BigMachines

BigMachines
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryConfigure, price and quote
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Headquarters,
USA
ParentOracle Corporation
Websitewww.oracle.com/cx/sales/cpq/

BigMachines, now Oracle Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ), was a software company founded in 2000 by Godard Abel and Christopher Shutts,[1] which was acquired by Oracle in 2013. The software is designed to integrate with enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and other business systems to help companies automate the sales process.[2][3] It specializes in software for configure, price and quote (CPQ).[3][4] It can be used by internal teams, channel partners, VARs, distributors, customers, and outside representatives and partners.[5]

The company was headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, US with development offices in San Mateo, California, US and Hyderabad, India.[6]

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  2. ^ "BigMachines Achieves Record Growth in First Half of 2010". Denverpost.com. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "Oracle buys Deerfield software provider BigMachines". Chicago Tribune. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ Columbus, Louis (2013-10-23). "Oracle's Big Machines Acquisition Predicts The Future Of Cloud Selling Applications". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  5. ^ Daley, J. Bruce (2013-10-31). "Oracle Buys BigMachines". Constellation Research Inc. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  6. ^ "Vista Equity Partners". Retrieved 2011-04-12.