CHICAGO--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 BigMachines 10.1 at no additional cost.

“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”

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 sales configuration, B2B eCommerce, quoting and proposal software, helping companies sell more and sell faster. BigMachines award-winning solutions empower sales across customers’ channels by streamlining their sales processes from opportunity to quote to order. BigMachines easily integrates in the cloud to leading CRM, eCommerce, and ERP systems, including those from salesforce.com, Oracle, Microsoft, and SAP. BigMachines serves over 200 customers and more than 100,000 users in diverse markets including high technology, manufacturing, healthcare, software, services, media, telecom and finance. Customers using BigMachines to streamline their sales quoting and configuration include global leaders such as Kodak’s GCG, Siemens, Ingersoll Rand, NTT Communications, Medtronic, ShoreTel and Voltaire Ltd. BigMachines has offices in Chicago, Frankfurt, London, San Francisco, Singapore and Tokyo to provide best in class solutions, service and support worldwide. For more information, visit www.bigmachines.com.