CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rainmaker Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMKR), a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions combining hosted application software and execution services, today announced that it has signed a three-year agreement for training sales with a new client, Lawson Software, Inc., a global provider of enterprise business software.

Under the agreement, Rainmaker will deploy its ViewCentral(TM) training sales platform to enhance Lawson's training registrations and organization productivity on a worldwide basis. The agreement includes ViewCentral's Classroom, vClassroom and eLearning platforms to facilitate online registration and increase attendance for Lawson's in-person instructor-led, virtual instructor-led and on-demand eLearning training courses.

Rainmaker's ViewCentral platform is a hosted customer and partner-facing Learning Management System that enhances operational performance and productivity for customer and partner training programs. ViewCentral automates and manages the entire business lifecycle of training and events from scheduling and posting, registration, discounting and pricing, ecommerce, reporting, backend integration and marketing.

Rainmaker's CEO Michael Silton commented, "ViewCentral delivers a fully blended training management environment supporting Lawson's wide breadth of in-person, virtual live and on-demand eLearning training programs. ViewCentral's robust internationalization capabilities will streamline consolidation of Lawson's international training programs, including support of six languages and multiple currencies. We are delighted Lawson has engaged us with this three year contract to enhance their training registrations and productivity."

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance, healthcare and service sector industries across 40 countries. Lawson's solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at http://www.lawson.com.

About Rainmaker

Rainmaker Systems, Inc. delivers sales and marketing solutions, combining hosted application software and execution services designed to drive more revenue for our clients. Our Revenue Delivery Platform(SM) combines proprietary, on-demand application software and advanced analytics with specialized sales and marketing execution services. Rainmaker clients include large enterprises in a range of industries, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and financial services industries. For more information, visit http://www.rmkr.com or call 800-631-1545.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to Rainmaker as of this date and they assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are general market conditions, unfavorable economic conditions, our ability to execute our business strategy, our ability to integrate acquisitions without disruption to our business, the effectiveness of our sales team and approach, our ability to target, analyze and forecast the revenue to be derived from a client and the costs associated with providing services to that client, the date during the course of a calendar year that a new client is acquired, the length of the integration cycle for new clients and the timing of revenues and costs associated therewith, our client concentration given that we are currently dependent on a few significant client relationships, our ability to expand our channel hosted contract solution and drive adoption of this solution by resellers, potential competition in the marketplace, the ability to retain and attract employees, market acceptance of our service programs and pricing options, our ability to maintain our existing technology platform and to deploy new technology, our ability to sign new clients and control expenses, the possibility of the discontinuation and/or realignment of some client relationships, the financial condition of our clients' businesses, and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

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