WebSource CPQ  

What the analysts say: “Webcom addresses clear sales problems, delivers measurable ROI.” Tom Rhinelander Principal The New Rowley Group "WebSource CPQ's support of Web services allows customers to maximize the total value of their investment by leveraging work they've already done." Steve Weissman President Kinetic Information LLC Doubling our customer base - Webcom, Inc. has doubled its customer base in the last year. The achievement demonstrates a rapidly accelerating adoption rate and marks a new milestone in the acceptance of the WebSource CPQ product configurator by the business community. Launching version 6.0 of WebSource CPQ - WebSource CPQ V6.0 provides significant new user and administrative enhancements. The new user and administrative enhancements are focused in areas of ease of use and minimization of the number of clicks required. Finishing development of Responsibility - Requiring only a browser, Webcom’s Responsibility solution was introduced to handle the workflow needs addressing the demand of both internal and external customers and tracking the corrective action process. You’ve always had the responsibility: now you have the ability to respond. We also had a lot of fun in and out of the office, especially during our 3rd annual client summit in Las Vegas and customer appreciation event in Milwaukee. Furthermore, we have invested in capital and people to support our key strategies. By doing this, we build demand while better servicing our customers so that we win in the marketplace. Because our organization is the strongest it’s ever been, I have great confidence in our ability to grow in the face of strong competition. We’ve got the right strategies, the right people and are ready for the challenges ahead as we look forward to our collective success in 2008 and beyond.

Webcom Dramatically Improves Customers’ Selling Efficiency with WebSource CPQ V6.0 Release

Webcom, Inc. is proud to announce the general availability of version 6.0

of its market leading WebSource CPQ (Configuration, Pricing, Quotation & Proposal) solution. With a continued focus on ease of use for both end users and administrators, as well as “click minimization”, WebSource CPQ V6.0 received applause as it debuted at the 3rd annual Webcom Client Summit held in Las Vegas October 2007.

“Our clients are being challenged to address the unique needs of each individual customer. Flexibility in discounting and markup, multiple levels of pricing, extending approval processing beyond the traditional pricing and discounting approval model, and the like, continues to present opportunities to innovate and drive value,” said Aleksandar Ivanovic, CEO and founder of Webcom, Inc. “WebSource CPQ V6.0 is the next iteration of our client-driven approach,” added Ivanovic.

Based on client feedback and requests and implementation work done with our CRM partners, WebSource CPQ V6.0 provides significant new user and administrative enhancements. These enhancements are focused in areas of ease of use and minimization of the number of clicks required including:

• Extended shopping cart flexibility
• Additional configuration types
• Ease of customer information access (Ajax lookup) 
• Advanced search, defaults and preferences
• Expanded e-mail options at the time of order placement
• Dynamic and conditional notification content
• Enhanced approval process
• Workflow administration redesign
• Product and user administration enhancements
• Document generation performance 

“We originally chose WebSource CPQ for its robustness, ease of use and ease of administration,” stated Ralph Bachofen, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics. "These latest enhancements will give us even greater flexibility and value, for both our users and administrators,” added Bachofen.

WebSource CPQ is designed to help drive increased revenues and margins, increased customer satisfaction, reduced costs and improved productivity. Requiring nothing more than a web browser, WebSource CPQ allows sales people, channel partners and consumers to easily and skillfully configure, price, quote and propose products/services. “Demand for our solution continues at a record pace encompassing enterprises of all shapes and sizes, confirming that the quote-to-order process continues to be top of mind with the business executive,” stated Chris Lesar, Executive Vice President of Webcom.