Build quotes effortlessly in minutes, not days. Enable your sales people and channel partners to accurately and efficiently configure, price, quote and propose anytime, anywhere, with only a browser. Some customers cut the quotation cycle time in half and more!

Webcom, Inc. announces a brand
 new way to create documents with CPQ v10.

 

Configurator Modules

 

Administration Module

Easy to use point and click technology allows you to efficiently define and maintain your own product knowledge data. The module is designed to be used by non-programmers and is ideal for product specialist or product managers. Among other things, administrator are able to

Add, modify, and delete product categories and subcategories
Add, modify, and delete products
Activate or deactivate any category, sub-category, or product
Administer prices and pricing rules
Administer product rules and constraints
Administer users and user groups
Administer user access rights
Define user access privileges
Control the look and feel, i.e. the presentation layer

BOM Module

Rapid rules based engineering of all possible product configurations is at your finger tips with the BOM Configurator Module.  Using a limited number of components, you can create an almost unlimited number of product configurations,

Simplify the complexity of specifying the virtually unlimited number of Bills of Materials by using configuration rules
Rules are written in order to specify how combinations of product features and options combine to form the final configured product.
No programming is required in order to specify BOM rules.

Simple point and click BOM modeling combined with straightforward Boolean logic.
Built in Boolean logic validation checker
Enables you to calculate exact cost for products that have never been ordered or quoted before
Allows access to the BOM during the quotation stage without manually engineering the proposed product
 

 Proposal and Quotation Module

Empower your sales force and channels to generate accurate proposals/quotations/submittals for their users.
Generate proposals in either MS Word or PDF format
Save and modify saved quotes based on changing customer requirements
Copy entire quotes when preparing similar proposals
Track quotes by status (open, won, lost, etc.) for follow up and analysis
Turn quotes into orders with a mouse click
Create new quotes from previously created quotes or orders


Multi Level Channel Support Module

Make your configurator available to your channels with constraints that you can define, giving them the ability to extend your configurator capabilities to their sales force, their channels, and their customers.

Allow your channels to access your configurator directly with predefined user privileges
Permit your channels to extend their full privileges, or a subset of their privileges to their channels
No limit on the depth of distribution/reseller levels
Ensure that each level gets the credit for orders that are placed by their “users”
Dramatically increase your forecasting accuracy by gaining visibility to quotes and proposals that your channels have created for their customers

 
On-line/Off-line Module

Increase the flexibility your sales force or channels have by giving them the ability to work “off-line” when an Internet connection is not available.  While online configurator can be a great tool, sometimes, such as on a construction site or a warehouse, getting online can be challenging. With this module, you will be able to:

Generate quotes, proposals at your customers place of business, wherever that may be

Download the latest product knowledge data from the master database
Download existing projects/quotes/proposals from the master database
Upload projects/quotes/proposals to the master database
Download contact information from the master database
Upload local contact information to the master database

 On-line Catalog Module

With our WebSource-based Online Catalog/Store you will impress your clients with a superior functionality and flexibility.
Colors, layout and images are carefully chosen for that perfect balance of aesthetics and functionality. Behind the visually appealing user interface, you will find a scalable and expandable technology designed for your online success.

 WebSource Online Catalog Functionality:

Unlimited number of product categories and subcategories.
Unlimited number of products within a category or subcategory
Each product potentially placed in one or more product categories or subcategories.
HTML Order Administration
HTML Online Catalog Administration
Ability for site administrator to add, modify, and delete product categories and subcategories using a browser
Ability for site administrator to add, modify, and delete products using a browser
Ability for site administrator to activate or deactivate any category, sub-category, or product

Webcom, Inc. will make it even easier to configure, price, quote and propose with the release of CPQ v10 on October 16th, 2010. In addition to its unmatched simplicity for improving both the accuracy and speed of your sales process, CPQ has simplified the process to create customized documents. With the new Document Builder, it only takes minutes to select the elements you would like in your template and place them with a simple interface. No more having to look up specialized tags to create a new template. All of the complications of creating specialized quotes, drafts and templates have been eliminated.

  Click here for the release notes for version 10 and all of the details on this new release!

What Else is New in Version 10?

• Collaboration Enhancements: In this release, Webcom’s flagship products have been integrated. We introduced collaboration in v9 and now it has been taken to a new level with ResponsAbility integration. Do your sales people have questions they need expert help with? Does your services group need to provide an estimate for your quote? These cases can all be handled effortlessly with this new release.
• Local Administration: With CPQ v10, you have the ability to create local administrators who can manage their own users, templates and custom tables. If you have offices across the world, this makes it easy for them to maintain their own data. It is also simple for distributors, resellers and affiliates to manage their own information.
• Product Maintenance Through API: Instead of having to update your simple products with Excel worksheets, you now have the ability to streamline product updates with the APIs you have in place.
• Permission Groups: Do you handle multiple brands and multiple countries? With v10, it is easy to set different permission groups for user types, companies and markets.
• Document Template Preview and Selection: Now you can preview any of your templates then select whether the document will be created as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

These and more great features can be found when CPQ v10 is officially released on October 16th, 2010. Webcom continues to lead the sales automation software industry with customer centric, agile and responsive development.

With Websource CPQ quotation software, you no longer have to worry about little mistakes that have big consequences: software-as-a-service that ensures accurate quotes and professional looking documents of any kind quickly and error free. Some customers have eliminated order and pricing errors completely!

Our quote software makes up-selling and cross-selling easy with automatic or optional additional product and/or service inclusion. Use the Websource CPQ rules engine to recommend accessories, add-ons, spare parts, etc., even help get you that profitable warranty sale. One customer increased their average order size by 38%!

Latest updates

Webcom, Inc. Announces New Release of WebSource CPQ

Webcom, Inc., the leader in simplified quote-to-order enablement for the selling of complex products and services, announced today the availability of version 6.2 of its market leading WebSource CPQ (Configuration, Pricing, Quotation & Proposal) solution. With Webcom, users can create timely, accurate, high-quality and attractive quotes and proposals with up-to-the minute pricing and availability, promotions, product specs, images and more.

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Webcom, Inc. provides software solutions that simplify the complex and helps you attain your goals.

Webcom has built a reliable and highly professional team of resources, which include Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Drafters, Designers, Programmers, and Sales professionals. This team allows Webcom to bring the best of engineering, software and consulting towards a successful project and real solutions for our clients.

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