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Smartbiz.com
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Feb 2006
How Much CRM is Enough?
- Many companies are asking themselves, “Do I need full-scale Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to improve my operations and increase sales?” Businesses should think through what they really need from a CRM software solution…Pick the wrong CRM software-(either too complex, or with too few features--and your company could be saddled with a costly deployment that hinders productivity instead of helping it....Read more
Feb 2006
Sold on Solutions
- Another solution with a focus on contact management is Avidian’s Prophet 3.0, which integrates directly with Outlook. “Our premise is, if you’re already using Outlook for your basic productivity stuff and what you need is sales features, you’re forced to look at another application…,” says James Wong, CEO of Avidian, “…when what would solve the problem is if Outlook had those sales features. And that’s precisely why we created Prophet 3.0, which is sales software built right into Outlook, so you’re dealing with one application, one contact database, one calendar.”...Read more
Network Computing
Feb 2006
Avidian Technologies' Prophet Professional 3.0
- Avidian Technologies provides another option: Prophet 3.0, a Windows PC plug-in for Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2003 and XP. The software is available in three Windows client configurations--Standard, Professional and Enterprise--all targeted at smaller organizations. The Professional version, which I tested, includes peer-to-peer sharing of opportunity data, providing a welcome compromise between maintaining dedicated in-house servers and using an on-demand CRM suite. It also has a sales assistant feature and filtering options for opportunity data and reports...Read more
Feb 2006
Meeting CRM Demand
- Bellevue-based Avidian Technologies LLC, while not yet entrenched in an on-demand philosophy, has made its money by basing its entire product, Prophet, on its ability to integrate with Outlook. Prophet 3.0 is the latest version of Avidian Technologies' CRM system.....Read more
SmallbizCRM.com
Jan 2006
Best Small Business CRM Software Solutions for MS Outlook
- Recommended. Great, easy-to-use, Award-winning Outlook embedded CRM solution that happily runs on a peer-to-peer network without the need for MS Exchange Server. Prophet is excellent value for money, and ideal for small business with a sales process that needs management. Costs approx. $150 per user. Their newly released version is a winner!...Read more
Radio 4 Small Business
Jan 2006
Avidian Technologies’ James Wong Radio Interview
- Having spent more than 15 of the past 24 months traveling around this country of ours, I have to tell you that James has hit the nail well and truly on the head with Prophet. The way that he has carefully tailored his product to the needs of the market illustrates the fact that this man is listening to what the customer has to say. With 10000 users inside three years, his company is an outstanding example of what can be done in a tough and competitive market if you are prepared to do the hard yards. This achievement is all the more significant when you realize that it has been done without any additional investment, all of it has been self funded… If (you) are thinking of taking on a Contact Management system, and (you) should be, take a look at 'Prophet' ; in my view its setting the standard for all small business Contact Management needs....Read more
Dec 2005
Top 50 Technology Innovators of 2005
- Avidian Technologies has been selected as one of IT Week’s Top 50 Technology Innovators of 2005, a list of the top 50 companies IT Week deems have been the most innovative on the technology front in the last year. Avidian’s Prophet sales software was a key factor in the company’s selection as a Top 50 Technology Innovator. Prophet is a contact management software add-on for Microsoft Outlook that allows sales professionals to effectively manage their contacts and opportunities from within a single application....Read more
Dec 2005
Avidian Technologies Announces Prophet 3.0
- Avidian Technologies announced the launch of Prophet 3.0, the newest version of its Outlook-based sales software solution. Avidian also announced that Prophet will be available for the first time for enterprises with Prophet Enterprise Client and Prophet Enterprise Server....Read more
Dec 2005
Avidian Updates Prophet Sales Management Software
- Avidian Technologies today announced an upgrade of Prophet, a Microsoft Outlook-based sales software package that focuses on the sales management needs of small and midsized businesses (SMBs)....Read more
