Features
- Manage your time better
Thanks to the new Dashboard feature, you’ll have all of your contacts and appointments at your fingertips. You can schedule calls and meetings, prioritise your to-do list, and manage your resources efficiently by using Group Scheduling. - Better all-round customer and internal communication
With all of your contact information centralised, customer details can be easily accessed and shared by all of your colleagues. - You can view their notes and history, which means you’ll always be on the ball should a query arise, and you can also see if there are any to-do items that may be outstanding.
- Track your sales opportunities and act on them
By capturing important customer information, you can look at optional sales opportunities. - You can also accurately forecast where your sales are coming from and what the orders will be, enabling you to plan more effectively.
- Communicate with your clients more effectively
Get up to speed on your client's situation in an instant by viewing their last communication.
You can also create, send and track emails to and from contacts, and access the ready-made templates when writing emails, letters and memos to customers.
Rerason to buy
Choose ACT! by Sage 2009 if:
- You need software that will allow you to easily manage your contacts and help identify business opportunities
- You want to understand and manage your customer information more effectively
- You need to manage and track all of the dealings you have with your customers
- You want to identify customers and prospects for marketing activity and forecast sales reports
System requirements
Important note: In a networked environment, ACT! by Sage 2009 has a maximum of 10 users. If you require more users you must purchase ACT! by Sage Premium 2009.
A copy of these system requirements can also be found by clicking on this link.
Recommended system requirements
- An IBM® compatible computer with a 1.8 GHz (or equivalent processor); 1GB RAM; 1GB of free disk space;
- 32 Bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008;
- 64 Bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008.
Notes
- Network Users only: 1Gbps network cards and switches with Microsoft Windows networking
- Works with Microsoft Office 2002/XP and all later Editions
- Concurrent User Limits: Windows XP Home and Vista Home Basic 5 users, Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate 10 users
Additional software
- Microsoft Outlook® 2002, 2003, and 2007 (SP3 recommended for Outlook 2002/2003)
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 SP2
- Lotus Notes® 6.5, 7.0.2, and 8.0
- Eudora® 5.2
- Internet Mail SMTP/POP3
- Microsoft Office 2002, 2003, and 2007 (SP3 recommended for Office 2002/2003)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® 6.0 and 7.0
- Adobe Reader® 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
- VMWare® Workstation 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0; VMWare Server 1.0.1
Palm OS® minimum device requirements
- Palm OS 3.5-5.4
- Minimum 33 MHz or higher processor
- Minimum 8 MB or higher memory
- Minimum 500K free memory plus 1K for each contact
- HotSync® Manager 3.5 and 4.1.0
Pocket PC minimum device requirements
- Pocket PC 2000/2002/Phone Edition (Windows CE 3.0); Windows Mobile 2003 (Windows CE 4.0 and 4.20.0); Windows Mobile 2005/5.0
- Minimum 133 MHz or higher processor
- Minimum 16 MB or higher memory
- Minimum 500K free memory plus 1K for each contact
- Microsoft ActiveSync® versions 3.5 - 4.5 (XP operating systems only)
- Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista operating systems only)