BigMachines Selected as "Elite 8" and "Inner Circle" Partner for Oracle® CRM On Demand
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Selected Partners Demonstrate Best-In-Class Solutions, Customer Success, with Oracle CRM On Demand
Chicago, IL & Frankfurt, Germany - September 18, 2008 - BigMachines, Inc., the global leader in on-demand sales configuration and proposal software, today announced that it has been named an Oracle Elite 8 partner and is a member of Oracle's CRM On Demand Inner Circle Partner Initiative. The initiative showcases a select group of best-of-breed partners that have demonstrated significant value driven by proven customer success, traction with Oracle's sales organization, and synergy with Oracle® CRM On Demand's current and future direction.
The collaborative effort between Oracle and Inner Circle partners helps ensure that partner solutions are aligned with Oracle's product and sales direction, and are ready to serve the broad needs of Oracle's largest enterprise customers. BigMachines is among the top-tier partners, dubbed the "Elite 8". Integration amongst the Elite 8 Partners creates a more powerful, comprehensive CRM suite.
"BigMachines brings tremendous value to the Oracle CRM On Demand ecosystem," said Dave Bonnette, Group Vice President, CRM, Oracle. "Their on-demand sales configuration and proposal tools integrate easily with Oracle CRM On Demand, as well as our other Inner Circle partner solutions. We expect that our customers will greatly benefit from this expanded functionality with CRM On Demand and with the synergies created with our other select partners."
"BigMachines is pleased to be selected by Oracle to be among its preferred Elite 8 partner solutions," said Godard Abel, CEO of BigMachines. "We have many successful customers who have implemented BigMachines with Oracle CRM On Demand and are driving tremendous value from our joint solutions."
BigMachines will demonstrate their solutions at Oracle OpenWorld 2008 in the Applications Lounge Elite 8 session on Tues. Sept 23, from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM and in the CRM On Demand DEMOgrounds (Moscone South Hall, Booth 1032) from Mon. Sept. 22 to Thurs. Sept. 25. BigMachines will also sponsor and demonstrate at the invitation-only Social CRM Inner Circle Community Reception.
BigMachines, also a Certified Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork, will present the newest features of its on-demand software at BigIdeas 2008, the company's annual customer and industry forum that will be held October 5-7, 2008 in Chicago. 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 global leader in on-demand sales configuration, quoting and proposal software. BigMachines solutions empower sales across customers' channels by streamlining their sales processes from opportunity to order. Using BigMachines software, 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 Oracle. 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 Voltaire Ltd.
For more information, visit www.bigmachines.com.
About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 20,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels. oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com
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