[June 29, 2011]

BigMachines Releases BigMachines 11.1 Software, Delivering Enhanced Security and Usability to Enterprise Sales

BigMachines, Inc., the leader in product configuration, pricing and quoting, proposal generation and B2B ecommerce, today announced the availability of BigMachines 11.1, the latest release of the company's flagship, award-winning SaaS (News - Alert) platform. BigMachines 11.1 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 more efficiently and securely.

New features delivered in BigMachines 11.1 are the result of extensive industry research combined with customer input. BigMachines encourages customer feedback gathered from many sources: customers submit ideas via the My BigIdea innovation web portal, share and comment on product roadmaps at regional Customer Success Forums, and vote on most-requested enhancements during BigIdeas Customer and Cloud conferences in the nited States and Europe.

Current BigMachines customers will benefit from enhancements and new features in BigMachines 11.1 include the following:

• Fast, dynamic user experience utilizing new AJAX configuration rules enables dynamic updates without the need to refresh web pages.
• Intuitive drag and drop interface allows for easy reordering of product and part line items during commerce process.
• Streamlined Document Engine administration provides enhanced flexibility in designing document layouts for proposals, contracts and other sales documents.
• New workflow approval delegation options allow approvers to easily delegate approval authority.
• Simplified document migration for faster deployment and upgrades.
• Expanded access to pricebook data in configuration rules.

"With each product release we deliver additional value to BigMachines customers by providing software that is more powerful, more secure, and yet easier to use," said David Bonnette, President of BigMachines. "We continually seek customer feedback and design our releases with the customers' business needs in mind. We encourage all customers to upgrade to BigMachines 11.1 and expect that those who do will achieve even greater user adoption and see increased business productivity."

Existing BigMachines customers can schedule upgrades to BigMachines 11.1 at the BigMachines Support Center (support.bigmachines.com). More information is available at www.bigmachines.com.

About BigMachines

BigMachines is the global leader in enabling B2B sales, helping companies sell more and sell faster. BigMachines' award-winning on-demand configurator, pricing and quoting, proposal generator, and B2B eCommerce software 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, Microsoft (News - Alert) 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 Acme Packet. For more information, visit www.bigmachines.com.

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