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Onyx Adds Powerful Computer Telephony Capabilities To Leading CRM Solution
Onyx CTI 1.5 Boosts Call Resolution Rates And Decreases Handle Times For Greater Business Productivity

BELLEVUE, WA - January 20, 2006 - Onyx® Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ONXS), a worldwide leader in customer management solutions for the enterprise, today announced the immediate availability of Onyx CTI 1.5. Onyx CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) integrates the company's acclaimed CRM solutions with virtually any telephony system, providing contact center agents with the power to skillfully manage customer interactions ranging from problem resolution to sales opportunities.

Onyx CTI 1.5's comprehensive telephony system softphone functions are integrated out-of-the-box with the rich capabilities of the Onyx Customer Management portfolio providing cross-sell/up-sell, email management, intelligent call scripting, knowledgebase access, work ticket management, and business process automation, based on a common user interface and customer database.

Agents use Onyx CTI 1.5 to gain single-screen access to all the caller information necessary to take decisive action--increasing first-call resolution rates, decreasing handle times for greater business productivity, and improving customer satisfaction.

New features and functionality of Onyx CTI 1.5 include warm conference and transfer, allowing agents to consult with peers prior to routing customer calls for further assistance.

Additional highlights of Onyx CTI 1.5 include:

  • Flexible functionality with easy configuration to accommodate agent needs, changes in workflow and permissions-accommodating the dynamic nature of contact centers without additional coding;
  • Customer information that "follows" calls for a smooth, professional service experience;
  • Screen pops with customer information and guided interaction scripts that reduce agent search, transaction and training times;
  • An intuitive interface for easy call transfers, conferences and overall handling, even for new agents.
  • A refresh button that enables users to quickly re-synch with the CTI system, an especially useful feature in high-volume environments.
Integration with Onyx Process Management-Onyx's business process management product-empowers call center agents to automatically launch vital business processes that can span the enterprise--such as new account origination, credit validation and verification, and other complex processes--directly from their desktop. This unique capability provides companies with the agility to respond quickly and effectively to customer or prospect inquiries.

"As our research clearly shows, companies have focused too heavily on technology in their contact centers and haven't paid enough attention to key process and performance measurement changes," said Richard Snow, vice president and contact center performance management research director at Ventana Research. "Companies need to properly evaluate their customer-facing processes and provide call center representatives with supporting technologies that allow them to execute processes that improve operational effectiveness. Only in this way can they raise customer satisfaction and generate new business opportunities."

"The contact center is constantly changing and businesses need powerful, flexible CRM tools that continually provide greater productivity, decreased costs and enhanced service," said Todd Chambers, chief marketing officer, Onyx Software. "Onyx CTI 1.5 empowers both experienced and new contact center agents to handle more interactions in less time, manage complex inquiries across multiple channels, maximize sales opportunities and be more productive overall. With its flexible functionality, Onyx CTI 1.5 also easily adapts to changes, allowing businesses to respond quickly to new demands and opportunities."

Onyx CTI 1.5 integrates easily with leading CTI platforms and a variety of CTI Connectors are available for telephony and interactive voice response system including Aspect, AVAYA, Cisco, Genesys, Mitel and Nortel.

About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ONXS) is a worldwide leader in customer management and process software for mid and large size enterprises. Onyx provides flexible solutions that enable organizations to automate, manage, and evolve their customer processes quickly and cost-effectively for strategic advantage. By providing an integrated suite of customer process automation applications encompassing customer management, process management, and analytics capabilities, Onyx enables enterprises to reduce costs, increase productivity and grow revenue. Major companies are aligning their customer-facing departments and managing their customer processes with Onyx software - companies such as Amway Corporation, Mellon Financial Corporation, The Regence Group and State Street Corporation. 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 to each customer's actual use of, and the benefits received from, the Onyx products and the "Important Factors That May Affect Our Business, Our Results of Operations and Our Stock Price" described in our annual report on form 10-K and our quarterly reports on form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on our investor relations home page at www.onyx.com/investors. 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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