Merced Systems Featured in Exclusive List of America's Growing Companies in North America -- Deloitte's 2009 Technology Fast 500(TM)

Merced Systems Featured in Exclusive List of America's Growing Companies in
North America -- Deloitte's 2009 Technology Fast 500(TM)
Merced Systems Attributes its 500% Revenue Growth to market leading Sales and
Service Performance Management solutions and customer satisfaction

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Merced Systems, the leading
provider of Sales and Service Performance Management Software, today announced
that it ranked number 263 on Technology Fast 500(TM), Deloitte's exclusive
ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology companies in North America.

Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 recognizes the achievements, growth and
contributions of fastest-growing technology companies in North America and
around the world. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue
growth during the five year period from 2004-2008. Merced Systems grew 500%
percent during this period.

Merced System's CEO, Matt Glickman, credits continual innovation in sales and
service performance management and dedication to making its customers more
successful, with the company's threefold increase in revenue growth from
fiscal year 2005-2008. "We are honored to have made the Deloitte Technology
Fast 500 over the past three years. We have expanded our product portfolio to
deliver end-to-end sales and service performance management solutions that
focus intently on serving our customers' needs," said Glickman.

"Technology Fast 500(TM) recognizes innovative companies that have broken down
barriers to success and defied the odds with their remarkable five-year
revenue growth," said Phil Asmundson, Vice Chairman and U.S. Technology, Media
and Telecommunications leader, Deloitte LLP. "We congratulate Merced Systems
on this accomplishment."

Merced Systems was previously featured in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50
Program for Silicon Valley Software and Information Technology (IT) Companies
in 2008 and named a Rising Star in Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50
program for Silicon Valley in 2007.

Superior Sales and Service Performance Management
Merced Systems' sales and service performance management solutions enable
contact centers, field sales, retail channels, partner operations, field
service and back office functions, to maximize revenue, increase customer
satisfaction and optimize service operations. Merced Systems' core products,
Merced Performance Suite and Merced Incentive Compensation Management, offer
front line visibility into performance, align individual goals with
operational strategy, automate incentive compensation management, facilitate
quick roll out of changes to incentive programs and drive key improvement
campaigns such as employee coaching.

About Merced Systems, Inc.
Merced Systems is the leading provider of sales and service performance
management applications focused on improving operational effectiveness of
sales forces and service organizations across a range of vertical industries.
Merced Systems' award winning products serve Global 2000 customers, and
include advanced analytics and reporting, incentive compensation management,
coaching and other performance execution applications. With a strong track
record of growth and delivering business impact to its customers, Merced
Systems has been profitable for the past 5 years. Merced Systems is a
privately held venture capital-based company headquartered in Redwood City,
CA, with major operations in the UK. For more information on Merced Systems,
please visit www.mercedsystems.com.

About Technology Fast 500(TM)
Technology Fast 500(TM) provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology,
media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in
North America. This ranking is compiled from nominations submitted directly to
the Technology Fast 500(TM) website, and public company database research
conducted by Deloitte. Technology Fast 500(TM) award winners for 2009 are
selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth during the five year
period from 2004 to 2008. Deloitte's 2009 Technology Fast 500(TM) Media
Guidance 4 In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500(TM) recognition,
companies must own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology
that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues.
Using other companies' technology or intellectual property in a unique way
does not satisfy this requirement. Consulting companies, professional service
firms, etc. are not eligible unless they have proprietary technology that
contributes to a significant portion of their operating revenues.

Technology Fast 500(TM) award eligibility requirements also include base-year
operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year operating
revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. These revenues must have more than
doubled between 2004 and 2008. Additionally, companies must be in business for
a minimum of five years, and be headquartered within North America.

About Deloitte
As used in this document, "Deloitte" means Deloitte LLP. Please see
www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of
Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.

SOURCE Merced Systems

Anna Belak of Merced Systems, Inc., +1-650-486-4040,
anna.belak@mercedsystems.com, or Leigh Anne Varney of Varney Business
Communication, +1-415-387-7250, la@varneybusiness.com, for Merced Systems