Multiple Companies Select and Deploy BigMachines Lean Front-End(R) to Extend Their Salesforce.com On-Demand CRM Solution.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & MUNICH, Germany -- Increasing number of companies are implementing BigMachines' configurator and proposal tools to accelerate sales and order processes Salesforce.com Appforce Conference - BigMachines, Inc., a leading provider of web-based configuration and quoting software solutions for manufacturers of complex products, today announced it has contracted to license its on-demand Lean Front-End(SM) (LFE LFE Low Frequency Effects LFE Lean Front End (software) LFE Laminar Flow Element LFE Learning From Experience LFE Large Final Emitter (environment) LFE Leicester, Forest, East ) solution to several customers using CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. software from salesforce.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CRM), the market and technology leader in on-demand business services. The new deals are the result of a 2005 certification agreement forged between the two companies, and now available through the salesforce.com AppExchange. The announcement was made today at Appforce, salesforce.com's first annual AppExchange partner, user and developer conference. In the new implementations, the LFE solutions - including BigMachines CPP cpp - C preprocessor. (Configure, Price, Propose) and BigMachines SPP (1) (Scalable Parallel Processor) A multiprocessing computer that can be upgraded by adding more CPUs. (2) (Standard Parallel Port) The Centronics parallel port that was used on the first PCs. (Select, Price, Propose) - are designed to be tightly integrated with the salesforce.com AppExchange on-demand platform. This integration allows salesforce.com users to enjoy seamless and certified integration of the entire opportunity-to-order process, including product selection, configuration, pricing, quoting and ordering. LFE New Customer Wins One of the companies implementing BigMachines CPP is Teradyne ATD ATD Anthropomorphic Test Dummy ATD Attention to Detail ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration AtD Achieving the Dream ATD Atmospheric Technology Division (US National Center for Atmospheric Research) ATD Assistant Technical Director (Assembly Test Division), a global leader in electronics assembly test and inspection solutions. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Andrew Hutchinson of the Teradyne Assembly Test Division: "We selected BigMachines because they are the clear leader in delivering out-of-the box web-based configuration and quoting software that integrates seamlessly with our salesforce.com CRM tool." Managed Planet, a software design company delivering plug-in IT management enhancement tools for SMBs and global enterprises, has contracted to implement BigMachines' SPP (Selection, Pricing and Proposal) solution to automate its previously manual front-end quoting processes. Another new customer win for BigMachines' CPP is zed.i Solutions Inc., the emerging leader in production intelligence management for resource industries. "Using BigMachines CPP's powerful guided selling capabilities, we anticipate being able to streamline and automate product selection, quoting, configuration and ordering processes to improve sales force productivity, as well as increase the speed, accuracy and efficiency of our front-end processes," said zed.i Solutions' Director of Business Development, Guy Pallister. Salesforce.com Customers "Go Live" on BigMachines LFE BigMachines also announced that two previously announced joint customers have gone live with deployments of Salesforce and BigMachines CPP, and are already experiencing positive results. These include Medtronic SNT SNT Safer Neighbourhood Team (UK) SNT Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. SNT Syntrophin SNT Serial Number Tracking SNT Surgical Navigation Technologies (Medtronic) SNT Serum Neutralization Test (Surgical Navigation Technologies), a division of Medtronic, the world's largest manufacturer of image-guided surgery systems, accessories and software applications; and Pearson Packaging Systems, a leader in the design and manufacture of packaging machinery for the food, beverage, personal care and other industries. "The CPP's intuitive interface and flexibility was a good match for our needs," said Randy Bell, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Pearson Packaging Systems. According to BigMachines CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Godard Abel, these are just a few examples of how the synergy of the integrated solutions is providing significant improvements and rapid payback for businesses across diverse industries. "In analyzing their customer-facing business processes, many companies offering complex products and services have discovered that human error, inconsistent pricing and multiple hand-offs create delays in quoting, product configuration and ordering that negatively impact customer service and satisfaction," said Abel. "As a result, sales can be lost and profit margins eroded, leading to disappointing business performance. The integration of our Lean Front-End with salesforce.com's CRM solution provides an affordable, user-friendly solution that works." About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG Founded in 1999, BigMachines, Inc. provides on-demand selector, configurator, and quoting solutions to leading high-tech, industrial, and medical companies to streamline their selling processes from customer inquiry-to-order. BigMachines SPP solution digitizes selling processes and captures an organization's tribal knowledge to provide online product selection, quoting, and ordering capabilities for new products and aftermarket parts. BigMachines SPP provides in-depth sales reporting capabilities and easily integrates to existing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , CAD and CRM systems. For salesforce.com customers, BigMachines offers the SPP for AppExchange which enables users to streamline their entire quote-to-order process, all within the familiar Salesforce.com CRM interface. For more information and a flash demonstration, visit www.bigmachines.com Salesforce.com is a registered trademark of, and AppExchange is a trademark of salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . BigMachines is a trademark of BigMachines, Inc. |
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