Feature |
Prophet
2004 |
Act 6.0
|
Goldmine |
Outlook BCM |
Outlook Integration |
Builds on top of your Outlook data instead of
replacing it |
Must synch ACT data with Outlook to integrate |
Must synch Goldmine data with Outlook to integrate |
Must manually recreate separate contacts within BCM
contact folder meaning you now have two contact folders |
Outlook Versions Supported |
Outlook 2000/02/03/XP |
Outlook 2000/02/XP |
Outlook 2000/02/XP |
Only in Outlook 2003 |
Create, Track & Manage Sales Opportunities |
Manage sales opportunities INSIDE of Outlook with
Prophet |
Manage Sales Opportunities in ACT! then synch with
Outlook |
Manage sales opportunities in Goldmine then synch
with Outlook |
Manage sales opportunities in BCM with recreated
contacts. Does not synch with current Outlook contacts |
Opportunity notes, time/date
stamping |
All notes included as part of the
opportunity in Outlook. Auto time/date stamp for each note
|
All notes included as part of the
opportunity in ACT 6.0. Auto time/date stamp for each note
|
All notes included as part of the
opportunity in Goldmine. Auto time/date stamp for each note
|
Each saved note is a separate file.
Can’t see all notes in a single screen |
Share data with simple peer to peer connections |
Prophet 2004 includes peer to peer data sharing |
Not an option |
Not an option |
Single user mode only. Can’t share data |
Share data via centralized server |
Prophet Server edition adds central
data sharing |
New server software needed |
New server software needed |
No Sharing Capabilities |
Create pre-built and custom reports |
Yes. Saves in PDF, Word, Excel, HTML & TIFF |
Yes. Only saves in Word and Excel |
Yes. Only saves in Word and Excel |
Yes. Only saves in native BCM format |
Personalized Group Emails |
Send group, personalized emails in
text & html from within Outlook |
Must mail merge with Outlook |
Must mail merge with Outlook |
Need bCentral to do so (monthly fee
required) |
Single License Price |
$149.95 |
$229.95 |
$199.99 |
$319+ (must purchase as part of Office 11 Pro) |
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