Contact Management Software

ACT!

What is Act! ?

• Flat file database, into which you can enter data of various types - such as telephone numbers, addresses, names and dates
• Provides easy access to all entered data that might concern a particular customer, or a particular group of customers

Who is ACT! designed for?

• Widely-used among UK small and medium-sized businesses
• Practical small business solution

Pros and cons

• Inexpensive and easy to use
• Works well with common hardware and software solutions, eg PCs and Microsoft Operating Systems such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro

Features

• Very versatile tool
• You can search for:
  • every customer you have had contact with in the last 30 days, for an up-to-date picture of your sales activity
  • the addresses of customers by location, giving you a geographic picture of your sales reach
• Most searches also generate easy-to-understand reports

Cost

• Suggested retail price of a single-user copy - c. £130
• Major online software sellers - <£100
• 5-user version - c. £550