Carestream Health Deploys BigMachines to Enhance Sales Efficiency
Carestream Health streamlines sales process by implementing BigMachines' configurator and proposal solution with eLogic Group.
Chicago, IL - July 1, 2008 - BigMachines, Inc. announced today that Carestream Health, Inc. has successfully deployed BigMachines' Configuration, Pricing, Proposal (CPP) solution.
The CPP implementation, led by eLogic Group has streamlined the front-end selling process and is fully integrated with Carestream Health's sales management platform. BigMachine's CPP application, coupled with eLogic Group's process expertise, has enabled Carestream to consolidate its medical solutions product lines in a single tool used to configure product, price and generate proposals for sales opportunity management.
Carestream Health is a world leader in medical and dental imaging and information technology solutions, molecular imaging systems, and non-destructive testing products. "BigMachines' sales automation solution, coupled with eLogic's implementation expertise, enables us to go from inquiry to order with improved ease and reliability," said Rick Gary, Director of Worldwide Operations and Business Systems, Carestream Health. "The BigMachines team delivered what they promised in that we have an outstanding product that generates comprehensive and accurate quotes and proposals, offering us much more capability than we had before."
BigMachines is a leading provider of on-demand configuration and proposal software. Its CPP software is tightly integrated with customer information systems to provide a single view of customer data, in addition to automatically updating sales forecasts as quotes and orders are created and changed. In addition, BigMachines provides the flexibility to integrate with Carestream's SAP system, extending SAP's native functionality with complimentary capabilities.
"Carestream Health provided unique challenges with their aggressive schedule, requirement to combine two businesses in a single solution, and the worldwide representation during the requirements definition phase. The company's commitment to the project, coupled with BigMachines flexible CPP product allowed us to deliver an innovative solution with a very smooth implementation." said Tom Erdle, principle and co-founder of eLogic Group. "We're excited to add Carestream Health to our growing installed base of customers including leaders such as SPX Corporation, Conair Group, and Thermo Fisher Scientific."
Godard Abel, CEO of BigMachines, added, "We are delighted that Carestream Health has joined our list of successful medical technology customers. We provide robust sales configuration and proposals tools to enable them to efficiently sell their complex products and services to hospitals worldwide. We look forward to delivering a fast ROI."
About Carestream Health, Inc.
Carestream Health, Inc. is a leading provider of dental and medical imaging systems and healthcare IT solutions; molecular imaging systems for the life science research and drug discovery/development market segments; and x-ray film and digital x-ray products for the non-destructive testing market. The company was formed in 2007 when Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX.TO) purchased Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group. For more information about Carestream Health, visit www.carestreamhealth.com.
About eLogic Group
eLogic provides full-service business solutions for engineered equipment manufacturers to simplify and automate core business processes. Their organization, methodologies and tools are tailored to enable a rapid and efficient adoption of proven breakthrough practices in quote and order simplification/automation. eLogic brings specialized expertise in sales channel, product, information technology and change management needed to tackle the most complex engineered product environments. By leveraging industry best practices and high performance change management practices, eLogic can guarantee dramatic improvements in productivity, cycle-time and quality – along with improved customer satisfaction. Please visit www.elogicgroup.com.
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.
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