Taleo Receives Fall 2009 SSPA STAR Award for Service Excellence

DUBLIN, CA, Nov 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management
solutions, today announced it has been honored with a Fall 2009 STAR
Award for Service Excellence from the Technology Services Industry
Association (TSIA), the services industry's largest and most vibrant
association. Taleo received the STAR Award for Service Excellence in
Emerging Business Support.

This recognition follows Taleo's "Rated Outstanding" certification for
its North America Assisted Customer Support Center -- the first and only
talent management provider to receive this accreditation. Now in its 10th
year of business, Taleo helps companies of all sizes drive business
success by more effectively managing and accelerating the development of
their workforce.

"At Taleo, we strive to deliver innovative products, rich domain
expertise and superior support to ensure our customers' success in
transforming their business through excellent talent management," said
Michael Gregoire, Chairman and CEO of Taleo. "Industry recognition such
as the STAR award is a reflection of our success in this mission. We are
proud of this acknowledgment and of the work of our support team to make
this happen."

The Service Excellence in Emerging Business Support category recognizes
organizations that provide technical support within emerging businesses
for which exemplary customer support is important for company growth and
is typically provided with constrained resources. Winners of this award
have demonstrated how their technical support effectively maintains their
customers' satisfaction and loyalty, and helps drive new business. Since
its inception in 1990, the prestigious STAR Awards recognize technology
companies who display exceptional leadership, innovation, and commitment
in service excellence.

"The STAR Awards are recognized throughout the industry as one of the
highest honors for service and support organizations," said Stephen
Smith, CFO and CIO for TSIA. "This award acknowledges that Taleo has been
honored by its peers for providing world-class support as one of the best
in the business."

Taleo was presented with the STAR Award for Service Excellence at the
Technology Services World (TSW) conference in Las Vegas. TSW is the
preeminent source of learning and peer networking in the services
industry and is hosted by TSIA, newly formed from the recently announced
merger of AFSMI, SSPA, and TPSA, the three leading professional
associations of the services and support industry.

About TSIA

The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) is the technology
services industry's largest and most vibrant association, encompassing
more than 50,000 members from 300 companies in 80 countries. Our ranks
include services executives, managers, and professionals from around the
globe. www.tsia.com.

About Taleo

Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) is the leader in on demand unified talent management
solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to better understand
and engage their best talent for improved business performance. More than
4,200 organizations use Taleo for talent acquisition and performance
management, including 46 of the Fortune 100 and over 3,500 small and
medium sized businesses across 200 countries and territories. Known for
its strong configurability and usability, Taleo runs on a world-class
infrastructure and offers 99.9% availability. Taleo's Talent Grid
harnesses the resources of the Taleo community of customers, candidates,
and partners to power the talent needs of companies around the world.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements
regarding the results from use of Taleo's solutions. Any forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are based upon Taleo's
historical performance and its current plans, estimates and expectations
and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations
will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Taleo's
expectations as of the date of this press announcement. Subsequent events
may cause these expectations to change, and Taleo disclaims any
obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future. These
forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Further
information on potential factors that could affect actual results is
included in Part II, Item 1A of Taleo's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the SEC on October 27,
2009, and in other reports filed by Taleo with the SEC.

Media Contact for TSIA:
Suzanne Hite
suzanneh@tsia.com
410-774-5322

Media Contact for Taleo:
Jaime Spuhler
904-520-6251
jspuhler@taleo.com

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