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www.bigmachines.com - Outlook Marketing Services Christa Carroll, 630-922-6995 christa@outlookmarketingsrv.com BigMachines, Inc., the global leader in on-demand sales configuration and proposal software, today announced the location and dates of its BigIdeas 2008 Customer and Industry Forum, as well as the selection of a keynote speaker. Now in its third year, the BigIdeas industry event examines the

biggest issues and trends in the world of guided selling, product configuration, and sales process efficiencies.

BigIdeas 2008, planned for October 5-7, 2008 at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower hotel, provides a forum for customers, partners, industry experts, and interested companies to discuss innovative business strategies and best practices to increase revenues, improve sales efficiency and reduce costs. The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower was recently ranked the number one hotel in the world by Expedia.com.

The meeting keynote will be delivered by Tom Kelley, the general manager of IDEO, the widely admired design and development firm that designed the Apple mouse, the Palm V, and hundreds of other cutting edge products and services. The author of two books on innovation, Kelley will discuss insights for instilling and managing innovation in all companies. In addition, experts from leading companies such as Carestream Health, Bowe Bell+Howell, Solar Turbines, and Williams will share best practices for empowering sales teams to sell more and sell faster using web technology. Sponsors for BigIdeas 2008 include Bluewolf, Cast Iron Systems, eLogic Group, Right90 and Xactly.

"At BigIdeas 2008, we will focus on new innovations and solutions that help companies manage their sales processes more efficiently," said Godard Abel, CEO of BigMachines. "Attendees will have direct access to industry peers and thought leaders where they can learn and share strategies on how to improve and streamline sales cycles. In addition, they can vote on suggested product enhancements, which BigMachines will implement during the coming year."

The latest information for attendees, media, and sponsors can be found at www.bigmachines.com/bigideas.

About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG

BigMachines is the global leader in on-demand sales configuration, quoting and proposal software. 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 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.

Industry Leaders Will Gather in Chicago to Share Best Practices
and Discuss Industry Trends