Sage Software Announces Over 60 Add-On Partner Solutions for the New ACT! by Sage 2008 (10.0) Product Family

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - August 21, 2007) - Sage Software today announced 63 ACT! Add-on solutions compatible with the new ACT! by Sage 2008 (10.0) contact and customer management product family. ACT! add-on solutions complement and expand ACT! functionality by offering innovative productivity tools that simplify sales, marketing, financial, project management, reporting, mapping, shipping, and mobile device synchronization tasks, among other key business activities. Sage Software reviews all ACT! add-on solutions to ensure they integrate with ACT!. A complete list of ACT! add-on solutions and pricing is available at www.actsolutions.com.

"The strong user and developer community that has grown around ACT! has been a key factor in its position as the leading contact management solution," explained David van Toor, senior vice president and general manager for Sage CRM Solutions, North America. "The tools and applications our add-on development partners have produced solve specific problems for specific groups of our customers, from individuals to large workgroups, and we value their continued support."

Developers interested in the ACT! Add-on Partner Program are encouraged to visit www.act.com/partners/addonpartners.

Sage Software today also announced the new ACT! by Sage 2008 product family that includes the ACT! by Sage, ACT! by Sage Premium 2008 (10.0), and ACT! by Sage Premium for Web 2008 (10.0) solutions. (See today's "ACT! by Sage 2008 Product Family Debuts With New Dashboard Tools" press release for further details.)

The following ACT! Add-on solutions have been reviewed by Sage Software to ensure they operate with the new ACT! 2008 product family:

AccountCenter by ASDS Computer - account-based viewing and management of ACT! contacts, automatically creates linked companies from contacts.

ACTIVATOR! Automated Sales Assistant by Mastermind Software - marketing and sales process automation enhancements for ACT! including pre-defined sales action plans and document templates.

AddressGrabber Business by eGrabber, Inc. - single-click data entry that automatically extracts contact details from Web sites, e-mails and documents and enters them into ACT!; also schedules calls, meetings and to-do's for incoming leads.

AddressGrabber Standard by eGrabber, Inc. - single-click data entry that automatically extracts contact details from Web sites, e-mails and documents and enters them into ACT!.

The Associator by Durkin Computing - add unlimited free-form associations between ACT! contacts, auto-grouped by type and displayed in the contact detail view.

AutoAdmin III by ASDS Computer Company - automatically backs up and maintains ACT! data to save users time and guard against data loss.

BusinessMap by ESRI, Inc. - mapping software for U.S. and Canada creates custom maps from ACT! database with color-coding and drive time, among other features.

Calendar View Plus by Durkin Computing - extends ACT! scheduling with multiple columns per day, extends print and font options, provides Gantt charts, filters activities by contact, group, or company.

CardScan for ACT! Premium by CardScan, Inc. - business card reader with drag-and-drop accuracy imports business card information into ACT! Premium.

CardScan Executive for ACT! by CardScan, Inc. - desktop business card scanner with drag-and-drop accuracy imports business card information into ACT!.

CompanionLink Express by CompanionLink Software, Inc. - synchronizes ACT! contact data with PDAs and Smartphones.

Company Wizard by Patricia Egen Consulting, LLC - automatically add ACT! contacts to a Company Record from the contact list; if the company doesn't exist, it will be created; if the contact is already a member of a company it is skipped.

Contact List Plus by Durkin Computing - enriches ACT! Contact List view with color-coded organization and editing and transforms contact list into a personalized color-coded data view; advanced contact retrieval using data and color rules.

Copy Fields Wizard by Patricia Egen Consulting, LLC - copy, swap or replace any ACT! field to any ACT! field.

Crystal Clear Essentials by ADS Programming Services - built upon the Crystal Reports® report generator, includes 15 reports that can easily be run from the ACT! Report menu; additional prompts allow users to customize reports.

