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September 8, 2004

Onyx Software Customers Take Top Honors at CRM Magazine's 2004 Leaders Award
Reed Business Information and Netegrity Recognized; Onyx Customers Sweep User Award Categories

BELLEVUE, Wash. - September 8, 2004 - For the second consecutive year, Onyx Software's customers were recognized for leadership by CRM Magazine in its annual CRM Leaders Awards. Onyx customers Reed Business Information and Netegrity were acknowledged for their individual deployments of Onyx. CRM Magazine revealed the winners during DCI's Customer Relationship Management Conference & Exposition in San Francisco on August 31, 2004.

The CRM Elite awards showcase six companies "that set out to get measurable results, then met or surpassed their expectations." The 2004 Influential Leaders "spotlight those people who have had a significant impact on their organization or on the industry in the last year." Onyx was the only company to have its customers recognized in both categories. Onyx customer Netegrity receive the CRM Elite award for mid-market suite CRM, and Michael Catalonello, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Executive, Reed Business Information, was one of only two CRM customers recognized as an influential leader.

"Onyx has a long standing history of satisfied customers which is hard to come by in this industry," said Ginger Conlon, Editor-in-Chief CRM Magazine. "We see the real leaders emerge from what their customers have to say. Onyx continues to shine as they once again prove they are leaders based on their technology and market presence but more important their fervent commitment to customer success."

Netegrity Honored for Outstanding ROI
An Onyx customer since 2000, Netegrity is a leading provider of security software solutions with over 250 million users at 700 organizations globally including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. Netegrity was presented with the CRM Elite award for excellence in achieving exceptional ROI from its CRM initiative. For every dollar invested in Onyx, Netegrity estimates it achieves a three-fold return. Some of the direct return on investment Netegrity achieved with Onyx included the following:

  • Successfully managing a 45 percent increase in case volume without increasing customer support staff
  • Decreased service backlog 40 percent and concurrently decreased average resolution time 35 percent
Tom Thimot, EVP of Sales at Netegrity recently said of its Onyx deployment, "Onyx has become the workflow engine behind every business process that affects revenue." You can learn more about Netegrity by viewing a video of this interview.

Reed Business Information's Chief Sales Executive Named Influential Leader
Reed Business Information (RBI), part of the Reed Elsevier Group, is the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. with titles including, Variety, Publishers Weekly and Design News. RBI uses Onyx in its North American operations to help manage and drive subscription and advertising services for over 130 titles in the media, manufacturing, electronics, construction and retail industries.

CRM Magazine recognized Onyx customer Michael Catalonello, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Executive, of RBI as an Influential Leader - those who, by their words and actions, have made a significant impact within their company over the past year. Michael led the push at RBI to create a centralized CRM initiative using Onyx. Although sales reps initially balked over fears of a "Big Brother" system, Michael exceeded expectations with Onyx CRM and today is responsible for a significant user adoption of the system.

About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ONXS), a worldwide leader in delivering successful CRM, offers a fast, cost-effective, usable 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. Onyx is used worldwide by mid- and large-sized enterprises - from 50 to 5,000 users - across multiple departments in a variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare, high technology and the public sector. Customers include Amway Corporation, United Kingdom lottery operator Camelot, Delta Dental, 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 products. 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"predict","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 each customer's implementation of Onyx products, 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, 2004. 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 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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