August 2005
A Penchant for Profits
- Revenue at software provider Avidian Technologies in Bellevue, Washington, has grown 400 percent annually for the past two years--and 2005 promises more of the same… With cash on hand and profits to reinvest, Avidian fuels its growth with no significant debt and no outside investors. Avidian now has over 7,000 registered users of its software, and sales are approaching $5 million....Read more
July 2005
Understanding Mobile Customer Relationship Management
- Prophet is unique because it is built into the latest versions of Outlook instead of a separate application like ACT, Goldmine or SalesForce.com. Prophet actually sits inside of Outlook and adds a sales opportunity management solution to Outlook so you can continue to use your Outlook email, calendar, tasks, etc. But Prophet adds a way to track and organize all of the information that you need to stay on top of, to be a lean, mean selling machine...Read more
July 2005
Avidian Announces Prophet for Palm to Provide Sales Management for Mobile Sales Professionals
- Avidian Technologies has released Prophet for Palm, extending desktop sales and contact management functionality to Palm handheld devices. Available as an add-on to Avidian’s Prophet sales software for Outlook, Prophet for Palm enables mobile and remote professionals to take their sales information on the road........Read more
July 2005
The Pitch for Sales Software
- Avidian boasts that unlike ACT! or GoldMine, Prophet users may continue to use all the Outlook e-mail, calendar, appointments and tasks features they love while also being able to create and manage sales opportunities associated with their Outlook contacts without constantly moving between two applications or synching databases.......Read more
July 2005
Selling CRM on the Fly
- Avidian Technologies, a Seattle-based company, eschews the syncing issue altogether with its CRM product Prophet, available for laptops, desktops and PDAs. Prophet “deeply integrates” with Microsoft Outlook while adding key sales management features, according to James Wong, president and CEO. “We are our own standalone CRM,” he says… Avidian allows individual users to access the best of Outlook (i.e., e-mail, calendar, appointments and tasks) while layering on sales tracking and reporting features.......Read more
July 2005
Avidian named one of Washington CEO’s Best Companies to Work For
- Washington CEO selected Avidian Technologies among more than 100 nominations as a finalist in the 2005 Best Companies to Work For list. Employees from the participating companies graded their firm’s management team in 10 categories ranging from hiring and retention to benefits, to corporate culture. The survey results and the corporate profiles were then judged by an independent panel of judges who scored the companies in each of the categories. Employee survey results accounted for 70 percent of the final score. Avidian consistently scored higher than eight in each category. The highest scores for Avidian appeared in the communication, rewards and recognition, and training and career development categories......Read more
May 2005
Manufacturing Builds on Customer Relationships
- Prophet users can continue to use Outlook features like email, calendar, appointments, and tasks, while also creating and managing sales opportunities associated with their Outlook contacts without constantly moving between two applications or synching databases, as with some other competing software. The application allows users to create reports detailing performance across a sales team based on any number of criteria. The software requires users to describe steps in the sales process. Brandrud salespeople record their sales calls and any other follow-up communication in Prophet. Management gets reports on these contacts, and can now see where salespeople might need some extra help to close a sale.....Read more
March 2005
Asian American Entrepreneurs; old vs. young
- James Wong, Tim Nguyen and Yale Wong belong to a new breed of Asian American entrepreneurs. Only in their 30s, these businessmen aim for the hottest commodities in the market. Combined, they have a proven record of establishing and selling 10 profitable businesses. They are doers as well as visionaries — the essence of successful entrepreneurs….. James and Tim own Avidian Technologies, which develops software for customer-relationship management....Read more
April 2005
Entrepreneur’s 2005 Complete Guide to Software
- Prophet: Sales management software that works inside Microsoft Outlook, allowing you to use a single application to manage all your customer communications....Read more
