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Webcom, Inc. Announces European Expansion
Webcom Europe to Drive Sales and Services Growth
Throughout Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 23, 2004 Webcom, Inc.,
a leader in simplified quote-to-order enablement for the selling
of complex products and services, announced today the opening of
Webcom's European Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The
establishing of the international operation is in direct response
to the increased demand by global companies to streamline the Configure,
Price, Quote (CPQ) process.
As an independent company, Webcom Europe B.V., a subsidiary of
CyberStream Holdings B.V., will serve as the exclusive distributor
within Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Webcom's
WebSource CPQ, the industry's leading software solution that simplifies
the quote-to-order process for the selling of complex products
and services. Webcom, Inc. retains a minority interest in Webcom
Europe. In addition to marketing and distributing WebSource CPQ
to end users in the territory, Webcom Europe will aggressively
pursue the appointment of value-added resellers and solution partners.
"Launching into the global market in EMEA with Webcom Europe is
a natural way for us to extend our global sales channel and brand,"
said Aleks Ivanovic, president and founder of Webcom, Inc. "This
new operation will solidify Webcom as a global company with the
ability to scale to meet the needs of our new and existing customers.
With brand name customers such as GE Industrial Systems, Danfoss
and Corning that have deployed WebSource CPQ, we anticipate strong
growth throughout Europe."
"Key to the selection of a partner was not only the understanding
of the European marketplace, but also the understanding of the
challenges and sales configuration issues faced by companies selling
and distributing complex products and services," added Ivanovic.
"The European market has shown an increasingly keen interest in
technologies that increase the productivity of sales people and
channels and deliver fast ROI," stated Graham Williams, chief
executive officer of Webcom Europe. "Some of the key criteria
in selection of a partner were completeness of solution, track
record and speed of implementation. WebSource CPQ is the most
complete solution we encountered in the marketplace and Webcom,
Inc.'s track record, rapid deployment and references in working
in both the mid-market and the Global 2000 positioned them as
the clear choice for Webcom Europe to build our business on."
A June, 2004 Aberdeen Group report written by Chris Selland, vice
president of sell-side research, and titled "Sales Effectiveness
- Helping Sales Sell" revealed survey findings indicating productivity
was the most important factor for sales representatives.
For more information, visit Webcom at
http://www.webcominc.com or call 414-273-4442 (toll free
877-508-6323) or Webcom Europe at
http://www.webcom-europe.com or call +31 20 561 7988.
About Webcom, Inc.
Webcom, Inc. provides software solutions that simplify the quote-to-order
process for the selling of complex products and services.
Requiring only a browser, WebSource CPQ allows customers to configure,
price, quote and propose their offerings across multiple sales and
distribution channels, anytime, anywhere. WebSource CPQ not
only handles the traditional bill of material, routing and diagram
generation tasks frequently associated with product configurators,
but also addresses the guided selling, proposal generation and multi-level
channel management tasks associated with sales configurators.
The solution helps drive increased revenues and margins, increased
customer satisfaction, reduced costs and improved productivity.
Companies utilizing Webcom's products and services include Rockwell
Automation, Danfoss, Corning Cable Systems, Verity, Grayhill and
GE Industrial Systems. Founded in 1997, Webcom is a privately held
corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with offices in
the USA and Europe. For more information, visit Webcom at
http://www.webcominc.com
or call 414-273-4442 (toll free 877-508-6323).
Media Contact:
Webcom, Inc.
Chris Lesar
(262) 617-8231
clesar@webcominc.com
Webcom Europe B.V.
Christina Gage
+31 (0) 20 561 7988
chris.gage@webcom-europe.com
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