Chordiant Software to Host First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results Investor Conference Call on Thursday, January 29, 2009

Chordiant Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHRD), the leading provider of Customer Experience (Cx™) software and services, plans to announce its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 31 on Thursday, January 29, 2009.

Chordiant’s investor conference call and webcast will take place on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Participating in the call and webcast will be Steven R. Springsteel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Peter Norman, Chief Financial Officer. A news release discussing the financial results will be issued after the close of the market the same day.

Webcast Access

A live audio webcast will be available to investors and the public from the following website:

http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/chordiant2/86121124.cfm

Alternatively, you may prefer to access Chordiant’s website at http://www.chordiant.com, where you will see the event listed on the homepage. Access is also possible from Chordiant’s Investor Relations website.

The webcast will be archived on the Chordiant website; in addition, a telephone replay will be available on Thursday, January 29, 2009, beginning at approximately 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time for seven days after the live call. The replay can be accessed by dialing (800) 405-2236, access code 11124802#.

About Chordiant Software, Inc.

Chordiant helps leading global brands with high-volume customer service needs deliver the best possible customer experience. Unlike traditional business applications, Chordiant Customer Experience (Cx) front-office solutions blend multi-channel interaction management with predictive desktop decisioning, enabling companies to capture and effectively anticipate and respond to customer behavior in all channels, in real-time. For global leaders in insurance/healthcare, telecommunications and financial services, this deeper understanding cultivates a lasting, one-to-one relationship that aligns the most appropriate value proposition to each consumer. With Chordiant Cx solutions, customer loyalty, operational productivity and profitability reach new levels of return. For more information, visit Chordiant at www.chordiant.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release are generally identified by words, such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," "would," "guidance," "projects" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of Chordiant to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Other risks relating to Chordiant's products are detailed under "Risk Factors" in Chordiant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

These filings are available on a Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Chordiant does not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking or other statements in this release.

Chordiant and the Chordiant logo are registered trademarks of Chordiant Software, Inc. The Customer Experience Company and Cx are trademarks of Chordiant Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.