now have a centralized system to help them develop deeper relationships with customers. It also provides the tools they need to influence distributors who supply the medical community with pharmaceuticals products. MRs have a single system where they can easily access contact history, customers and distributor information, pharmaceutical product information, technical briefs/white-papers, sales reports, market information, and competitive information.

To foster greater collaboration and cooperation among the various departments Kyorin also created customized views of Onyx that provide relevant information to specific audiences including marketing, regional and branch managers, and executives. Through an executive dashboard in OEP, Kyorin executives are able to easily track and analyze key performance metrics such as sales performance and percentage of sales visit completion by MR in order to create more focused, effective tactics and strategies.

By automating daily tasks and streamlinging the sales process, Kyorin expects to increase overall sales productivity and effectivness. The company also expects an increase in MR productivity and skill level due to better access to information and increased sharing of sales best practices between MRs and management. The Onyx system will enable MRs to respond faster and provide more timely information to the customers and medical institutions increasing service satisfaction levels.

About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corp. (Nasdaq: ONXS), 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 info@onyx.com.

Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the potential benefits of Onyx's products and services. 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 success of end user deployments of such products 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.

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Contact: Bob Craig
Onyx Software
617-314-6846

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