April 2005
Small Business Pipeline Raves About Prophet
- Avidian Technologies' Prophet is a customer relationship management (CRM) application that integrates directly with Microsoft Outlook. For that reason, it has a leg up on many other CRM applications that rely on import and export of contact information. Products like ACT!, Salesforce.com, GoldMine, and many others are able to import contact data from Outlook as a starting point. Some are able to transfer updated information back to Outlook, but the processes are generally manual and the data that is inserted into Outlook is restricted. Even Microsoft's own Business Contact Manager (BCM) is a separate application from Outlook, and uses its own data files...Read more
March 2005
Prophet Highlighted in "A Second Act for CRM"
- Customer relationship management was one of the boom’s big disappointments. Now it’s back and worth another look. This article features some CRM success stories including one highlighting Prophet...Read more
February 18, 2005
Prophet is Nominated for Most Promising New Technology
- The Washington Software Association has selected Prophet as a finalist for it’s most promising new technology award for 2004. Previous winners include .NET Framework from Microsoft and Isilon IQ from Isilon Systems. We are very proud and honored to be a finalist for this prestigious award...Read more
October 15, 2004
Manage Sales in Outlook with Prophet
- Avidian has stepped into the fray with Prophet, a product it says will allow salespeople to access that crucial sales data without ever leaving the Outlook application space…Through this deep integration with the Outlook application, Avidian leverages the ease of use and functionality built into Outlook, while layering on tracking and reporting features...Read more
September 10, 2004
Avidian CEO James Wong Honored with 40 Under 40 Leadership Award.
PSBJ’s 40 Under 40 is the region’s premier award program that spotlights the next generation of business leaders – people with an entrepreneurial spirit who are under the age of 40 and have made a difference in the Puget Sound region through their business and community involvement...Read more
September 1, 2004
Handle your business contacts like a pro: 6 tips
- "Don’t forget to categorize your contacts," says James Wong, president of Avidian Technologies, and an Outlook expert. "There is a powerful feature in Outlook…”...Read more
August 4, 2004
All-in-One
- Prophet from Avidian Technologies adds CRM features to Microsoft Outlook and, since it works within the e-mail client, lets you manage sales opportunities without switching applications....Read more
August 8, 2004
Simple Solution
- Brandrud enhances capabilities of familiar tools to ensure follow-up at crucial points in the sales process....Read more
Avidian Wins Mayor’s Small Business Awards
July 2, 2004
Avidian Wins Mayor’s Small Business Awards
- Every year, ten small businesses in Seattle receive special recognition for their accomplishments through the Mayor's Small Business Awards. Honored for excellence in marketing, management, employee relations and community involvement, this year's winners represent diversity - in services, size, location and strategies for success. To qualify, the business must have no more than 100 employees and gross revenues of less than $10 million...Read more
Ding Bat - Hot Picks
July 1, 2004
Ding Bat – Hot Picks
- Imagine having a super-salesman built into Outlook. Well, with Prophet you do! It's the best way to manage sales & contacts. It sure would've saved Willy Loman's life! Read more
Puget Sound Business Journal Article: CRM on the Cheap
June 25, 2004
Puget Sound Business Journal Article: Avidian’s Wong taps hot sector with third business
- Avidian may have hit upon the right technology and strategy, and the business is growing – fast…Avidian helps small and medium-sized businesses generate, record and track sales leads and contacts…Unlike its competitors, Avidian also figured out a way to seamlessly integrate Prophet with Microsoft Corp’s popular e-mail program, Outlook. That’s no small task
Venture All Stars
June 7, 2004
Avidian Honored as Pacific Northwest's Top Venture-Backed Companies
- Thirty nine of the Pacific Northwest's top venture-backed companies were honored as Venture All Stars on Friday at the 2004 Venture All Stars Summit at Chateau St. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Wash. Venture All Star recognition is the most prestigious honor awarded to companies in the Northwest venture capital community...The companies recognized as Venture All Stars are those that the local venture investing community believe have demonstrated the ability to follow in the footsteps of the region's most successful growth businesses that relied on private venture funds to grow, such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Amazon.com and Immunex...Read more
