ACT!
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ACT! stands for Automated Contact Tracking! and is a contact and customer management software that helps users organize their daily activities, contact information and sales in an efficient way. The program was invented by Pat Sullivan and Mike Muhney.
It is sold by Sage Software, a subsidiary of Sage.
History
Versions
Version history (possibly incomplete)- on DOS
- *ACT! 1, 1986
- *ACT! 1.1
- *ACT! 2
- on Microsoft Windows
- *ACT! for Windows 1, June 1992
- *ACT! for Windows 2
- *ACT! 3 for Windows 95/NT, November 1996
- *ACT! 4 for Windows 95/NT, March 1998
- *ACT! 5 or ACT! 2000, September 1999
- *ACT! 6 or ACT! for 2004, August 2002
- *ACT! 7 or ACT! 2005, August 2004
- *ACT! 7 or ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups, August 2004
- *ACT! 8 or ACT! 2006, September 2005
- *ACT! 8 or ACT! 2006 Premium for Workgroups, September 2005
- on Apple Macintosh
- *ACT! 2.8 for Macintosh, August 1997
- on Windows CE
- *ACT! for Windows CE, July 1997
- on Palm OS
- *ACT! for Palm, 2002
- *ACT! for Palm V2 2006
Owners
The software often changed ownership:- Contact Software International, founded in 1986
- 1993, acquired by Symantec
- December 1999, acquired by the SalesLogix Corporation
- April, 2000, SalesLogix is renamed to Interact Commerce Corporation
- May 2001, Interact was purchased by Sage
- July 2002, Interact renamed and incorporated to 'Best Software'
- March 2005, 'Best Software' renamed to 'Sage Software'
See also
External links
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