ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups - Full Version - Retail Box This package includes one license of ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition, ACT! Link for Palm OS and ACT! Link for Pocket PC.

Track more opportunity information
See all opportunities in one place using this convenient new customizable working view. Access, update and filter opportunities by User, Estimated Close Date, Status, Sale Stage, Amount or Probability of Close. And, quickly access the contact record or perform Lookups from any opportunity within the list.

Updated calendar views
We've updated the appearance of all Calendar Views to have a more modern look and feel. There are even new views including the Today View, a customizable Work Week View and a Multiple Month Mini-Calendar that can be expanded to the entire year. With new Quick Print, you can quickly print the Calendar displayed without specifying the template.

New contact notes and history tabs
Include unlimited date- and time-stamped Notes and Histories for each contact to keep track of important conversations, commitments and meeting notes. Separate Notes and History tabs help you better track your relationship details - and associate with Groups or Companies for better management of data.

One-click export to Microsoft® Excel
Export all List Views to Microsoft Excel with one click for further analysis and manipulation of data.  All column customizations are maintained when exporting for easy viewing. For advanced analysis, pivot tables are automatically created.

Tighter Microsoft® Outlook® integration¹
Keep your entire office up to date. Your ACT! Calendar can stay up to date with your company's Outlook calendar. Schedule and edit an activity in ACT! or Microsoft® Outlook and both calendars will be updated.

Integrated sales system
Integrate all sales opportunities and communications to contacts, groups and companies for an at-a-glance view of all your business relationships with intelligent workflow design that virtually anticipates and links key information.

Easily find and eliminate duplicate records
Consolidate duplicate records by easily moving contact fields and other data such as Notes, Histories, Activities and Opportunities from one contact record to another - to create a single, more complete record while eliminating duplicates.

Robust forecasting tools
Meet your sales goals with confidence through built-in sales and opportunity tracking and forecasting tools. Histories are generated automatically as opportunity moves through sales cycle. And, there are eight fields that can be customized to capture specific information.

New opportunity list view
See all opportunities in one place using this convenient new customizable working view. Access, update and filter opportunities by User, Estimated Close Date, Status, Sale Stage, Amount or Probability of Close. And, quickly access the contact record or perform Lookups from any opportunity within the list.

New reports
Comes with 40 standard Reports for Phone Lists, Activity Report, Relationship Histories, Sales Summaries and more; or customize the Reports to meet your specific needs. Most Reports can be exported to HTML, PDF, e-mail and more for easy manipulation of data.

Increased Scalability
Designed for larger workgroups, ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups allows more users expansive sharing of complete customer information in a secure, workgroup environment so your internal and remote users can more safely share confidential customer information.

SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
Each copy of ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups includes a license of Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition. This larger version of SQL allows increased flexibility and scalability while networking up to 50 ACT! users for enhanced team interaction and group functions. Scale up to 100,000 or more records so your team will always have access to your entire contact database.

Manage Resources (like conference rooms)

Send Meeting Invitations

Advanced Synchronization

Team Management

Contact Access

1 Requires Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002 or 2003
2 Requires Microsoft Word 2000, 2002 or 2003 and Excel 2000, 2002 or 2003

Instantly access customer information.

• Store complete contact information including e-mail, notes, history, attachments and more.
• Import data from Microsoft Outlook, Palm™ Desktop and other sources.
• Choose from 60 standard contact fields—or create your own.
• Customize your database to access and manage information the way you want.
• NEW! Add new field types—including Yes/No, picture and memo fields.
• IMPROVED! Find anyone or any detail instantly with Lookups or Keyword Searches.
• Access information on the go with Palm OS or Pocket PC handheld devices.

Manage and grow business relationships.

• NEW! Create Company records to see the entire business relationship.
• IMPROVED! Organize data into Groups and 15 levels of Subgroups for individual treatment.
• IMPROVED! Add virtually unlimited date- and time-stamped Notes and Histories to easily recall important details.
• NEW! Use rich text formatting to change colors, fonts and more.
• NEW! Attach presentations, proposals and more to Activities, Notes and History items.
• NEW! Share Notes and Histories between contacts—then change a note, and it’s automatically updated in all places.
• Track completed Activities for each relationship so you know what happened and when.
• IMPROVED! Add searchable Secondary Contacts to easily find assistants, family members and more.
• IMPROVED! Create, send and track e-mail using the built-in ACT! e-mail.
• Link correspondence to contacts for a record of what was sent and received.
• IMPROVED! Write letters using the built-in word processor or Microsoft Word.
• IMPROVED! Send letters, e-mail and more with mail merges.
• Save time with standard letter, e-mail and memo templates.
• NEW! Consolidate and eliminate duplicate records for the cleanest data.

Stay on top of your schedule 24/7.

• Schedule calls, meetings and to-do items quickly and easily.
• IMPROVED! View daily, weekly, monthly, work week—even mini-month calendars.
• Set alarms so you never miss important meetings or events.
• NEW! Track and sort five different Activity Types—or create and customize your own.
• NEW! Create custom History Types and Priority Levels to help you manage your time.
• Get immediate notification of any scheduling conflicts.
• Schedule recurring activities in one easy step.
• IMPROVED! Schedule multiple activities around a single event and automatically add those activities to users’ calendars.
• NEW! Set Global Events—like holidays and company events—to appear on everyone’s calendars.
• Share calendars between users to help see where everyone is at any given time.
• Manage tasks easily—incomplete activities roll over to the next day so nothing falls through the cracks.
• IMPROVED! Update your calendar with Microsoft Outlook.

Help improve your bottom line.

• IMPROVED! Forecast sales with confidence using built-in sales and forecasting tools.
• NEW! View and filter all opportunities in one place with Opportunity List.
• IMPROVED! Choose from the built-in sales process—or create your own.
• NEW! Create or import your product list with item number, cost and price—so everyone has the same data.
• NEW! Generate instant quotes¹ without re-entering data.
• IMPROVED! Use the built-in sales reports—or create your own using the improved Report Designer.
• IMPROVED! Track opportunities through the sales cycle with interactive pipeline graphs.
• NEW! Export your opportunity list to Microsoft Excel² for easy data analysis and reporting.

Be more efficient with secure, shared data.

• Get up and running in minutes—with up to 50 users³ sharing data and minimal IT support.
• IMPROVED! Synchronize in the background so all users have the most up-to-date data.
• IMPROVED! Assign up to five security levels to allow different access to information.
• Link ACT! with popular accounting programs like Peachtree®.
• NEW! Print any view in ACT!.
• IMPROVED! Make records private to keep confidential information to yourself.
• Works with Microsoft Outlook.⁴

Share and secure information with workgroups and teams.

• NEW! Share data with up to 50 users³ .
• NEW! Includes a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition license for each user.
• NEW! Check team members' availability for meetings, tasks and calls.
• NEW! Send meeting notices to the entire group.
• NEW! Manage and schedule resources like conference rooms and equipment.
• IMPROVED! Synchronize to a central database from within or outside the company firewall.
• NEW! Organize users into teams to grant access to specific contacts.

¹ Requires Microsoft Word 2000, 2002 or 2003 and Excel 2000, 2002 or 2003.
² Requires Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002 or 2003.
³ Actual number of users and contacts supported will vary depending on size and usage of your database. You must purchase one license per user.
⁴ Requires Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002 or 2003.