Sales and Marketing Management Article: CRM on the Cheap
June 1, 2004
Sales and Marketing Management Article: CRM on the Cheap
- So you've decided it's time to invest in customer relationship management technology. Think you have no choice but to fork over the big bucks? Not necessarily. With a little know-how, you can find a system that's effective and doesn't cost a bundle…That’s one reason Brandrud Furniture picked Avidian Technologies’ Prophet to manage relationships with its health care and education customers...Read more
eWeek article: Prophet Sharpens SFA Applications
May 10, 2004
eWeek Article: Prophet Sharpens SFA Applications
- "By adding database server support, Avidian Technologies has made Prophet Server Edition a more compelling solution for companies that need a simple way to build sales management applications within Microsoft Outlook."...Read more
PC World Review: Make Outlook More Useful
May 1, 2004
PC World Review: Make Outlook More Useful
- Unlike...Act Software 6...GoldMine 6.5, and even Microsoft's own Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003, this plug-in works directly inside Outlook. Then link "Act Software" to the compare Prophet vs Act page, Goldmine link to compare Prophet with/Goldmine, and the Business Contact Manager....Read more
PC Magazine article: Prophet
February 17, 2004
PC Magazine article: Prophet
- Salespeople hate having to switch between e-mail and CRM applications to track the progress of their sales opportunities. Avidian Technologies' Prophet lets them do it all within Microsoft Outlook...Read more
Seattle Times article: Sales Reps have power with program that tracks customers
February 16, 2004
Seattle Times article: Sales Reps have power with program that tracks customers
- Over the past few years, many industry analysts, including the Gartner Group, have cited failure rates for CRM installations as high as 50 percent. Wong thinks some of those failures occur because some workers find CRM too cumbersome to use...Read more
Info World article: Avidian Updates CRM Software for small businesses
February 10, 2004
Info World article: Avidian Updates CRM Software for small businesses
- Avidian Technologies LLC, a company targeting the smallest end of the market for CRM (customer relationship management) applications, on Tuesday released an update that adds new synchronization and data-sharing features to its sales-management software...Read more
Computer User article: Sharpening the look of Outlook
October 1, 2003
Computer User article: Sharpening the look of Outlook
- Microsoft's Outlook can be a valuable tool for salespeople who need e-mail, digital calendars, and a robust contacts database...Seattle-based Avidian Technologies aims to wipe away those irritations with software that makes Outlook more useful. CEO James Wong talks about sales management, keeping things simple... Read more
eWeek	article: Staffs can Prophet from Outlook
September 24, 2003
eWeek article: Staffs can "Prophet" from Outlook
- Avidian Technologies' Prophet does something that should have been done a long time ago: It builds a sales force application into Microsoft's Outlook at a reasonable price.
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Sellingpower.com - CRM Newsletter
September 6, 2003
Sellingpower.com - CRM Newsletter
- With Prophet, Outlook 2000/XP acts as a user's only application for sales tracking, personalized group emails, contact management, reporting and sharing of sales information...
Avidian Technologies Answers Industry Call for Sales Management Solution Built Inside of MS Outlook
August 6, 2003
Avidian Technologies Answers Industry Call for Sales Management Solution Built Inside of MS Outlook
Prophet is Now Available for All Frustrated ACT Software 6 and Goldmine 6.5 Users As Well As Those Seeking a More Effective MS Outlook.
Avidian Technologies Beats Microsoft's Intentions for Profitable Contact Management in Outlook
May 21, 2004
Avidian Technologies Beats Microsoft's Intentions for Profitable Contact Management in Outlook
- Avidian Technologies announced today it has produced the first full featured sales opportunity management solution for Outlook 2000 and XP users built with .NET technologies.
An Interview with James Wong, CEO Avidian Technologies
August 24, 2002
An Interview with James Wong, CEO Avidian Technologies
- A Seattle serial entrepreneur tells of his most recent venture as well as lessons learned.

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