ACT! for Palm OS(R) 2006 Delivers Comprehensive Contact Management Functionality That Leverages Mobile Benefits of Handheld Devices

Sage Software announced today the new ACT! forPalm OS 2006 product for use as a mobile productivity tool with the ACT! bySage 2006 and ACT! by Sage Premium for Workgroups 2006 contact and customermanagement solutions. ACT! for Palm OS operates as a native application onan individual's Palm OS handheld device to enable access, adding andupdating of pre-defined and custom data fields,(1) notes and history,activities, calendar information and sales opportunities. Users can alsoset up a snapshot view of their ten most regularly accessed data fields andview their most critical information by color code prioritization.(2)

"ACT! for Palm OS was designed with on-the-go sales professionals in mind,"explained Larry Ritter, vice president of ACT! product management for SageSoftware. "For sales professionals, having valuable customer details alwaysat hand, whether in the office or while traveling, is a business necessity.Enabling comprehensive ACT! functionality for the versatile Palm OShandheld device provides a valuable mobility option for those who rely onquick data access to drive their business relationships."

Critical Customer Information Anytime, Anywhere

ACT! for Palm OS delivers key capabilities to the handheld device that manyACT! desktop users rely on to easily access customer information andimprove their productivity including a linked calendar and task list, theability to go directly to a contact record from a scheduled appointment,and the ability to view every customer interaction from the contact record.

Additionally, ACT! for Palm OS allows individuals and mobile salesprofessionals to:

-- Synchronize complete ACT! information with Palm OS handhelds and map more than 50 pre-defined ACT! fields and up to 15 custom fields to the device;-- Use sales management features to enter new opportunities on the device;-- Use the Opportunity List View to read and filter current opportunities on the device, as well as select and add products from existing product lists to an opportunity;(3)-- View Group and Company membership information on the device whether contacts were manually added or dynamically added based on defined criteria;(4)-- Schedule activities from the device using custom activity types pre- defined in the ACT! desktop product;(5)-- Track time spent on business activities including calls, meetings and to-dos;-- Save time entering data on the device by adding multiple contacts to a note or history from the desktop or from the device;(6)-- Add, update and delete secondary contacts from the device to associate related contacts with a main contact. ACT! for Palm OS is available for $99.99 (upgrade $69.95) by phoning (866)333-0990 for individual users, (866) 421-7752 for five or more users or bylocating an ACT! Certified Consultant at www.act.com/certifiedconsultants.ACT! 2006 is available for $229.99 (upgrade $149.95) and ACT! Premium forWorkgroups 2006 is available for $399.99 (upgrade $259.95).

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ACT! is the preferred choice of over 2.5 million registered users and morethan 32,000 corporate customers to organize, access and manage theircritical customer information. ACT! delivers powerful contact and customermanagement capabilities with flexible deployment options to help improveproductivity and increase sales.

ACT! by Sage is part of Sage CRM Solutions, the only family of CRM productsdesigned specifically for the needs of small and mid-sized businesses thatalso includes Sage CRM, SageCRM.com and Sage CRM SalesLogix. For moredetails, visit www.sagecrmsolutions.com or call (888) 855-5222.

About Sage Software

Sage Software offers leading business management software and services thatsupport the needs, challenges and dreams of more than 2.5 million small andmid-sized business customers in North America. Its parent company, The SageGroup plc (LSE: SGE.L), supports 4.7 million customers worldwide. For morethan 25 years, Sage Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable andcustomizable software for accounting, customer relationship management,human resources, time tracking and the specialized needs of accountingpractices and the construction, distribution, manufacturing, nonprofit andreal estate industries. For more information, please visit the Web site atwww.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.

© 2006 Sage Software SB, Inc. All rights reserved. The Sage Software logoand the Sage Software product and service names mentioned herein areregistered trademarks or trademarks of Sage Software SB, Inc., or itsaffiliated entities. All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners.

Important Note: ACT! for Palm OS does not enforce certain preferences andpermissions defined in ACT!, including the "Allow history editing"preference, the "Allow notes editing" preference, the "Delete Records" userpermission, and the "Allow editing" field definition. As a result, ACT! forPalm OS users may edit contact history, edit contact notes, delete records,and edit read-only fields and these changes will be reflected in ACT! afterthe next two-way synchronization.

(1)Certain field data types may not map to ACT! for Palm OS including memoand picture fields.

(2)All fields in the custom field view are read only.

(3)ACT! for Palm OS users may not add, update or delete products in theopportunity product list from the device. New products must be added in theWindows product.

(4)Companies and Groups may not be added, updated or deleted on the device.Group or Company membership may be updated on the device. A Group orCompany membership will not display if one or more of the fields used inthe Group or Company dynamic membership rules is not included in the user'ssync set.

(5)ACT! for Palm OS users may not add, update or delete custom activitytypes from the device. Custom activity types must be added in the Windowsproduct.

(6)ACT! for Palm OS users do not have the option to limit an update to asingle contact. Any change to shared notes or history that is made on thedevice goes to all shared contacts.

Contact:Ryan ZukSage Software480-368-3818ryan.zuk@sage.com

Shana KeithPorter Novelli404-995-4557shana.keith@porternovelli.com

SOURCE:  Sage Software

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