Written by Ken Quigley

May 02 2017

The following notice was provided to us by the Swiftpage development team, and we wanted our customers to be aware of a situation that may impact them. Please note this is a Microsoft issue, not an Act! one, but it can have real implications on Act!'s ability to integrate with som versions of Outlook 2016. As our Act4outlook relies on the...

Written by Ken Quigley

April 16 2017

You like them Oranges? Then Act! now to save on Act! Pro v19 before the May 1st price increase Many changes to Swiftpage's pricing and payment policies will be ushered in on May 1st, making now the best time to plan your upgrade to Act! v19. Here's a quick breakdown of the current pricing versus what will go into effect next month:  

Written by Ken Quigley

April 15 2017

It is a wishful fallacy to think a CRM program will bring order to a disordered mind. A good CRM application provides the means to organization, not the motivation, and business owners should consider this when selecting their CRM solution.   If you or your team does not see the value in easy data retrieval, insightful reporting...

Written by Ken Quigley

April 01 2017

As some of you may have noticed in our last newsletter, there is a price increase scheduled for May 1st on Act! Subscriptions (click HERE to learn more about the price change). For customers already on Act! Subscription, this small price increase is not consequential, but if you're still using Act! and have not migrated to subscription yet, this...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 20 2017

When Swiftpage introduced subscription pricing for Act! back in May of 2015, they implemented two means of payment - monthly and annually. Customers that elected to pay annually, were rewarded with two of their twelve months of subscription free of charge. For those choosing to pay monthly, they were billed a set amount each month, which typically...

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 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

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

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...