ACT! by Sage: Reviews and awards

ACT! 2009 review – IT Reviews (March 2009)

IT Reviews logo"Close integration with Microsoft Office has helped make ACT! one of the most popular contact management packages around."……. "It goes on getting better, with plenty to tempt new buyers and upgraders in the recent 2009 update."

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First Look: Sage ACT! 2009, written by Dave Bailey on VNUnet.com - October 2008

"Sage smartens up its ACT and adds a host of new features to the popular CRM package."

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ACT! by Sage 2009 product review by Jack Weber in PC Pro – September 2008

Rating: 5 stars out of 6

ACT! by Sage 2009 is PC Pro RecommendedVerdict: Improvements to Office integration, search and database maintenance make this new version of ACT! a worthwhile update.

Doesn't it make a difference when you call a company and the person you're speaking to immediately has your details on the screen in front of them and knows how to proceed with your enquiry?

In large organisations, this ability derives from the use of specialist Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software provided by heavyweight software vendors such as Oracle or SAP. Small businesses need this kind of information every bit as much, but their software requirements, and their budgets, are very different.

One product that has been filling this niche for over twenty years is ACT!. Unlike those enterprise-level CRM solutions, ACT! is specifically tailored to small operations - anything from one to ten staff (though a scaled-up version called ACT! Premium is available for larger companies).

It was previously owned by Symantec, but for some years now has been part of the stable at Sage, which produces a wide range of accounting and other business software.

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Sage ACT! review by David Longworth in Real Business - August 2008:

Sage ACT!, the much-updated version of the age-old contact management system, is a must for any sales team. There was a time when a contact management system was just that – a computerised version of the Rolodex that sat on every sales person’s desk throughout the seventies and early eighties.

It literally recorded names, phone and fax numbers and didn’t do much else. It was around this time that ACT! was born. Twenty-one years later, and now owned by Sage, ACT! has truly come of age.

And today it does a lot more than just keep contact details. Everything in ACT! 2008 – and the new 2009 version, which is due to be released this August – is designed to help you get your hands on sales information and manage the way your team sells.

It walks your sales team through the sales process, from initial communication and sales presentation to deal closure and fulfilment.

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ACT! shortlisted for Software Satisfaction Awards 2008 – August 2008:

The Sift Media Software Satisfaction Awards were established in 2006 to reward high standards from software application providers serving UK businesses.

We're proud to say that the awards are based on the views of genuine buyers and end-users of business software applications - not those of a judging panel.

This means that the awards act as a valuable guide to any business taking the decision to purchase new software applications.

In 2006, the awards were issued to vendors of accounting and tax software applications - in 2007, and again for 2008, the awards cover 19 categories across the business disciplines of: accounting & finance; human resources; training; CRM; and customer management.

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