Why choose premium?
The main benefits of Sage ACT! Premium are in its increased support for multiple users and larger databases, this includes;

• Support for more than 10 users.
• Enhanced group scheduling and calendar functionality
• Team dashboards and administration
• Advanced control over data security
• Extra installation and set-up options
• Extended database scalability

For a full run down of the features ACT! Premium offers please view the appropriate tab at the top.

Suitable for 1 - 100+ users.
Includes 45 days free technical support via telephone or email.

Features exclusive to Sage ACT! Premium 2012
Unlike Sage ACT! Pro which is limited to 10 users Sage ACT! Premium 2012 supports 1 – 100+ users and has a selection of features to facilitate team usage.

• Remote access – ACT! Premium for Web is included which enables mobile and remote users’ to access essential contact information just like they were in the office.

• Increased scalability – Don’t let your software limit your business, Sage ACT! Premium 2012 supports 100+ users.

• Enhanced security settings – Keep information secure with custom security permissions such as restricting contact export to Excel. Quickly set access settings for groups of users rather than tediously configuring individual users.

• Group scheduling functionality – Check your team members' availability at a glance and manage shared resources.

• Improved installation and set-up facilities – Complete the ACT! Premium installation process from a server and deploy ACT! to different users over the network by silent install.*

• Team dashboards and reporting – Easily view performance data for an entire team with specialised dashboards including administration and sales opportunities.

Standard features also included

• Organise customer and sales data – Compile all your customer information in one location allowing you to easily access e-mails, phone numbers, meeting history , social media profiles and more, without having to sift through multiple sources.

• Discover new prospects – Use Sage Business Information Services to import highly targeted prospect lists from a database of over 65 million businesses. Find businesses with the traits you are looking for and then use Sage ACT! Pro 2012 to develop profitable relationships.

• Automate routine tasks – Shift your routine marketing, sales and customer service tasks over to Smart Tasks, a new feature of Sage ACT! Pro 2012. Ten generic tasks are already set-up but you have the option to customise them to fit your unique business requirements.

• Produce targeted campaigns – Generate well informed and highly targeted marketing campaigns using the inbuilt analysis tools.

• Monitor performance – Intuitive reports and dashboards let you easily measure the performance of marketing and sales efforts.

• Sales Analysis – Use Sage ACT! Pro 2012 to confidently forecast the most vital sales information such as location, date and amount, ensuring you never miss a sales opportunity. The powerful sales opportunity feature includes Instant Quotes, Sample Sales Processes, Graphical Sales Pipeline and Opportunity List View.

• Intuitive navigation – Just because a piece of software is powerful doesn’t mean it has to be hard to use. Sage ACT! Pro 2012 uses simple navigation with quick link buttons, related tasks and a search bar to make your experience as straightforward as possible.

• Manage customer communications – Stay organised with the integrated diary which lets you see customer sales and communication history. See events at a glance with daily, weekly and monthly calendar views

• Adaptable opportunities - Configure Sage ACT! Pro 2012 to suit the specific requirements of your business including layouts, activity tracking and sales history.

• e-Marketing** - Powerful service which enables you to  capture leads and nurture them using Drip Marketing. Sage ACT! Pro 2012 helps you identify the most valuable leads by generating ranked lists based upon interest shown.

• Take advantage of social media – With Sage ACT! Pro 2012 these increasingly important resources are fully integrated into contact management. Support for LinkedIn, Google Maps, Facebook and more.

• Integration with other Sage software – Efficiently generate invoices and quotes by exporting your sales and marketing data directly into Sage 50 Accounts 2012.

• Set up and support – Easy to install and get started, comes with 45 days free SageCover support via telephone, email or internet if you do need assistance.

• Microsoft Outlook integration – Keep your calendar and contact information synchronised with improved support for Microsoft Outlook in Sage ACT! Pro 2012. Regardless of which program the data was originally created in you can be confident your information is always up-to-date.

*requires additional subscription.

**Requires software to distribute MSI packages which is not included.

New Features to Sage ACT! Premium 2012

Improved data control and accessibility

• Sage ACT! Mobile Live* - Never find yourself cut off from critical information again. This clever online service gives you the advantage of being able to access important customer data via your mobile phone whilst out of the office.
• Microsoft Outlook Integration – Effortlessly synchronise your ACT! calendar and contacts with Microsoft Outlook ensuring you are always up-to-date and free from inconsistencies.

Effective Customer Targeting

• E-Marketing for ACT!* - Craft sophisticated e-marketing campaigns and track their effectiveness enabling you to easily identify new lead possibilities. Sage E-Marketing is tightly integrated with Sage ACT! for maximum efficiency and ease of use.
• Business Information Services* - In conjunction with Hoover’s Inc, Sage Business Information Services allow you to access a database of over 85 million contacts. Efficiently target prospective clients by searching for specific properties such as business location and size then import that data directly into ACT!
• Import data from Microsoft Excel – Quickly import prospect and customer information straight into Sage ACT!

Efficiency and Productivity

• Smart Tasks – Create custom Smart Tasks to automate routine tasks which would normally eat up valuable the time that could be spent on more important matters. Let Smart Tasks take care of scheduling calls, launching e-marketing campaigns or sending emails and much more.

Improved Security

• Control Access Levels - Restrict who has access to what customer data within your company, helping to ensure information stays secure at all times.

 *requires additional subscription.

Recommended system requirements

• An IBM® compatible computer with a 2 GHz (or equivalent processor); 1GB RAM; 1GB of free disk space;
• 32 Bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008;
• 64 Bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008.
• 1 Gbps local area network equipment with high speed (2 Mbps min) external broadband connection.
• 1024 x 768 resolution
• CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive.

 Minimum system requirements

• An IBM® compatible computer with a 1 GHz (or equivalent processor); 512MB RAM; 700MB of free disk space;
• 32 Bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008;
• 64 Bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008.
• 100 Mbps local area network equipment with high speed (2 Mbps min) external broadband connection.
• 1024 x 768 resolution
• CD-ROM Drive.

 Technical notes:

• Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks, and it only possible to install one copy on a single computer.
• Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions, and please ensure you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.
• This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.
• The latest service packs should be installed for your operating system before installing or upgrading Sage products. 32-bit Operating Systems recommended.
• Whilst there are no browser requirements for Sage 50 Payroll, we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above for internet access to Sage Support and important Sage updates for your products.
• Some features in Sage 50 Payroll, such as Automatic Updates and Submission of Year End returns to HMRC, require an internet connection. If you require any further information please contact your Sage Support representative.
• If you want to use 50 Payroll over a network you will need an unlimited user licence (additional charge applies), and if you want to use 50 Payroll at more than one site you will need a WAN linking the sites.

Apple Mac compatibility
Sage software is not compatible with Apple Macs, unless you are running Windows via Apple’s Boot Camp utility.