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Entrepreneur, August, 2002 by Steve Cooper

Your sales force needs critical customer information to make a sale, and Participate Enterprise software from Participate Systems (www.participate.com) provides answers in just seconds. Offering more than your standard contact information, the software gives salespeople real insight into customer relationships.

For instance, sales-people can access details about how to deal with a particular customer who was either landed or lost. The software's "knowledge bank" integrates seamlessly with e-mail or a Web browser; pricing starts at $500 (street) per user.