Contact Management Software
Light years beyond the Rolodex card, contact management software can save all your contact information, notes on every meeting or phone call, and archive relative email and documents. Graphically, they serve as a calendar, scheduler and note pad. Some even dial your phone, send faxes, link to the Internet, print template forms, and serve as email client software.
ACT!
The U.S. market leading contact management software, ACT! offers 70 pre-defined fields for contact information, plus lets you add additional fields of your own. Beyond that, you can keep an unlimited running history of each client. The search feature gives you instant access to any record.
Contact Plus Professional
Several variations available to suit your needs, including multi-user licenses. This software has its own word processor, but is also compatible with MS Word and Corel WordPerfect documents. It can also attach picture files and sound files to contact information.
DataCom2000
Despite the name, this software is updated to 2002 Windows XP compatibility. This all-in-one package has project management, scheduling, email, fax, database management, phone dialer, its own browser and more.
Time & Chaos
Focusing on contact management and time management, Time & Chaos is a personal organizer for Windows users. It can also serve as a workgroup organizer, sharing calendars, address lists and more.
Client Tracks
Log personal information about your clients, keep your calendar, and record your progress. Other components of a full suite are available.
Contact Master 2, Workgroups Edition
Designed for networks of virtually any size, this software can serve as a central source of contact information for your entire department or company. It can maintain information on tens of thousands of contacts. Contact Master 2 boasts out-of-the-box setup and extremely competitive prices for a "Fortune 100" quality product.
Contact Manager Pro
Here's a pretty simple program for those who don't need all the depth and functions of the bigger products listed here. You can create unlimited contact records and databases, print various permutations of your databases, and backup and restore data. There is also a Freeware version called Contact Manager Deluxe
Mamut Contact
Mamut Contact is the first European-designed contact manager to be certified for Windows XP. There are three versions available, and all support some level of web functions, multiple users, and report editing. The advanced features include eCommerce solutions and customer relations management.
