contact/ appointment management software?

[JOhnCro13]

So, for the couple of you who didn't skip over this post,

I use Act 2000. It's basically a program that allows me to manage my contacts and organize my schedule. My boss, and co-workers use it at the same time and that way we can make appointments for each other, etc.

Act 2000, however, is old and buggy. Really buggy.

The new version of Act costs $600 per user. No way I'm getting that!

Outlook can do exactly what Act can, but I haven't found a way to set it up for multi-user access.

Is there a program out there that's free or cheap that I can use?

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!!

[jaclaz]

OK, so I didn't skip over your post, what am I winning?

If you like Outlook, you can try this:

http://www.softalkltd.com/products/workgroupshare/

If you don't, try this other one:

http://www.smartcontactmanager.com/scm_competitors.shtml

Mind you, just ideas, never used either...

jaclaz

[JOhnCro13]

Both look good. However #2 costs almost $80 US for EACH computer. A huge discount from Act, of course. But still way too much for me. #1 only costs $175 US for 5 computers, which is even better, but all it does is allow multiple users to access Outlook.

If anyone out there knows of an open-source alternative for Windoes PCs, I'd be grateful!

[jaclaz]

Well, that was for the cheap part of your question, there is FREEWARE too, have a look at these:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/nullgroupware

http://sourceforge.net/projects/emudis

again, no warranties implied....

jaclaz

Edited March 2, 2006 by jaclaz