DocAdmin by ASDS Computer Company - scans documents into the ACT! documents tab in a single mouse click; stored in PDF format so users can open, print, email, etc.

DoubleLook by CompanionLink Software, Inc. - automatic settings to synchronize contacts and activities between ACT! and Microsoft® Outlook®.

Duplicate Remover Wizard by Patricia Egen Consulting, LLC - mass duplicate contact removal for ACT!, merges duplicate records based on user-selected criteria.

eGrabber DupChecker 2008 by eGrabber Inc. - data cleansing tool that finds, checks and merges duplicate records in an ACT! database.

eGrabber Suite 2008 ACT! by eGrabber Inc. - collection of tools that automates common ACT! tasks including scheduling, lookups and transferring data into ACT!.

eMail-Lead Grabber Business by eGrabber Inc. - automates lead processing by importing information from Web site e-mail forms, includes features for checking duplicates.

EmailRush by Z-Firm, LLC - creates HTML emails with personalized attachments from within ACT!, detects inaccurate email addresses before sending.

FaxAdmin by ASDS Computer Company - sends faxes from within ACT!; with quick fax and mail-merge fax features.

FaxRush by Z-Firm, LLC - one-click faxing from within ACT!; fax Crystal Reports, Word, and PDF documents.

Fields and Tables to Excel® Wizard by Patricia Egen Consulting, LLC - select an ACT! database and this tool opens Excel and creates a workbook with a separate spreadsheet for every table (entity) within ACT!.

Handheld Contact for BlackBerry® by J2X Technologies Inc. - wireless service synchronizes ACT! features on BlackBerry handheld devices.

Handheld Contact for Pocket PC or Treo™ Smartphone by J2X Technologies Inc. - wireless service synchronizes ACT! features on Pocket PC or Treo handheld devices.

High Impact eMail 4.0 Professional by TemplateZone - create and send dynamic HTML marketing emails; 1,100+ professionally designed templates, advanced email builders, photo editors and list management tools enhance email marketing campaigns.

Home Page Plus by Durkin Computing - creates new tab in ACT! on the Contact Detail view for navigating to and viewing a contact's Web site.

iConx2 for Sage PFW by Dynamic Business Solutions - integrates ACT! with Sage PFW to eliminate double entry of data.

InfoOptics Universal Data Translator by Information Optics - integrates ACT! with order entry, e-commerce, loan processing and accounting systems.

IOC Campaign by Information Optics - generates follow-up e-mails, faxes and letters to prospects and customers from ACT! database.

IT Import.NET for ACT! by CRMADDON Factory GmbH - imports contacts, companies, activities, sales and history into the ACT! database.

IT TAPI.NET for ACT! by CRMADDON Factory GmbH - creates history for incoming and outgoing calls within ACT!, pop-up screen displays associated contact information.

Link Point 360 by Link Point 360 - logs inbound and outbound e-mail, including attachments, to ACT! activity history.

ListGrabber by eGrabber, Inc. - captures lists of contacts from Web sites and documents and transfers them into ACT!.

The Lookup Manager by Durkin Computing - Lookup management tool saves time from going back and forth between Contacts, Groups and Companies; also resets Last Contact, Last View and Last Selected tab on startup.

MergeAdmin™ by ASDS Computer Company - updates ACT! on a field-by-field level with data from an external ASCII file.

MigrateAdmin by ASDS Computer Company - converts GoldMine® data into ACT!.

Multi-Tab Layout Control Wizard by Patricia Egen Consulting, LLC - save space on ACT! layouts and improve usability by inserting boxes with tabs, fields and color backgrounds.

NEAT Business Cards by NEATRECEIPTS - scans business cards into ACT!.

OfficeReady for ACT! by KMT Software, Inc. - includes 500+ Office and ACT! merge templates, plus pre-written business letters and "create PDF" feature.

