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Now that ACT! 2009 is available, that is the question all current ACT! users are asking themselves. To help answer this question, let’s break down the new features introduced in ACT! 2009 into the following 5 categories:

·         Microsoft® Outlook® integration (e-mail and calendar)

·         Database searching capabilities

·         Calendars and activity management

·         Productivity, automation, and administration

·         Easy to use and intuitive

If you find your daily activities include any of the above, then you should take a look at what ACT! 2009 has to offer. A brief rundown of these categories will describe the new features in more detail and the benefits you will obtain by upgrading. You can find even more information at http://www.act.com/products/2009/act/, including our flash demo.

Integration with Outlook E-mail and Calendar

ACT! 2009 has dramatically improved the integration with Outlook. ffice:smarttags" />Reading and responding to e-mails and scheduling activities consume a large portion of your work day – and Outlook is one of the most popular solutions around. We made it easier than ever to use both applications simultaneously. You can now:

·         Use Outlook for your e-mail and calendaring tool and ACT! to drive your marketing efforts and maintain your contacts history.

·         Schedule tasks in ACT! while viewing e-mail messages in Outlook.

·         Synchronize your ACT! calendar with your Outlook calendar (or vice-versa) at the touch of a button (or schedule it to occur automatically!).

·         Attach e-mails to contacts in multiple ACT! databases, and launch e-mail messages from more places within ACT!. 

·         Save Outlook e-mails as history items in ACT! easier than ever before.

·         Attach multiple e-mails “en-masse” or even create rules in Outlook to do it automatically!

Not using Outlook? Don’t worry, ACT! 2009 still has support for many other popular e-mail clients, including Lotus Notes®, Eudora®, Outlook Express, and internet e-mail (POP3 or SMTP).