Chordiant Software Chairman, President and CEO Steven R. Springsteel Captures Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2008 Northern California Award

June 24, 2008 11:49 AM EDT

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Chordiant Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRD), the leading provider of Customer Experience (Cx(TM)) software and services, today announced that chairman, president and CEO Steven R. Springsteel received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2008 Award in the software category for Northern California. The prestigious global awards program, now in its 22nd year, recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Springsteel was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on June 21, 2008.

"Being recognized with this great award is an honor to the entire Chordiant team," comments Steven R. Springsteel. "Together we are pursuing a business of transformation in how major companies deliver high quality customer experiences across high-volume, multi-channel interactions. This challenge has required us to indeed innovate and always put the customer first in everything we do. I also appreciate the recognition for our collective actions at Chordiant in giving back to the community we live in. It's a powerful and much needed contribution any organization can and should make."

"Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as Steve," said Rick Fezell, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program Director for Northern California. "Award recipients of the Entrepreneur of the Year award build leading businesses and contribute a great deal to the communities around them. Their success helps our area grow stronger."

As a Northern California award recipient, Springsteel is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 national program. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur of the Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors. In Northern California, sponsors include NYSE Euronext, HSBC, Marsh, RR Donnelley, Scherzer International, The Big Picture Film and Video Arts, SmartBusiness and The Summit Group Communications.

About Chordiant Software, Inc.

Chordiant helps leading global brands with high-volume customer service needs deliver the best possible customer experience. Unlike traditional business applications, Chordiant Customer Experience (Cx) front-office solutions blend multi-channel interaction management with predictive desktop decisioning, enabling companies to capture and effectively anticipate and respond to customer behavior in all channels, in real-time. For global leaders in insurance/healthcare, telecommunications and financial services, this deeper understanding cultivates a lasting, one-to-one relationship that aligns the most appropriate value proposition to each consumer. With Chordiant Cx solutions, customer loyalty, operational productivity and profitability reach new levels of return. For more information, visit Chordiant at www.chordiant.com.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 130,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve potential. For more information, please visit www.ey.com. Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release are generally identified by words, such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," "would," "guidance," "projects" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of Chordiant to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Other risks relating to Chordiant's products are detailed under "Risk Factors" in Chordiant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008.

These filings are available on a Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Chordiant does not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking or other statements in this release.

Chordiant and the Chordiant logo are registered trademarks of Chordiant Software, Inc. The Customer Experience Company and Cx are trademarks of Chordiant Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Source: Chordiant Software, Inc.

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