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November 18, 2005

Onyx Software Names Philip Minasian Chief Strategy & Development Officer

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Nov. 18, 2005 - Onyx® Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ONXS) announced today that Philip C. Minasian has joined the company as its Chief Strategy & Development Officer. Mr. Minasian will be responsible for charting Onyx's strategy going forward, as well as spearheading the company's partnering and business development activities.

"Over the past year, Onyx has created an operating foundation upon which to build greater customer and shareholder value. We see major opportunity for growth in the market moving forward and are focused on expanding profitably," said Janice P. Anderson, Chair and CEO of Onyx. "I'm pleased to have Phil join our team at a time when I believe the market opportunity for Onyx is expanding and the time is ripe for Onyx to move aggressively to fill the void left in the wake of the Oracle-Siebel deal. His substantial experience in developing winning strategies will be a tremendous asset as we invest in our strong value proposition of flexible, agile customer management solutions."

Mr. Minasian's career spans over 20 years working with leading IT and communications companies. During the last decade, Minasian was a partner at Monitor Group, a leading global strategy advisory firm focused on solving the growth problems of F500 companies, where he led the firm's North American practice for IT and Communications sector clients. His client engagements reflect deep experience in growth strategy, new market entry, marketing strategy, M&A and partnering - largely focused on industries in disruption and companies undergoing transformation. Prior to Monitor, Minasian served thirteen years at a Xerox subsidiary where he served as Director of Marketing and Director of Engineering & Operations and garnered two US patents.

"I believe Onyx is at an inflection point," said Minasian. "We have the opportunity to take share by leveraging our distinctive value proposition in CRM, BPM and analytics. We have a solid foundation in place, enabling us to focus our efforts on deepening our value proposition and widening our strategic footprint. We have a complete and leading management team in place, one that will approach growth with the right measures of aggressiveness and prudence. And, we have a unique opportunity afforded us by Oracle's consolidation of Siebel and PeopleSoft. I believe the opportunity is there for us to establish Onyx as a leading competitor in our space."

About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ONXS) is a worldwide leader in customer process software and solutions for the enterprise. 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 market opportunity for Onyx. 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 our strategic plans 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 September 30, 2005. 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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