CORRECTING and REPLACING BigMachines Expands into Japan

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Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:27am EDT

SaaS Sales Configuration and Proposal Leader Opens New Office to Support
Asia-Pacific Market
TOKYO, CHICAGO & FRANKFURT--(Business Wire)--
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The corrected release reads: 

BIGMACHINES EXPANDS INTO JAPAN

SaaS Sales Configuration and Proposal Leader Opens New Office to Support
Asia-Pacific Market

BigMachines, Inc., the leader in sales configurator, B2B ecommerce, quoting and
proposal software-as-a-service (SaaS), announced today that it has established
BigMachines K.K. as a Japanese division of the US-based company. The new
business entity will be known as BigMachines Co., Ltd. From its new Tokyo office
location, BigMachines will enter the Japanese market and commence a full-fledged
business roll-out. BigMachines has localized its on-demand software for the
Japanese market with support for Japanese language and currencies and has also
launched a Japanese website at www.bigmachines.com/jp. 

Since 2000, BigMachines has developed innovative SaaS solutions that empower
customers to sell more and sell faster. BigMachines` flagship product,
BigMachines 10, helps customers improve their sales processes by enabling sales
teams, VARs and channel partners to quickly and easily generate quotes and
proposals, manage pricing, generate contracts and submit and manage orders.
BigMachines can also extend its sales configuration technology to enable B2B
ecommerce, which allows companies to use the same system for selling direct to
business customers on their website as they do for internal quoting and proposal
development. 

BigMachines has provided more than 120,000 licenses to 200 companies worldwide
across many industries, including industrial manufacturing, high-tech, software,
healthcare, services, telecommunications, finance, and media. The Company is
proud of its high renewal rate of 95% for companies in which its products have
been implemented. 

BigMachines` products can also be integrated with CRM (Customer Relationship
Management) systems from the leading vendors including salesforce.com and
Oracle, as well as with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. Integration
with CRM not only eliminates redundant data entry, but also enables a real-time
view of the progress of sales negotiations, sales logs and the status of sales
activities. BigMachines Co., Ltd. has received endorsements from two leading CRM
partners in Japan, salesforce.com and Oracle Corporation. 

"As the leading company of cloud solutions for enterprise, salesforce.com
provides CRM solutions with many partners," said Fred Macaraeg, Vice President,
Alliances, salesforce.com Co., Ltd. "We are delighted that BigMachines, who is
our strong strategic partner in the US, has established BigMachines K.K. With
this establishment, salesforce.com and BigMachines will provide solutions to
contribute to the improvement of productivity for Japanese companies." 

Oracle Corporation Japan released the following statement: "We welcome
BigMachines K.K.'s announcement about the opening of their operations in Japan.
We began offering the SaaS CRM application `Oracle CRM On Demand` back in
October 2006 and it has steadily grown in market penetration, especially for
enterprise customers. The integration of BigMachines and Oracle CRM On Demand
provides customers with valuable improvements to critical sales activities
including product configuration and pricing, as well as preparation of proposals
and quotations. BigMachines with Oracle CRM On Demand delivers improved customer
satisfaction and we look forward to growing together in the Japanese market." 

"I am delighted that we have been able to enter the Japanese market with the
establishment of our new Tokyo office," said Godard Abel, Co-Founder and CEO of
BigMachines. "We are confident that BigMachines can deliver measureable benefits
to Japan`s sales representatives and sales partners, as we have done for
customers throughout the US, Europe and beyond. We look forward to growing our
business in Japan and then into the broader Asian market as well." BigMachines
plans to enter into strategic agreements with sales partners in Japan. 

About BigMachines, Inc., BigMachines Co., Ltd. and BigMachines AG

BigMachines is the global leader in on-demand sales configuration, B2B
eCommerce, 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 www.bigmachines.com and www.bigmachines.com/jp.

BigMachines, Inc.
Will Wiegler, 224-515-3261
Senior Director of Marketing
wwiegler@bigmachines.com
www.bigmachines.com

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