Niku Announces 2005 Global User Conference; Registration Now Open for Niku 2005, Held November 7-9 in San Francisco Bay Area.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Niku Corporation (Nasdaq:NIKU) today announced that the Niku 2005 Global User Conference will be held November 7-9, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. Registration for Niku 2005 is now open at http://www.niku.com/guc/pr.

The three-day event will include daily keynotes from customer and industry executives, more than thirty in-depth technical and educational sessions, and Niku customer case studies detailing implementation and user insights. Attendees will learn about best practices for Clarity implementations, IT management and governance, and new product development. The event will also provide ample opportunities for structured and informal networking with peers from other customer organizations, Niku executives and Niku partners.

"With rave reviews from the more than 300 attendees at last year's conference, I am delighted to host Niku's 2005 global user conference," said Josh Pickus, CEO of Niku. "Niku is dedicated to our customers' success, and this event provides an excellent forum for customers to learn best practices and share insights for maximizing their results from Clarity. The entire Niku team and I look forward to connecting with our users at Niku 2005 to exchange ideas, receive valuable input directly from our customers, and, of course, have some fun."

Who Should Attend

Niku 2005 is designed for all levels of IT and product development organizations -- IT managers and executives, product managers and developers, portfolio managers, PMO members, project owners, resource managers, CIOs, CFOs, consultants, implementers and administrative users.

For more information or to register, visit http://www.niku.com/guc/pr or email [e-mail].

Niku Customer VIP Awards

Niku 2005 will also include the second annual Niku VIP awards, recognizing Niku customers who have achieved exceptional value across their respective organizations as a result of implementing Clarity. The awards honor three areas of excellence: Vision, Impact and Progress. In 2004, the awards were presented to Quest Diagnostics, Harrah's Entertainment and Manpower, respectively. More information and applications for the awards can be found at http://www.niku.com/guc/awards.

About Niku

Niku Corporation (Nasdaq:NIKU) is the leader in IT Management and Governance (IT-MG) and New Product Development (NPD) solutions, and is two-time winner of the Gartner PPM Summit "Best Vendor" award. More than 400,000 users at industry leaders such as Avon, BT, Eastman Chemical, HSBC, Manpower, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Unilever depend on Niku software to maximize their "Return on IT." With headquarters in Silicon Valley, Niku serves global customers from more than 20 offices worldwide.

For more information, contact [e-mail] or visit http://www.niku.com.

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