handheld contact - act! for blackberry, windows mobile and iphone
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Handheld Contact - ACT! for Blackberry and Mobile Windows (iPhone available in Jan 09)TRANSCRIPT
Handheld ContactWireless syncing ACT!
Blackberry and Windows Mobile 5/6and soon iPhone
Agenda
Who is GL computing
About ACT!
About Handheld Contact
How it works
HHC for Blackberry
HHC for PocketPC/Treo
Compare to other PDA Options
Typical Markets
• Value added distributor specialising in Sales and Marketing and CRM software
• Distributes to and supports ACT! resellers across Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific
• Established since 1990
• Mike Lazarus - owner
– IT since 1982
– ACT! Evangelist since 1987
Who is GL Computing
ACT! is the best-selling contact management software application used by business professionals whose day revolves around their business contacts.
• Customisable, Secure, Electronic Rolodex• Tracks data on each contact or company• Networkable Shared Calendar• Keep notes, history, sales opportunities• Handles letters, emails, faxes, reports• …and so much more
What is ACT!
• Created in April 1987
• Pioneered Contact Management & CRM
• Market Leader - 68% of retail market
• Over 2 million users worldwide
• Award Winning
• Available in many countries and languages
ACT! History
Handheld Contact enables administered, two-way, wireless synchronization between ACT! and SmartPhone devices.
What is Handheld Contact
Main Features
• Automatic two-way, wireless syncing between your ACT! database and your Smartphone every 15 minutes
• ACT! data storage directly on your handheld device
• Automatic identification and syncing of your important contacts
• Customizable sync settings so YOU (or Admin) determine what is synched and what isn’t
• Day, week, or month views calendar viewing, activity and task scheduling, and notes and histories logging for calls and emails with automatic time-stamping
• ACT! contact calling and emailing with History from your Smartphone
• Sync privileges management for multiple users with the administration console — monitor and change sync settings, and add an unlimited number of users
• A fully-hosted solution using patent pending technology with all the IT syncing infrastructure you need
• Free product upgrades and notifications, installation support, and access to toll free and online technical support
• Increases productivity and saves you time – Access accurate and current ACT! data anytime, anywhere on
your mobile device– View your ACT! Contacts, Calendar Items, Notes, Histories, To-Do
Items, and Activities on your device– Call and email ACT! contacts from Handheld Contact– ACT! data is synced automatically every 15 minutes so your data
is always up-to-date – ACT! data is stored directly on your handheld device so you don’t
depend on your cellular coverage for your information – Update ACT! data directly from your mobile device – Enter contacts, schedule activities and tasks, and log notes and
histories for emails with automatic time-stamping– Take notes directly in Handheld Contact eliminating the need for
pen-and-paper note-taking and redundant data entry
What HHC does for you
• Enables employee collaboration and data sharing • Manage sync privileges for multiple users • Centrally monitor and change sync settings and add an unlimited
number of users • Customize users’ sync settings so administrator determines what is
synced and what isn’t• Increases employee productivity • Increases employees’ contacts, time with customers, and time in the field • Reduces employees’ dependence on the office with ACT! data directly
on their Smartphone• Easily integrates with existing infrastructure• Easy to install and use with no training• Provides a secure, fully-hosted solution using patent-pending technology
with all the IT syncing infrastructure you need• Cost predictable• Ensures you pay only for the users you need with a subscription model
to accommodate your changing business needs without surprises
What HHC does for your company
How HHC Works: 3 Components
Console for ACT!“Communicate to ACT!”
1.1.
• Installed On ACT! PC
• Uses ACT! SDK
• Extensive Settings
• “Sync. Engine”
Client Software“ACT! on the Handheld”
3.3.
Java ClientSoftware
• Installed On Handheld Blackberry / PocketPC
• Java software
• Adds ACT! experience to the PDA
Secure Sync Server“Store and Forward”
2.2.
Secure internet connection
• HHC Account
• Secure (SSL)
• Hosted = affordable
• Store, forward, erase
HHC Console for ACT!
Contacts Calendar
HHC 2.0 for Blackberry
Tasks
HHC for Mobile Windows
Contacts Calendar Tasks
Why Handheld Contact?
• No need to set up on each PC – wireless “Over The Air” installs• ACT!-like UI and terminology to reduce training• Up to 76 fields (26 pre-determined and 50 user definable)• Pull-downs for fields optionally sent to maintain data integrity• Notes, Histories, Activities created on device link to ACT! Contacts• Emails, Calls, SMS from device - history automatically tracked and
synced to ACT! when sent from Handheld Contact• View (if allowed) and Schedule activities for other ACT! users• Administration determines which groups of contacts to be sent to each
users’ device including private contacts• Automatically send contacts to a user when an activity is scheduled for
them, even if the contact was not in their predefined set to receive• Central Administration of 50+ devices (even different types) to support
use in workgroups• Ability for Administrator to erase ACT! data remotely if device is lost• The only PDA solution that works with Web based solutions for ACT! and
Terminal Services
•Small Business mobile staff
•Mobile Sales Teams
•Financial Services
•Investment Advisors
•Mortgage Brokers
•Real Estate
•Commercial Property Management
•Construction
•Legal
•Recruitment
•Field Service
•Plumbers and other trades people
Typical HHC Markets/Users