ACT! Premium 2010
Software Upgrade Guide

The new features and improvements you'll benefit from upgrading to ACT! Premium 2010 will of course depend on the version of ACT! you currently use.

To see at a glance what's new in ACT! Premium 2010 you can download the upgrade guide that corresponds with your edition of ACT!, to view this information in a grid display see our ACT! software comparison table.

ACT! Upgrade & Support

With our PreactCover Extra for ACT! package you can upgrade ACT! licences to the latest 2010 software, get annual phone help, dial-in assistance and upgrade cover that means you're always using the latest ACT! software.

PreactCover Extra is an all inclusive ACT! support and upgrade package available for one low cost amount starting at just £235+VAT (based on a single user upgrading from ACT! v6 or higher to ACT! Premium).

Call 0800 381 1000 to arrange an ACT! upgrade quote.

What's New in ACT! Premium 2010

• IMPROVED ACT! user interface that's easier to navigate including dynamic lookup search box, new toolbar, user welcome screen & related task links
• WINDOWS 7 The only version of ACT! that's fully tested and supported on Microsoft Windows 7.
• NEW Sales Opportunity Module. Create custom opportunity layouts, add new sales fields and new opportunity tabs. Track histories, documents, activities & notes against each opportunity.
• NEW Web 2.0 Links tab. Click to search social networking sites like LinkedIn & Facebook automatically with ACT! contact information to gather more data about them and use Web 2.0 technology to interact with contacts from ACT! 
• MORE Web Links available including Google Maps for instant directions based on a contact's postcode.
• SEND iCalendar activity invitations & vCards from ACT! contacts to keep calendars & contact information in sync
• ADDITIONAL ACT! reports & new reporting viewer including an option to select favourite reports
• NEW dashboards including contact & admin dashboards
• PREVIEW attached documents MS Office & PDF files in ACT! (requires MS Office 2007 or higher)
• NEW welcome screen for new & upgrading ACT! users including tips & advice
• APPLY a unique currency to each ACT! database, for example have different databases in GBP, USD & EUR
• CREATE up to as many as 50 remote ACT! databases simultaneously
• INCLUDES ACT! E-Marketing module powered by Swiftpage for extended email marketing with support for HTML templates, email stats & call list reports. (E-Marketing module requires separate purchase)

Read our ACT! Premium 2010 upgrade guide for more information or call 0800 381 1000.

What's changed since ACT! Premium 2008 v10
All the changes above+

• SUPPORTS 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Microsoft Server 2003/2008
• SEE activities for 10+ ACT! users in calendar views
• MAC SUPPORT using ACT! Premium for Web with new Safari 3.0 compatibility
• FASTER application and database performance
• IMPROVED integration with Microsoft Outlook including Outlook Rules to file emails in ACT!, schedule ACT! activities in Outlook, attach Outlook emails to ACT! en masse or on a case by case basis
• STREAMLINED synchronisation including faster processes and new progress bar
• QUICKER database back-up's using a new option to exclude attachments
• IMPROVED look-up interface and new 'previous look-up' option
• COPY your personal ACT! calendar to Outlook in one click and vice versa
• FREE Systems Administrator (SA) password for extended database development and integration with other external databases
• SIMPLIFIED installation of remote databases

What's changed since ACT! Premium for Workgroups 2007 v9
All the changes above+

• WEB ACCESS includes ACT! Premium for Web software at no additional cost. Anywhere, anytime access to ACT! with the dual access of a Windows client &/or Web browser.
• NEW ACT! dashboards for a graphical overview of activities and sales opportunities
• COMPATIBILITY with Microsoft Vista, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer 7
• FREE software links with Sage 50 Accounts and Sage Instant Accounts
• UPDATE contact fields directly from list views
• AUTOMATIC synchronisation between ACT! and Microsoft Outlook personal calendars
• SEARCH companies and groups
• LINK multiple contacts with a sales opportunity
• IMPROVED display of group and company structure levels

Read our ACT! upgrade guide to see what's new since ACT! Premium 2007 or call 0800 381 5000.

More Information Call our consultants on 0800 381 1000 to discuss the new benefits of ACT! Premium 2010 and to arrange an upgrade quote.

Upgrade ACT! software licences If you use an earlier version of ACT! v9 or higher you can upgrade to ACT! Premium 2010 at a discount on the Sage list price. To arrange an ACT! upgrade quote call 0800 381 1000. ACT! Demonstration Video Our ACT! demonstration video provides a 12 minute walk-through tour of the features and benefits of using the software. ACT! Software Brochure Our ACT! 2010 brochure contains more information about ACT! 2010 and ACT! Premium. Read ACT! case studies, planning guides & information our Preact's ACT! services in our CRM Resource Centre.

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