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Onyx(R) Software Corporation (Nasdaq:ONXS), a worldwide leader in customer management solutions for the enterprise, announced today at the Cognos Partner Summit 2006 in Las Vegas, the company has won the Platinum award as part of the Cognos 2006 Global Partner Awards in recognition of its success with the Cognos solution. Using Onyx Analytics -- which is based on Cognos 8 BI -- companies can manage the sales process more effectively, design marketing activities that are aligned with dynamically changing market requirements to identify new revenue opportunities, and deliver exceptional customer service to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty. Senior executives can gain deep insight into operational activities and focus on business initiatives that deliver competitive advantage. This enables companies to improve sales and revenue, while enhancing customer loyalty and reducing costs. "We're thrilled to be formally recognized with a Platinum award from Cognos for our ability to deliver solutions that leverage its outstanding business intelligence and analytic solutions," said Onyx CEO Janice Anderson. "Our customers receive a lot of value from our relationship with Cognos as its reporting and analysis capabilities enable them to gain deeper visibility and insight into their business and customer operations from within the familiar Onyx environment." "Cognos' broad, global ecosystem of successful partnerships helps our customers drive performance management through a blend of technology, product, and services offerings that best suits their needs," said Neal Hill, senior vice president, Corporate Development, Cognos. "Building on our recent innovations such as Cognos 8 BI, performance applications, and industry blueprints, our partners have achieved new successes and demonstrated even greater depth of industry expertise. We are proud to honor Onyx for its contributions to helping our customers gain greater visibility and insight into their organizations and drive performance management to the next level." 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, info@onyx.com or http://www.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, 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, 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. Onyx is a registered trademark of Onyx Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.