Sage Software Highlights Over 40 New Add-On Partner Solutions for Its New ACT! by Sage 2006 Product Family

Market Wire, September, 2005

Sage Software today announced over 40 new ACT! Add-on solutions compatible with the new ACT! by Sage 2006 and ACT! by Sage Premium for Workgroups 2006 contact and customer management solutions. The new add-on products further enhance individual productivity and team collaboration for ACT! users by offering a broad range of communications, sales, marketing, mapping, help desk, synchronization, administrative and productivity features.

"ACT! offers a robust business productivity platform that many leading technology partners are eager to build on and further extend," explained Joe Bergera, senior vice president and general manager for ACT! at Sage Software. "Whether it's BlackBerry® mobility, enhanced visual contact and task management capabilities, or a spectrum of marketing and administrative functions, ACT! add-on solutions deliver a breadth of capabilities that our millions of individual, team and corporate workgroup users can benefit from."

ACT! is used worldwide by over 2.5 million users and more than 30,000 corporate accounts to help sales teams and workgroups collaborate efficiently and build profitable customer relationships.

Sage Software today also announced availability of ACT! 2006 for one to ten networked users and ACT! Premium for Workgroups 2006 for sales teams and corporate workgroups. (See today's individual ACT! 2006 and ACT! Premium for Workgroups 2006 press releases for further details.)

Each ACT! Add-on solution has been reviewed by Sage Software and works easily within or alongside the new ACT! 2006 product family. ACT! 2006 Add-on product solutions are available at www.actsolutions.com and include:

AddressGrabber Business by eGrabber, Inc. -- single-click data entry that automatically extracts contact details from Web sites, emails and documents and enters them into ACT!; also schedules calls, meetings and to-do's for incoming leads.

AddressGrabber Standard by eGrabber, Inc. -- single-click data entry that automatically extracts contact details from Web sites, emails and documents and enters them into ACT!.

AdjustAbility by CompanionLink Software, Inc. -- view and modify ACT! tables and fields and set controls to automatically revise dates or incorrect records; includes ReportAbility for enhanced reporting and data export.

AutoAdmin III by ASDS Computer Company -- automatically backs up and maintains ACT! data to save users time and guard against data loss.

BusinessMap by ESRI, Inc. -- mapping software for U.S. and Canada creates custom maps from ACT! database with color-coding and drive time, among other features.

CardScan Executive for ACT! 2006 by CardScan, Inc. -- business card reader with drag-and-drop accuracy imports business card information into ACT!.

CardScan Pro for ACT! Premium for Workgroups 2006 by CardScan, Inc. -- business card reader with drag-and-drop accuracy imports business card information into ACT! Premium for Workgroups.

CashRush by Z-Firm, LLC -- runs credit card charge approvals from within ACT! (for up to three ACT! users).

CompanionLink Express by CompanionLink Software, Inc. -- synchronizes ACT! contact data with PDAs and Smartphones.

Contact List Plus by Durkin Computing -- enriches ACT! contact list view with color-coded organization and editing and transforms contact list into a personalized color-coded data view; advanced contact retrieval using data and color rules.

dbLink for ACT! by Windswept Software LLC -- links to and manages Microsoft Access (and other) databases inside ACT!.

DigitalNotes by ASDS Computer Company -- records and converts handwritten notes into searchable text in ACT! in one step without retyping or scanning.

DocAdmin by ASDS Computer Company -- scans documents into ACT! document tab in a single mouse click; stored in PDF format so users can open, print, email, etc.

Do It! Bill It! by Datastream Consulting Services -- creates work item deliverables for clients and schedules as ACT! activities with due dates and billable/non-billable hours.

DoubleLook by CompanionLink Software, Inc. -- automatic settings to synchronize contacts and activities between ACT! and Outlook.

EmailRush by Z-Firm, LLC -- attaches and/or merges multiple files and converts them to PDF automatically for emailing from ACT! (for up to three ACT! users).

FaxAdmin by ASDS Computer Company -- sends faxes from within ACT!; with quick fax and mail-merge fax features.

FaxRush by Z-Firm, LLC -- one-click faxing from ACT!; logs fax status automatically (for up to three ACT! users).

Handheld Contact by J2X Technologies Inc. -- wireless service synchronizes ACT! features on BlackBerry devices.

Home Page Plus by Durkin Computing -- creates new tab in ACT! contact detail view for navigating to and viewing a contact's Web site.

InfoOptics - Universal Data Translator by Information Optics -- integrates ACT! with order entry, e-commerce, loan processing and accounting systems.

IOC Campaign by Information Optics -- generates follow-up emails, faxes and letters to prospects and customers from ACT! database.