BigMachines Selected as Finalist for 2009 "Best of Breed" CODiE Awards

June 11, 2010 - PRLog -- CHICAGO, IL & FRANKFURT, Germany - February 26, 2009 - BigMachines, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand configuration and proposal software, announced today that it has been selected as a Finalist in two categories of the 24th Annual CODiE Awards. Established in 1986 by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries.

BigMachines 9, the industry-leading, on-demand software for empowering sales with best-of-breed configuration and quoting solutions, was selected as a Finalist in two CODiE Award categories: "Best Software as a Service Solution" and "Best Relationship Management Solution." BigMachines 9 is a comprehensive platform of web-based software and services including BigMachines Sales Engine, BigMachines Channel Sales Engine, BigMachines Document Engine and BigMachines eCommerce Engine, among many other features. During the evaluation process, BigMachines 9 was demonstrated to numerous CODiE judges who represent an impressive array of technology and business excellence and success. BigMachines was chosen as a Finalist from more than 850 nominations submitted by 600 companies.

According to SIIA President Ken Wasch, "The competition is particularly steep this year during the 24th Annual SIIA CODiE Awards, making selection as a CODiE Finalist a real achievement." Wasch further added that "All the companies on this year's list of CODiE Finalists should feel justifiably proud of their accomplishment in making it to this stage, and have much excitement to look forward to regarding the upcoming CODiE Awards voting!" The 2009 CODiE Awards will be presented at a gala event on May 5, 2009, at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

"BigMachines is pleased to be recognized for excellence by the Software & Information Industry Association, not just in one but in two categories of judging," said Godard Abel, CEO and co-founder of BigMachines. "As a company, we strive to innovate and provide the very best software-as-a-service solutions to our customers to help them sell more and sell faster."

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 www.bigmachines.de/english.php.

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Melanie Gipp
Marketing Manager

BigMachines AG
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60528 Frankfurt/Germany

mgipp@bigmachines.com
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