Kubota Tractor Corporation Selects BigMachines Lean Front-End(R) to Create an Online Configurator and Quoting Solution
CHICAGO & MUNICH, Germany--March 28, 2006--BigMachines, Inc., a provider of web-based configuration and quoting software for manufacturers of complex products, announced today that Kubota Tractor Corporation selected BigMachines' Lean Front-End(R) (LFE) to create an online configurator and allow customers to create customized product options to assist in buying decisions. By integrating the BigMachines' solution into its website, Kubota expects to enhance overall user experience by enabling website visitors to customize their tractors online and generate their own quotation, as well as generate an inquiry to a local dealer should the customer request dealer information. As a result, Kubota expects to drive more qualified leads to its network of authorized Kubota dealers throughout the United States.Headquartered in Torrance, California, Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC), a subsidiary of Kubota Corporation, one of Japan's leading industrial manufacturers, introduced its first tractor to the United States in 1972 and is now the leading marketer and distributor of under 40-horsepower tractors in the United States, offering more than 80 tractor models.
"Improving our customers' online experience is of the utmost importance to KTC," said Larry Nenneman, Sr. Director of Sales and Marketing of Kubota Tractor Corporation. "BigMachines' solid experience in similar industries along with their Lean Front-End(R) functionality will help us to quickly achieve this goal. For the first time, customers visiting the Kubota website will be able to configure, in real time, the tractor which uniquely fits their needs. They will be able to view, in real-time, how selecting different options, for example, such as creep speed kits or wheels, will impact price. With one click they will be able to submit their configuration, which we will forward, at the customer's request, to a dealer for immediate follow-up."
"BigMachines is excited to add Kubota Tractor Corporation to our client roster and will help to make one of our first customer-facing web solutions a rapid success," said Godard Abel co-founder and chief executive officer of BigMachines. "BigMachines is committed to delivering 'out-of-the box' its Lean Front-End configurator and quoting software for rapid, flexible and easy set up."
Kubota Tractor Corporation
Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) is the United States marketer and distributor of Kubota branded equipment including a complete line of tractors up to 103 PTO horsepower, performance matched implements, compact construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, commercial turf products and utility vehicles.
About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG
Founded in 1999, BigMachines, Inc. (www.bigmachines.com) provides on-demand configurator and quoting software to help its customers streamline their selling processes from customer inquiry-to-order across their global sales channels. BigMachines Lean Front-End(R) (LFE) solution digitizes complex selling processes and captures an organization's tribal knowledge to provide online product selection, configuration, pricing, proposal, and order management capabilities for new products, aftermarket parts, and services. BigMachines LFE provides in-depth sales reporting capabilities and easily integrates to existing ERP, CAD, and CRM systems, including its Appforce-certified integration to on-demand CRM leader salesforce.com .
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