WebSource Version 5.1

Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Webcom, Inc., announced the availability of Version 5.1 of its WebSource Configuration, Pricing, Quotation and Proposal solution. The version marks a highlight for Webcom, Inc., as Webcom, Inc. CEO / founder Aleks Ivanovic said simply that “WebSource CPQ version 5.1 is the culmination of our client-driven approach.” Worked over from top to bottom, in version 5.1, enterprises are promised robust web services API; enhanced document content management; currency and market pricing processing; workflow history and analysis; workflow processing; including file attachments; new order management functionality; and “industry-leading” CRM integration.

Based on feedback from CRM partners, WebSource CPQ 5.1 has been enhanced with improvements and new features including unlimited nesting of documents; rules-based currency and market pricing management; complete workflow history in support of regulatory requirements; action-level email notification with dynamic quote and order content; robust web services such as status updates, shopping cart properties, product/service details, users and companies; quote “status” control of field-level data revisions; unlimited file attachments; user-specific order approval rules; parallel and serial approval request processing; shipment tracking at the line-item quantity level; and enhanced CRM integration for those with multiple channels to market. WebSourcers were looking to the future in designing version 5.1 as well.

Said PKWARE, Inc. operation and administration senior vice president Mike Carrow, “As our channel partners use WebSource CPQ to create quotations by using our CRM account database, opportunities will be automatically created within Salesforce.com, our CRM system, providing management a comprehensive view of the business.” The future is a good think to consider heavily for Webcom. Webcom, Inc. executive vice president Chris Lesar claims that “Demand for our solution is at an all-time high across a diverse range of industries.” Webcom, Inc. currently claims to be the leader in the niche market of software solutions that simplify the quote-to-order process for the selling of complex products and services.

The web-based WebSource CPQ is designed to allow customers to configure, price, quote and propose their offerings across multiple sales and distribution channels. The Webcom clientele base includes Corning Cable Systems, Danfoss, Grayhill, GE Industrial Systems, Rockwell Automation, and Verity.