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Good article explaining ACT! 2010 updates

sharon — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:48:58 +0000

I just read a really well written article explaining all of the changes in ACT! 2010. I’ve heard them all before – a little here, a little there – but this really laid it all out in a succinct, easy to follow flow.

http://ezinearticles.com/?ACT!-By-Sage-2010—A-First-Review&id=2835505

the best act! addons of 2009

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:56:59 +0000

2009 was a big year for act! users to get connected.

at the addon store we reviewed the trends and sales totals for the products act! users are buying so we may establish our own internal priorities for 2010 and beyond. sharing our list of the top five sellers may offer you some insight as well.

the top 5 act! addons for 2009, based on dollars by vendor:

companionlink
swiftpage email
crm addon factory
e tech systems
personal crm

the top 5 act! addons for 2009, based on units by product:

companionlink express by companionlink
doublelook for act! by companionlink
act!pak! by e tech systems
companionlink pro by companionlink
mailmerge for act! 2007 (v9) and higher PKO

look for more information on these products by visiting our website. next up, the trends for 2010.

using a mac? 2-1/2 ways to run ACT2010 on your apple OS.

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:15:03 +0000

smart act! consultant friend, jeremy wesley of RTG Hosting, presented on the topic at our Mastering ACT! 2010 conference in october revealing how moving to a mac doesn’t mean losing either your windows applications, nor the full functionality of act! 2010.

jeremy showcased two options and i added a third:

VMware has an application for mac, VM Fusion, that allows mac users to keep a virtual window (XP, Vista, or Win7) for every windows application you need. act! can integrate with other windows apps (like outlook and excel) as well as addon applications.
set the database server up with ACT! Premium for Web and access the database with apple’s Safari browser. (sidenote: sadly safari 4 is not supported by act! for web. !clang! half-point deduction.)
access your windows server with the OS-agnostic remote tool by 2x application server.

the move to mac is a recent phenomenon and many of these solutions are yet to be widely adopted. according to Nielsen/NetRatings only 5% of computers sold are macs, but 8.7% of those browsing the internet are using a mac. and the share is increasing.

are you using a mac, or are you considering making the change? how do you see yourself using act! in this new environment?

::: follow jeremy’s wisdom on his blog: http://www.jeremywesley.com/journal/2009/10/10/apples-act-mav-2010-presentation.html

::: check out VM Fusion here: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

::: ignore the ACT! by Sage product team announcement about Safari 4.0

::: look at the 2x thin client technologies application server: http://www.2x.com/applicationserver/. actaddons.com has the product page up and will have all purchase options available soon: http://www.actaddons.com/products/2005/2x-applicationserver.asp

::: as always, you can find the best service and prices for act! addons at the addon store for act!: www.actaddons.com

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:52:51 +0000

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