Press Release
Release date: May 21, 2008
BigMachines Releases New 8.2 Version of Its On-Demand Sales Configuration and Proposal Software
Leading on-demand quoting, configurator, and proposal platform
upgraded with dynamic new configuration features and a web 2.0 interface
Chicago, IL and Frankurt, Germany - May 21, 2008 - BigMachines, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand configuration and proposal software, announced today the immediate availability of BigMachines Lean Front-EndŽ (LFE) 8.2. The latest version of BigMachines on-demand software leverages new web 2.0 technology to deliver a much more dynamic user experience and to further empower sales with best-of-breed configuration and quoting. Existing customers will be seamlessly upgraded to BigMachines 8.2 as part of their subscription and support agreements at no additional cost and will be able to immediately benefit from the new technology.
The powerful new features in BigMachines 8.2 were developed in direct response to valuable input from BigMachines customers. New features include dynamic, customizable interface elements, such as the ability to scale configuration input fields on-the-fly in arrays, drag and drop quotes into folders, auto-complete fields based on partial data input, expand and collapse groups, auto-fill dates from calendars, resize columns on the fly, plus much more. BigMachines 8.2 enhances automated transaction reports that enable customers to proactively track and manage user adoption. In addition, BigMachines invested substantial development resources to upgrade its core technology platform to extend the scalability, multi-language, and security features of its software to fully meet the needs of enterprise customers who have deployed BigMachines to thousands of users around the globe.
BigMachines can now be used to not only deliver quotes and orders faster and more accurately, but also to dynamically generate and manage sales contracts. This empowers BigMachines customers to streamline the entire sales process from the time they have a sales opportunity through quoting, contract negotiation, and ordering.
"BigMachines gathers customer feedback throughout the year, and especially at our annual BigIdeas customer and industry forum, where customers provide input and vote on our product roadmap for the coming year," said Godard Abel, CEO, BigMachines. "We strive to make our customers successful by continuing to enhance and deliver new tools that help our customers generate winning proposals and close new sales."
BigIdeas 2008, BigMachine's annual customer and industry forum will be held October 5-7, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Industry experts, BigMachines customers, and business partners gather at BigIdeas to discuss innovative business strategies and best practices in guided selling and product configuration to increase revenues, improve sales efficiency, and reduce costs. More information is available at www.bigmachines.com/bigideas.
About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG
BigMachines is the leading provider of on-demand sales configuration, quoting and proposal software. BigMachines solutions empower sales across customers' channels by streamlining their sales processes. Using BigMachines Lean Front-EndŽ (LFE), sales teams and channels can quickly configure products, generate quotes and proposals, manage complex pricing, generate legal contracts, and manage orders. BigMachines offers extensive reporting capabilities and easily integrates to leading CRM and ERP systems, including those from Salesforce.com, Oracle, and SAP. BigMachines' rapidly growing customer base includes global leaders such as Kodak GCG, Siemens, Ingersoll Rand, and NTT Communications, as well as innovative growth companies such as ShoreTel and Aruba Networks. For more information, visit www.bigmachines.com.
Contacts:
Public Relations:
Jodi Perkins
USA
Phone: 847-279-0882
Company Information:
Name: BigMachines, Inc.
Address: 1 Waters Park Drive, Suite 165
City: San Mateo
State: CA
ZIP: 94403
Country: USA
Phone: 650-403-0010
FAX: 650-403-0018
http://www.bigmachines.com
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