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Is there a good replacement for ACT? (none / 0) (#8)
by Anonymous User on Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 06:48:32 AM PDT

Hi guys,

I have one client that uses ACT. Both they, and I, agree that it's a lousy product. They really only need it for contact management. Does anyone know of a quality product that does what ACT does?

One big detriment is that this client is like most ACT users --small, with a hodgepodge of machines. No Active Directory domain --some machines are running XP Home (so no Small Business Server with Exchange option).

I'd love to find them a suitable product that they'll get good support on, so they can kick Sage to the curb forever, but I have to stay in their budget range, and can't rock the boat with huge changes (i.e., you have to wipe and reinstall your machines, become part of a Windows 2003 domain, etc. resulting in several weeks of expensive labor). I'm pessimistic on this, but I'm still hoping someone has a good suggestion. Any ideas?



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