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Act!
Developer(s)Act!
Initial release1 April 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-04-01)
Stable release
22.1 / 2 June 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-02)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Platform • Microsoft SQL Server
 • .NET Framework
Available inEnglish, French, German
Type • CRM software
 • Contact management software
Websiteact.com

Act! (previously known as Sage ACT! 2010–2013) is a customer relationship management (CRM) software application designed for the manufacturing industry.[1] It is developed by Act! and has a user base of over 3.8 million registered users.[2]

History

The company Conductor Software was founded 1986 in Dallas, Texas, by Pat Sullivan[3] and Mike Muhney. The original name for the software was Activity Control Technology, then Automated Contact Tracking, before finally just using the acronym. The name of the company was subsequently changed to Contact Software International and was sold in 1993 to Symantec Corporation, who in 1999 then sold it to SalesLogix (later renamed Interact Commerce). Sage purchased Interact Commerce in 2001[4] through Best Software, then its North American software division. Swiftpage acquired it in 2013.[5]

Beginning with the 2006 version, the name was styled ACT! by Sage, and later revised to Sage ACT!. Following its 2013 acquisition by Swiftpage, it was called/styled Act! In 2020, Swiftpage changed its company name to Act! LLC.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Swiftpage refreshes Act! CRM software for manufacturers". Trailer Body Builders. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sage ACT! CRM Updates" Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Early historical Comments".
  4. ^ Greenman, Catherine. "Sage buys Interact Commerce". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Act CRM alive and well for now, following Swiftpage acquisition". PCWorld. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2021.