EXHIBIT 99.1


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TO:      Diane Pardee, Taleo

FROM:    Gigi Wang, IDC

Date:    January 28, 2005

Re:      Approval to use IDC content

IDC grants permission for Taleo to use the following IDC content in its S-1
Filing with the SEC. Please source the following IDC report "Worldwide and U.S.
Recruiting and Staffing Services Forecast, 2004-2008, IDC#32036, October 2004."

            In October 2004, an independent market research firm, International
            Data Corporation, or IDC, estimated that U.S. recruiting and
            staffing services spending would grow from $29.9 billion in 2003 to
            $47.1 billion by 2008, a compound annual growth rate of 9.5%. The
            fastest growing component of this aggregate IDC forecast, the
            end-to-end hiring process automation solutions market (which IDC
            notes is becoming referred to as talent management as suppliers
            expand capabilities) is expected to grow from $239 million in 2003
            to approximately $727.9 million in 2008, which represents a compound
            annual growth rate of 24.9%. This estimate does not include the
            market opportunity for temporary staffing process automation
            solutions, or the market for end-to-end hiring process automation
            solutions outside the United States.

Best regards,

/s/ Gigi Wang

Gigi Wang
Senior Vice President, Strategy
IDC