| Feature |
Prophet 2004 |
Act Software v2000 6.0 |
Goldmine Software |
Outlook Business Contact Manager |
| Outlook Integration |
Builds on top of your Outlook data instead of replacing it |
Must synch ACT software data with Outlook to integrate |
Must synch Goldmine software data with Outlook to integrate |
Must manually recreate separate contacts within Business Contact Manager 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 software then synch with Outlook |
Manage sales opportunities in Goldmine software then synch with Outlook |
Manage sales opportunities in Business Contact Manager 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 software. Auto time/date stamp for each note |
All notes included as part of the opportunity in Goldmine software. 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 Business Contact Manager 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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