Dreamforce 2011
Cloud9 2011 Customer Summit

Redwood City, Calif., August 30, 2011

(BUSINESS WIRE)-Cloud9, the leader in on-demand sales forecasting and pipeline management solutions, today announced the details of its upcoming Customer Summit, as well as several breakout sessions during Dreamforce 2011.

“At Cloud9, our customers are leaders in their industries - from technology to science, energy to manufacturing. Our Customer Summit is a strategic networking event for Cloud9 customers including Avaya, BMC Software, Computer Associates, Informatica, LinkedIn and Stanley Black & Decker. Users will discuss best practices that have driven bottom-line results for their companies,” said Jim Burleigh, CEO of Cloud9. “It’s also an opportunity for our customers to be briefed on our new intelligent sales forecasting solution and learn how they can leverage this new solution to improve the accuracy of their sales forecasting and ultimately accelerate revenue.”

Cloud9 2011 Customer Summit Details
The Cloud9 Customer Summit is an annual gathering of Cloud9 customers to share best practices and network with Cloud9 executives and fellow users.

Event Details:
When: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PDT, August 30, 2011
Where: The W Hotel, 181 3rd St., San Francisco

Agenda:
8:30 a.m. – noon: Cloud9 University Customer Workshops (concurrent sessions for sales executives and sales operations managers)
Noon – 1 p.m.: Lunch
1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: General Sessions (open to customers, media and analysts)

• Cloud9 Commitment and Vision – Jim Burleigh, CEO, Cloud9
• Product Direction – Neil Mendelson, vice president of product management, Cloud9
• Best Practices For Higher Sales Performance – Bob Sanders, president and COO, Axiom Sales Force Development
• Cloud9 Case Study – Scott Johnson, sales operations manager, Stanley Black & Decker
• Cloud9 Customer Leadership Awards

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Cocktail Networking Reception

Cloud9 Dreamforce 2011 Details:
Where: Dreamforce 2011
Moscone Center North, South and West
747 Howard St., San Francisco

Cloud9 Breakout Sessions Details:
How Best-in-Class Companies Deliver Rock-Solid Forecasts
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. PDT, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011
Irene Von Toussaint, vice president of operations for CA Technologies, and Peter Ostrow, research director of sales effectiveness for Aberdeen Research, explore how best-in-class companies leverage the past and visualize the future to drive greater forecast accuracy and predictability. Learn how CA has leveraged Cloud9’s sales forecasting and pipeline management solution to provide its executives, sales leaders, product managers and finance department with a clear view into emerging risk and opportunity in the pipeline, resulting in more accurate forecasts.

Show & Tell: Marketing Dashboards for Success
5 – 6 p.m. PDT, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011
Tracy Eiler, chief marketing officer of Cloud9, and other marketing leaders share case studies that highlight straightforward marketing dashboards that have helped companies gain visibility across campaigns.

The Top 3 Secrets to Delivering Rock-Solid Forecasts
6:30 – 6:45 p.m. PDT, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011
Cloud9’s vice president of customer experience, Tracey Kaufman, will deliver a lighting talk covering the top three secrets for companies to deliver rock-solid forecasts – including using historical close rates to improve forecast accuracy and managing by exception – allowing managers to focus their attention on the areas where they can make the most impact.

How Best-in-Class Companies Deliver Rock-Solid Forecasts – Part II
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. PDT, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011
Join this lively panel discussion with Irene Von Toussaint, vice president of operations for CA Technologies; Brian Frank, director of global sales operations for LinkedIn; Bob DeSantis, vice president of sales for DocuSign; and Jake Hofwegen, vice president of global sales strategy and operations for Websense, as they discuss how best-in-class companies leverage the past and visualize the future to drive greater forecast accuracy and predictability. Learn how these companies have transformed the way they manage their sales pipeline and forecast process to provide their executives, sales leaders, product managers and finance with a clear view into emerging risk and opportunity in the pipeline, resulting in more accurate forecasts.

About Cloud9
Cloud9 is the world’s leader in on-demand sales forecasting and pipeline management solutions. The company’s solutions allow users to actively manage sales performance with intelligence – going beyond traditional CRM applications. Cloud9 allows users to dramatically improve the predictability of their sales forecasts, gives them visibility into exceptions and changes, and allows them to identify risks and opportunities. The result is more accurate forecasts, higher win rates, and accelerated revenue. Cloud9 solutions deliver value in just 24 hours and require zero installation, maintenance, or support from IT. Cloud9 customers include Avaya, BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC), Computer Associates (NASDAQ: CA), EMC2 (NASDAQ: EMC), Siemens (NASDAQ: SI), Splunk, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), and Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI). The company is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For more information, please visit www.cloud9analytics.com.