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Sage Software Celebrates ACT! 20th Anniversary With "How Do You ACT!?" Contest
Pioneering Contact and Customer Management Solution Set to Mark 20 Years of Helping Over 2.7 Million Registered Users Connect With Their Customers and Succeed in Business
| Source: Sage Software
SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 12, 2007 -- Sage Software announced today the "How Do
You ACT!?" contest for users of the ACT! contact and customer management
solution. The contest will celebrate 20 years of ACT! by profiling a total
of 20 customer success stories from various business disciplines and
industries on the www.act.com home page. Sage Software invites customers
currently using any version of ACT! to submit their entries of 250 words or
less at www.howdoyouact.com between now and April 9th, 2007. The ACT!
management team will evaluate entries and post selected winners weekly on
the ACT! home page, beginning in Spring 2007. Each winning customer entry
will be eligible to receive up to 10 complimentary licenses of the latest
release of ACT! for their team. For official rules, visit
www.act.com/contest/rules.
"The people who have relied on ACT! over the years comprise an elite group
of entrepreneurs, sales professionals, small business owners and corporate
employees who have used ACT! to make meaningful connections with their
customers, develop valuable relationships and generate tangible business
results," said Joe Bergera, senior vice president and general manager for
Sage Software Global CRM. "This contest will celebrate the diversity of the
ACT! user base and feature the achievements of select individuals and
organizations that have used our solution to take their businesses to
higher levels of success."
Helping Users Connect And Succeed For 20 Years
ACT! pioneered the "Contact Management" software category in 1987 and is
the number-one selling contact and customer management solution and
preferred choice of over 2.7 million registered users, and more than 38,000
corporate customers to organize, access and manage their critical customer
information.
Over the years, ACT! has continued to evolve by introducing feature-rich
Web and handheld device versions, scalable and secure workgroup solutions,
and industry-specific products for real estate and financial professionals.
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.
ACT! by Sage is part of Sage CRM Solutions, the only family of CRM products
designed specifically for the needs of small and mid-sized businesses that
also includes SageCRM, SageCRM.com and Sage SalesLogix. For more details,
visit www.sagecrmsolutions.com or call (888) 855-5222.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges, and dreams of more than 2.7
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 5.2 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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