BigMachines, now Oracle Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ), was a software company founded in 2000 by Godard Abel and Christopher Shutts, which was acquired by

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in 2013. The software is designed to integrate with

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(ERP),

customer relationship management Customer relationship management (CRM) is a process in which a business or other organization administers its interactions with customers, typically using data analysis to study large amounts of information. CRM systems compile data from a r ...

(CRM), and other business systems to help companies automate the sales process. It specializes in software for

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(CPQ). It can be used by internal teams, channel partners, VARs, distributors, customers, and outside representatives and partners. The company was headquartered in

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, US with development offices in

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, US and

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, India.

Oracle acquisition

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, a private equity firm based in

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, acquired majority ownership of BigMachines in 2010 through several transactions starting January 2001. Shortly after in 2011, Abel left the company. Three years later,

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announced it was acquiring BigMachines on October 24, 2013. Oracle kept the product, now called CPQ Cloud.

Oracle CPQ as part of Oracle Sales

Oracle CPQ is part of Oracle Sales, a SaaS CRM product that is part of Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience. Oracle Sales capabilities include: * Sales force automation * Sales planning and forecasting * Customer data intelligence * Sales performance management * Subscription management * Partner relationship management * Configure, price, quote In 2017, Order Management, part of the Oracle Cloud SCM, was integrated with the CPQ Cloud, giving companies the ability to use the SCM Configurator within CPQ.

Awards

* 2002

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.com – Best of the Web Winner *2003 Start Magazine – Technology & Business Award *2004, 2006, 2007 Supply & Demand Chain – Supply & Demand Chain Executive Top 100 *2005, 2007 Manufacturing Business Technology – Top 40 Emerging Software Venders *2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Inc 5000 five-year consecutive Award Winner *2009, 2010 JMP Hot 100 Software Companies – Best Privately Owned Software Companies *2010 Sales 2.0 Awards – Best Sales Enablement Program *2010 Codie award Winner – Best Business Productivity Solution

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