ACT! by Sage 2009 Starter Package

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ACT! by Sage 2009
Establish, manage and build business relationships, and find new prospects and convert more of them into customers.  A simple but powerful contact management system, ACT! by Sage 2009 centralises your contact information, organises your diary, tracks sales leads and can organise marketing campaigns. In short, it's a vital member of your sales and marketing team.

SageCover
The ACT! by Sage 2009 Starter Solution includes one year's SageCover support (worth £85), ensuring that you have all the help and assistance you need. SageCover is a comprehensive support package for your ACT! software and also offers business advice and information.

ACT! Quick Study Guide
Sage Training has been developed to provide you with the skills and expertise to ensure you get the most out of your software.  The ACT! Quick Study Guide (worth £45) provides you with 100 complete, self-paced interactive exercises that will get you up and running with ACT! in no time.

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• Target New Prospects:
  Analyse historical sales trends, understand the profile of your best customers and plan effective marketing and sales campaigns
• Generate Leads:
  Use existing information or import bought-in data for use in all your communications
• Convert Leads to Sales:
  Track communications with your prospects, ensuring maximum service levels are maintained through the sales cycle
• Make Decisions with Confidence:
  Gauge the performance of your business using dashboards and reports, so you can manage your time and measure results successfully.
• Track Sales Opportunities:
  Accurately forecast where you sales are coming from, when they are coming and for how much, enabling you to plan more effectively
• Link to Sage Accounting Software:
  Links with Sage Instant Accounts and Sage 50 Accounts (all via additional FOC software)
• Easy Customisation:
  Amend screens and fields to replicate your business processes
• Work Remotely:
  Take your contacts with you when you are out of the office
• Expert Training:
  Courses at venues around the country to give you the skills to use ACT! to its full potential
• Comprehensive Support:
  Giving you access to our award-winning support via our telephone help line and email.
• Upgrade Path:
  ACT! by Sage 2009 is Sage's entry level CRM software but can be upgraded to ACT! by Sage 2009 Premium for additional functionality and scaleability (up to 100+ users). Sage also offers more comprehensive CRM solutions (Sage CRM and Sage SalesLogix).

ACT! by Sage Technical 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.

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)