EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Upside Software, the global leader in Contract Lifecycle Management software announced today that it has been honored with the prestigious ranking of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

Now entering its fourth year, the Financial Post's Ten Best Companies to Work For competition is organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes fast-growing companies in Canada that offer tremendous career advancement opportunities together with leading-edge employee perks and benefits. Data for Canada's Top 100 Employers award is compiled and analyzed by Mediacorp Canada Inc. who reviewed over 75,000 companies from across Canada. The Top 100 Employers list is based on outstanding Human Resource practices, exceptional growing success and contribution to the community.

Employers are evaluated by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers to determine which ones are growing fastest in their fields, in terms of revenue growth and the size of their workforce. Then our editors review their recruitment and retention policies using the same eight criteria as our national "Top 100" competition: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. Fast-growing employers are compared to other companies in their industry to determine which offers the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.

“It is humbling to receive such a prestigious honor and we are very grateful” said Ashif Mawji, Upside Software’s President and CEO. “Our team members are some of the most talented, loyal and customer focused professionals you will ever meet and we are very proud of them. This award re-affirms the excellent work environment and overall compensation package we offer, and we remain focused on the continual improvement of benefits package with the focus of being at the top of our industry. We are also very proud of receiving the honor of being named Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2009 as well as Alberta’s Top 40 Employers for 2009.”

About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software is the worldwide leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions with hundreds of deployments in about 180 countries. Upside’s award winning product suite, including their UpsideContract solution, offers a fully automated contract management process that starts from collaborative contract creation, negotiation and award, and includes risk, performance, compliance and deliverable tracking and management, financial processing (e.g. invoices and payments), and on-going event monitoring and management. UpsideContract also includes a wizard-like request entry function, amongst the best Microsoft Word integration, and extensive security and business intelligence features.

Upside Software has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in virtually every industry vertical. Upside Software offers both on-premise and SaaS solutions. For more information visit the company’s website at http://www.upsidesoft.com/

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