BigMachines Inc., the definitive provider of eBusiness for
Engineered Systems
software, today announced the availability
of eSales™ v5.0, the newest release of its flagship
software for
enabling companies to sell complex products online. Building on
its early success serving industrial markets, including the
pumps,
valves and fluid mixer industries, BigMachines eSales
v5.0 provides new commerce, configuration and security
functionality to support even the most complex purchases.
Through BigMachines eSales, a manufacturer's customers and
channel partners may interact online with their
sales
representatives, internal sales staff, application engineers and
manufacturing
plants. Members of the extended buying and
selling chain may rapidly select and configure the right products
and electronically process inquiries, quotes and purchase
orders.
"BigMachines is committed to continuous development of our
software to meet the very complex needs of sellers of
highly-engineered industrial equipment," said Godard
Abel,
CEO of BigMachines. "We believe our history serving this
market and our current customers give us unparalleled insight
into the unique selling and technical environments of this
market. Version 5.0 of eSales reflects both the commitment to
our customers and our deep industry expertise."
BigMachines eSales Version 5.0 introduces a significantly
improved web-based product Selection and Configuration
module and a significantly enhanced Commerce engine further
setting BigMachines apart for its configuration and eCommerce
capabilities for complex engineered products. Other key
add-ons in eSales v5.0 include improved performance and
security features.
"Each and every sale at
Sulzer requires collaboration between
our various sales channels, our engineers and our customers
to ensure that our complex products are meeting the exact
specifications of our customers," said Raimo Metsola, business
systems manager and Sulzer Process
pumps - US. "Having
used eSales for over six months, BigMachines continues to
deliver software that meets all of our online selling needs. I
can't imagine any product too complex to configure with
BigMachines eSales v5.0."