2008-09-24 14:24:01 -

www.bigmachines.com - Outlook Marketing Services Media Contact: Christa Carroll Ph: 630.922.6995 christa@outlookmarketingsrv.com BigMachines, Inc., the global leader in on-demand sales configuration and proposal software, today announced that Oracle Corporation is the Platinum Sponsor of BigIdeas, an exclusive two-day conference scheduled for October 5-7, 2008 at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower hotel. BigIdeas 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.

Additional sponsors for the event include Bluewolf, Cast Iron Systems, EchoSign, eLogic Group, MicroStrategy, Right90 and Xactly. An executive from Oracle will deliver a keynote presentation at the event: "Social CRM Meets the Enterprise."

"The BigIdeas sponsors represent

many of the great companies with whom we partner to offer complete sales solutions," said Godard Abel, CEO of BigMachines. "The sponsors will demonstrate their solutions and will join BigMachines in presenting creative solutions to common sales challenges. We are delighted that these industry leaders will join us at BigIdeas and share their experience with the conference attendees."

The latest information about BigIdeas 2008 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.

Sponsors include Oracle, Bluewolf, Cast Iron Systems, EchoSign,
eLogic, MicroStrategy, Right90 and Xactly