BigMachines Releases BigMachines 10.1 - Delivering Enhanced B2B eCommerce & Ease of Use
SaaS Sales Configuration, eCommerce and Proposal Leader Announces Customer-Driven Enhancements to Its Flagship Platform
Chicago, IL, June 21, 2010 -- BigMachines, Inc., the leader in delivering software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for sales configurator, B2B eCommerce, quoting and order management needs today announced the release of BigMachines 10.1, delivering new ease-of-use and productivity enhancements to its award-winning, web-based software platform. BigMachines 10.1 enables sales teams, channel partners and resellers to easily configure products, generate quotes and proposals, manage complex pricing, generate legal contracts, submit and manage orders and offer self-service to customers via eCommerce websites. Existing customers can immediately and seamlessly upgrade to take advantage of the new product capabilities of BigMachines10.1 at no additional cost.
New capabilities delivered in BigMachines 10.1 include the following:
- New visual configuration enables the use of images as menu items, enhancing the ease with which users make product selections and choose configuration options
- New configuration attribute types including dynamic calendar attributes for easily managing date ranges
- New BigMachines Query Language (BMQL) extends BigMachines Admin Platform and provides administrators powerful tools for further customizing their selling solutions to meet their companies’ unique business requirements
- Expanded eCommerce check-out delivers a more intuitive online shopping experience for business customers
- Enhanced BigMachines Unplugged allows easier installation of offline clients and provides a faster, more intuitive data synchronization tool for offline users
- Easier upload of data tables streamlines the process of updating product and pricing information, adding more power to the BigMachines Admin Platform
- Streamlined Single Sign-on via SAML enables users to log into BigMachines applications more easily from other applications and portals with enhanced security using the latest open web standards
"With the release of BigMachines 10.1, we continue to deliver customer-driven enhancements and capabilities that help our customers sell more and sell faster," said Tim Handorf, VP of Product Management at BigMachines. "Over the past months, we have showcased the new BigMachines 10.1 product enhancements to customers at our regional Customer Success Forums, and the response has been fantastic. We collaborate with our customers throughout the year so that we can deliver the tools that really help them sell and grow their businesses."
BigMachines' customers and partners will collaborate and provide input on the next generation of BigMachines software at BigIdeas 2010 at the Swissotel Chicago, October 24-26, 2010. BigIdeas has become one of the largest SaaS innovation conferences where attendees discover best practices for guided selling, product configuration and streamlining their sales processes. Information is available at www.bigmachines.com/bigideas.
About BigMachines
BigMachines is the global leader in on-demand configurator, B2B eCommerce, pricing and quoting and proposal generator software, helping companies sell more and sell faster. 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 salesforce.com, Oracle, and SAP. BigMachines' rapidly growing customer base includes global leaders such as Kodak's 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.
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