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- Greenough Communications Susan Wise, 650-646-3268 x11 swise@greenoughcom.com Cloud9 Analytics, the leading provider of on-demand business intelligence (BI) applications, today announced the formation of the Cloud9 Analytics Advisory Board. Software and technology industry luminaries Jim Dickie, Steven Mankoff, and Tien Tzuo have signed on to provide strategic counsel for Cloud9 and its customer community as the company defines

and delivers the next generation of BI with applications accessible to all business users.

"We're transforming the business intelligence industry with analytics that are finally accessible to the frontline business workers who need it most, and our game-changing vision is now backed by known leaders in technology, sales, and marketing innovation," said Cloud9 Analytics CEO Swayne Hill. "We're thrilled to have the support of such well-respected luminaries and we're counting on their expertise and strategic insight to guide us as we solidify our position as the market leader in on-demand BI applications."

Jim Dickie is Managing Partner of leading research firm CSO Insights and a published author with over 29 years of sales and marketing experience. Steven Mankoff, former senior vice president of Global and Technical Services at Siebel Systems, brings more than 20 years of experience in the software industry to his advisory role at Cloud9. Dickie and Mankoff are joined by Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora, Inc. and one of the pioneering architects of salesforce.com's successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model. These three thought leaders will broaden Cloud9's insight into industry trends and deliver value to customers in the form of industry knowledge, best practices, and sales and marketing management strategy.

"CSO Insights has spent the past 15 years researching the ways companies can improve their sales and marketing processes, and I feel the need to give sales managers access to metrics and insights they need to effectively manage their sales organizations is long overdue," said Jim Dickie. "Cloud9's mission is about more than simply providing applications; they're delivering fully-developed sales analytics solutions that actually drive revenue by addressing real business problems."

Cloud9's Advisory Board will provide strategic guidance as the company expands its goals and services, as well as support Cloud9's growing community of users.

About Cloud9 Analytics

Cloud9 Analytics delivers easy-to-use business intelligence applications directly to sales, marketing, and support organizations as a service over the Internet. The company's first offering, the Cloud9 Pipeline Management Suite, reduces revenue risk, increases team productivity and provides shared visibility for collaboration at every level of the sales organization. Powered by the industry's first truly on-demand analytics platform, Cloud9's applications deliver value in just 24 hours and require zero installation, zero maintenance and zero IT support. Cloud9 Analytics' customers include market leaders such as Ryder, Data Domain, Coremetrics and GENBAND. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California. For more information, please visit www.cloud9analytics.com.

Cloud9 Vision Attracts Luminaries Jim Dickie, Steven Mankoff and
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