Written by Ken Quigley

February 23 2017

Beginning with Act! v19.1, entitlement for Act! Premium will be enforced at the .x version level (e.g. 19.0, 19.1, 19.2, etc.) Q.  Why the change for Act! Premium? A.    With the move to subscription, customers are entitled to the most current software only if they are actively subscribed. The nature of the .x releases is...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 19 2017

As part of our continuing monthly Deep Dive series, this month we'll be focusing on Act4outlook, the Primary Contact Tool, and Act4CASL. The webinar will be hosted by Michael Kadlub and James Young, and is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd at 3PM EST.  This webinar is obviously free to attend, and we'll be having a draw for five...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 18 2017

Free is good. This is why Keystroke has developed a number of useful free "Actcessories" to make using Act! just a little easier. Unlike a lot of freeware, these applications are not time-bombed or throttled in anyway, and offer genuine value to most Act! users. The full list of free Actcessories can be found HERE, but the following...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 18 2017

With the addition of two new developers to our Handheld Contact team, we've stepped up the pace of our development road map. Recently we circulated a survey to all Handheld Contact subscribers soliciting their feedback on the features they were looking for in HHC, and we were gratified by how many reflected the direction we were already...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 18 2017

By: Lindsay Boullin | 01/2/2017 (with edits by Ken Quigley) Every sector of the economy is undergoing a digital transformation. In a world of integration, information is a transferable resource that creates efficiencies, cost savings and competitive advantage when it’s allowed to flow. That’s why it makes absolute sense to look for ways to...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 17 2017

Imagine being away from the office and getting an email from a customer requesting more supplies, and you being able to pull out your phone to see if he’s paid his last bill? Now imagine being able to see year-to-date sales, terms, and other critical accounting data in the same glance? Well, it’s possible if you have Handheld Contact on your...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 25 2017

Calculated fields were introduced in Act! with version 16, but they didn't always work as expected with certain databases. The cause for this is based on Act!'s unique database design that employs spillover tables to manage constantly expanding database schemas. Shortly into the release cycle of Act v16 it was discovered that if a database...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 20 2017

ENCORE PRESENTATION! We're hosting another free Act! v19 Virtual Roadshow, demonstrating the newly released Act! v19. We'll also be demonstrating Act4outlook, Act4CASL, and the Knowtifier, as well as an exciting new product and feature offering from Handheld Contact. Please join us for a fun and informative introduction to the latest...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 20 2017

Sync up to 45 000 contacts from your Act! database to Handheld Contact on your mobile device! For those Handheld Contact customers that need more than 15,000 contacts on their mobile devices, we finally have a solution for you. Over the last two years HHC listened and increased the normal sync limit from 7000 contacts to the 15,000 limit where it...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 20 2017

For 30-years Act! has been the #1 Contact and Customer Manager in the world, with over 3-million dedicated users worldwide. As a CRM application, Act! is supported by Swiftpage and a global network of certified consultants that provide technical services to improve customers setup and ongoing user experience. As the Canadian Master Distributor for...