Varicent Receives 'Positive' Rating in Leading Analyst Firm's Sales Incentive Compensation Management Software MarketScope Report

TORONTO, March 9, 2010 - Varicent Software, an innovator and global leader in providing Incentive
Compensation and Sales Performance Management solutions, today announced that
it received a Positive rating in Gartner's report entitled "MarketScope for
Sales Incentive Compensation Management Software(1)."

Michael Dunne, Research Vice President, Gartner and author of the
MarketScope reports that "through 2012, enterprises will miss the equivalent
of 5% to 10% of annual sales as 'lost opportunities' that could have been
captured through improved management of sales territories, quotas and
compensation plans."

"We too, see the rebuilding of sales capacity as one of the key drivers
of this market," said Brian Hartlen, Vice President, Marketing, Varicent. "We
believe that receiving a positive rating from Gartner is a great testament to
the success of our ability to serve this market with our innovative solution,
expanding partner network, service excellence and global support."

Varicent SPM delivers the most innovative approach to effectively
managing an organization's variable compensation programs and processes. By
adopting Varicent's solution, companies of all sizes are able to save time,
money and effort currently being wasted on inefficient processes. They are
also able to improve the productivity of their sales force by directly
aligning their selling behavior to their overall corporate objectives.

Varicent's complete Sales Performance Management solution includes
Incentive Compensation Management, Territory Management, Quota Planning and
Roster Management. Varicent is distinguished by its ability to provide rich
analytics, modeling and reporting all within a single application.

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and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain
vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner.
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About Varicent Software Incorporated

Varicent Software Incorporated is an innovative software solutions
provider delivering measurable improvements to its clients businesses through
its industry-leading sales performance management solution Varicent SPM.
Varicent's customers are high-performing companies representing a variety of
industries and include Waste Management, Convoy Financial Group,
Sherwin-Williams, Manpower, Autodesk, Getty Images, Starwood Hotels, Sun Hung
Kai Financial, and many others. For more information, please visit
www.varicent.com.

(1) Gartner "MarketScope for Sales Incentive Compensation Management
Software" by Michael Dunne, March 5, 2010.

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are trademarks of Varicent Software Incorporated. All other trademarks and
company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

    Contact:       Brian Hartlen
                   Varicent Software
                   T: +1-416-987-1241
                   E: bhartlen@varicent.com
                   www.varicent.com

Brian Hartlen, Varicent Software, +1-416-987-1241, bhartlen at varicent.com, www.varicent.com