Primary to Secondary Contact Wizard by Patricia Egen Consulting, LLC - change primary contacts to secondary contacts; users can optionally copy notes and history to the primary record and keep the original contact as a primary.

PrintRush by Z-Firm, LLC - creates a centralized document library within ACT!; automates printing to multiple printers in multiple locations.

RDB Wiz by RemoteTechGuy, LLC - automates simultaneous creation of remote databases and walks users through set-up and synchronization tasks; users can copy and edit sync sets and automatically upload databases to an ftp site for distribution.

RemarkableMail by C2 Business Advisors - step-by-step instructions for printing and mailing postcard campaigns directly from ACT!

ResumeGrabber by eGrabber, Inc. - automatically creates a contact in ACT! with resume as an attachment.

ShipRush FedEx® for ACT! by Z-Firm, LLC - automatically pulls address from ACT! and saves tracking number in ACT! history tab, includes built in e-mail notifications.

ShipRush UPS® for ACT! by Z-Firm, LLC - automatically pulls address from ACT! and saves tracking number in ACT! history tab; includes built in e-mail notifications.

ShipRush Server by Z-Firm, LLC - automatically pulls address from ACT! and saves tracking number in ACT! history tab; includes built in e-mail notifications, supports DHL, FedEx and UPS shipping.

Snapshot by Swiftpage - email marketing and sales force automation tool that helps users know who to call based on priority, and what items to address when calling.

Stonefield Query for ACT! by Stonefield Software Inc. - end-user query tool streamlines report generation from the ACT! database.

Swiftpage Basic by Swiftpage Email - online e-mail system for marketing and sales that integrates with ACT!; reports who opened an e-mail and what they clicked on.

Swiftpage Pro by Swiftpage Email - online e-mail system for marketing and sales that integrates with ACT!; reports who opened an e-mail and what they clicked on; also enables mail merge data from custom ACT! fields and call list qualification by scoring.

Task List Plus by Durkin Computing - advanced ACT! Task List view features help reassign multiple activities and perform calculations with a single mouse click.

Tele-Support HelpDesk by Resource Dynamics, Inc. - customer service, help desk, call tracking and customer support tools for use within ACT!.

TopLine Alerts Back-up by TopLine Results Corporation - backs up an ACT! Windows- or Web-based database to a standard ACT! back-up file on a specified schedule, monitors back-ups and sends back-up failure notifications to Inbox or PDA, automatically deletes old back-ups.

TopLine Alerts Professional by TopLine Results Corporation - sends email notifications to Inbox or PDA; monitors activities and opportunities for all ACT! users.

TopLine Dash Alerts by TopLine Results Corporation - sends customized email notifications or TopLine Dash PDF reports to Inbox or PDA; monitors activities and opportunities for all ACT! users.

TopLine Dash Manager by TopLine Results Corporation - centralizes key business intelligence in a single view to help sales teams prioritize efforts, assess performance and predict results.

TopLine Dash Personal by TopLine Results Corporation - organizes ACT! activity, opportunity, notes and history information in an interactive dashboard for sales performance analysis.

Xoom for ACT! by Client Dynamics Inc. - filters through over 11,000 publications (nine million stories daily) to display the top 50 stories for each contact in ACT!.

Zetadocs PDF by Equisys, Inc. - creates .pdf files from any application and automatically sends and stores them in the history tab of an ACT! contact record.

ACT! by Sage

The introduction of ACT! in 1987 established the "Contact Management" software category. For more than 20 years, ACT! has been the number-one selling contact and customer management solution and preferred choice of over 2.7 million registered users and more than 41,000 additional corporate customers to organize, access and manage their critical customer information. ACT! delivers powerful contact and customer management capabilities with flexible deployment and customization options to help individuals, selling professionals and corporate workgroups improve productivity and increase sales. For more details, visit www.act.com or call (888) 855-5222.

About Sage Software

Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.8 million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and related products and services for small and mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.4 million customers and employs over 13,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.

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