Act! 2008 vs Act! 2008 Premium 1

[Dillinger99]

I currently have 56 Act! 6.02 Regular users, six of whom are external employees who sync to one database, and 50 of whom are internal employees who manually enter data into a different database.

Due to the number of users in the larger group, am I unable to upgrade to Act! 2008 Regular? Has something changed between Act! 6.02 and Act! 2008 in regards to the number of users?

 

[GLComputing]

ACT! 2008 uses MS SQL Server

MS SQL Server uses a different edition for up-to-9 users and for 10+

Only ACT! 2008 Premium supports 10+ users and you'll need that version.

ACT! 6.0 used CodeBase which didn't have such a limit

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust

http://www.GLComputing.com.au

 

[Dillinger99]

Thank you for the information.

 

[GLComputing]

MS have the same limits in all their software... eg using XP as a server.

With that number of users, I'd really suggest getting an ACT! Certified Consultant to help you with the implementation and upgrade... you'll save a lot of time and resources in the project

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust

http://www.GLComputing.com.au

 

[Dillinger99]

Thank you for the advice--I've been unsuccessful in finding a consultant through Sage's website for Ohio in the U.S., or even in adjoining states.

 

[GLComputing]

Did you have a look at

http://www.act.com/acc?

In Ohio, I can personally recommend:
Michael from Design R1 Software, LLC -

http://www.designr1.com/

This is not to say the others aren't good, but I have seen some of his work.

If he can't help you, tell him to let me know.

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust

http://www.GLComputing.com.au

 

[Dillinger99]

Wow. Their website must have been having problems. Last week when I was looking it told me it couldn't find any consultants for my locale--now there are several. Thank you very much.

 

[GLComputing]

If you speak to Michael, tell him I said hi.

Also tell him about the glitch with the act.com site so he can let Sage know about it.

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust

http://www.GLComputing.com.au