Product Configurator and Quoting Leader BigMachines Named to JMP Hot 100 Software Companies

Record Growth in Q1 2009 and throughout 2008 Reinforces BigMachines' Leadership in On-Demand Configuration, Quoting and Proposal Generation

Chicago, IL and Frankfurt, Germany (PRWEB) June 10, 2009

BigMachines, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand configuration and proposal software, announced today that it was selected by JMP Securities for inclusion in its "Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies" list. The report, issued in May, profiles 100 of the leading private companies in the software industry as identified by the software research team at JMP Securities, a full-service investment bank based in San Francisco, CA.

"We are honored to be recognized as one of the best by JMP Securities," said Godard Abel, CEO and co-founder of BigMachines. "During the past year, we have been named as 'Best of Breed', 'Best Quoting Tool', 'Cool Technology to Consider' and other honors by analysts and industry experts. In addition, our continuing growth in customers and revenue, even in these challenging times, reinforces that we have the right products and the right team in place to help companies sell more and sell faster."

BigMachines will demonstrate its market leadership at BigIdeas 2009, the company's annual customer and industry forum that will be held October 4-6 in Chicago, Illinois. 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 http://www.bigmachines.com/bigideas.

About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG:
BigMachines is the global leader in on-demand sales configuration, quoting and proposal 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 http://www.bigmachines.com.

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