ACT! by Sage Software Database: Own, Rent or SAAS?

Should You Own or Rent Your ACT! Software Database?

As contact management or CRM software databases get more complex and as system requirements demand dedicated servers for maximum user performance, CIOs are declaring, “Stop! We’ve got to regain control of our IT expenses!”

And so software as a service (SAAS) was born. The pioneer in software as a service was Salesforce.com. But the next generation of SAAS continuous improvement is Sage Software’s ACT! hybrid service, which allows ACT! users the ability to own their software, rent it and/or own and rent their ACT! Software Database.

Own Your ACT! Software

In this traditional model, you buy software licenses for each ACT! user, install it on a network server and connect each user on a master database. You decide when to upgrade, even though software upgrades are released by Sage Software on an annual basis.

If you skip a year or two without upgrading, you may miss out on some feature improvements, but there is no penalty when you decide to upgrade.

On this software ownership model, you are responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting your own ACT! database, however, services like Aviva’s technical support are available to assist you.

Rent (Host) Your ACT! Software

In this ACT! Software model, you still purchase the ACT! Software licenses, but instead of installing them on your own server, you pay an ACT! hosting company to take care of your IT requirements for you.

With this option, you can set up your ACT! database in 2 days or less and any ACT! user has 24 x 7 x 365 database access from his home, office, on the road and from his PC, laptop or even Mac. The hosting hardware and software is state of the art equipment, guaranteeing your users exceptional performance and speed. Your hosting solution includes ongoing maintenance and backups. Best of all, there are no long term contracts.

Not only does your company free up IT resources, you have a built-in, off-site disaster recovery plan, full redundancy and a guaranteed IT budget during the life of your hosting service-all for approximately $35 per month per ACT! user.

Rent and Own Your ACT! Software Database

Sage Software just released ACT! Platinum Care (APC) as an attractive “own / rent” hybrid software model. As a subcriber to APC, you now receive free upgrades for the duration of your subscription.

In addition, Sage Software APC subscribers receive other valuable “membership benefits,” such as free Swiftpage email service, Sandler Sales Training and VOIP phone service-all services that cut common business services expenses or help improve top-line revenue.

An ACT! Platinum Care subscription currently runs from $69 to $164-including bonuses–depending on your version of ACT! (compared with $149 to $305 currently for an ACT! upgrade license).

Own, rent or own/rent your ACT! Software database? Now you can pick the best of all worlds.

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