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Gartner names ACT! and Saleslogix market share leaders for small business CRM solutions

Announcement posted by Interact Commerce Corporation 18 Mar 2004

ACT! and SalesLogix claim worldwide market share of 25%
Customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions ACT! and SalesLogix today announced market share leadership for worldwide small business CRM applications (up to 100 employees), with a 25% slice of the market as recognised by Gartner, Inc.
ACT! and SalesLogix outpaced Siebel, FrontRange and Salesforce.com in this category of Gartners most recent small-to-medium enterprises (SME) CRM research report titled: CRM Software Applications, spending by SMEs on the rise.
ACT! and SalesLogix are distributed in Asia Pacific by Interact Commerce Corporation (Interact) and in North America by Best Software, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Sage Group plc (Sage), the leading supplier of business management software and related products and services to the SME community worldwide.
The two products captured worldwide small business market share in CRM because theyre easy to install, easy to use, affordable, adaptable to individual client requirements and well supported.
According to Gartners report the CRM software market will grow fastest in the small business space. Industry forecasts predict an annual growth rate of 5.5% over the next five years.
Larger enterprise players such as Microsoft, SAP and Siebel - who have recently entered the SME CRM market - continue to trail ACT! and SalesLogix in the small business segment.
Today, the ACT! customer base has reached nearly 2 million registered users worldwide. Likewise, SalesLogixs momentum also continues to grow with 5,300 current customers in SME markets.
"ACT! and SalesLogix provide ideal solutions for the life of our customers businesses, whether they are seeking a contact manager for their small business or a full CRM application in a desktop or hosted environment for their mid-sized company, said Craig Young, Managing Director of Interact Commerce Corporation. Our strategy is to build customer-driven innovations into our solutions and this translates into powerful technology that delivers real business benefits.
In addition to Gartners latest assessment, SalesLogix also received the highest customer satisfaction ranking in a recent study by HYM press and CRMGuru. Its the second year in a row SalesLogix has claimed this accolade, once again outscoring Microsoft and Salesforce.com. In CRMGurus report, SalesLogix experienced the most significant growth in customer satisfaction with a 7% increase, more than all of the vendors in the study.
About Interact Commerce Corporations CRM solutions
Interacts product suite includes ACT! and SalesLogix, both targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises. ACT! has been on the market for over 16 years and continues to be the best-selling contact manager available. This easy-to-use software tracks and manages customer and vendor relationships by placing valuable information in front of the user, when it is needed most. As a result, the customer can improve relationships and meet sales goals. ACT! is available for multiple platforms including Windows, Web and Palm OS. Additionally, users have the option to link up to their Palm or PocketPC devices so they can access their important customer data anywhere, anytime.
The award-winning SalesLogix product is a CRM suite designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises, with a history of being easy to use that stems from its ACT! heritage. SalesLogix delivers integrated Sales, Marketing and Customer Support automation solutions with low cost of ownership, rapid time to productivity and high return on investment. Flexible and easy to use, SalesLogix readily accommodates growth and changing business requirements.
About Interact Commerce Corporation
Interact is the leading provider of relationship management software for mid sized companies and small office/home office businesses.
The company is known for building products that are, easy to use, quick to deploy, provide integration with leading back-office solutions and anytime, anywhere access to critical information.
The company's products include SalesLogix, the mid-market CRM leader (customer relationship management) used by over 5,300 companies; and ACT!, the best-selling contact manager used by more than 2 million registered users.
Interact Commerce Corporation Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sage Group, plc, the leading supplier of business management software and related products and services to the small to medium sized business community worldwide.