Upgrade Your Existing Version of ACT! to ACT! 2010 (V12) 
If you currently own ACT Version 9 (ACT!2007), ACT! Version 10 (ACT! 2008) or 11 (ACT!2009) you can upgrade to the new ACT! by Sage 2010 (V12) or ACT 2009 (V12) Premium at a substantially discounted price. In addition, if you currently own ACT by Sage 2009 you can upgrade to the ACT! 2009 Premium range at a discount.
You can't do this on the web site as we need some information from you first.
Click Help > About in your current package and make a note of your Serial Number and the Number of User Licenses you have, then call 0845 603 6755 for a great upgrade quotation.
We can currently offer like for like upgrades at just £79 per user for the standard system and £129 per user for the Premium version*.
* Additional SageCover costs may apply if you currently have a SageCover contract or if you are upgrading from the Standard to Premium version. P&P at our standard rate of £7.00 and VAT will be added per shipment.
Please note that we do have to verify your existing serial number with the Sage database to secure your upgrade discount prices so please have your Serial Number to hand when you call.
Alternatively, you can e-mail the details of your current system and the system to which you would like to upgrade,
to: upgrades@bigbluemarketing.co.uk
Withdrawal of Sale/Support Policy for ACT! v7 and v8
As of 31 August 2009 Sage are adopting a policy of no longer selling new support contracts or additional licences to any ACT! v7 & v8 users.
Why they are doing this
ACT! v7 & v8 are now 3 and 4 years old respectively and are not maintained or tested on the latest operating systems. The Withdrawal of Sale/Support Policy enables customers to take advantage of the latest technology and allows Sage to focus resource on improving the quality of its software and support.
Which versions this applies to
This policy applies from 11 March 2009 to the following versions of ACT!:
- ACT! Professional v7
- ACT! Professional for Workgroups v7
- ACT! Professional v8
- ACT! Professional for Workgroups v8
Important dates
- No additional licences of ACT! v7 & v8 will be available to purchase on or after 1 September 2009.
- Customers whose existing annual SageCover contract expires on or before 31 August 2009 may renew their contract for one further year.
- No new SageCover contracts for ACT! versions 7 & 8 will be available to purchase on or after 1 September 2009.
- All technical support for ACT! versions 7 & 8 will end on 31 August 2010.
*Sage will continue to offer additional licenses and SageCover contracts on ACT! 2007, 2008 & 2009 until further notice
(Top Reasons to Upgrade to ACT! 2010)
- Enjoy the newly designed look of ACT! with proven easier to learn and use navigation, instant access to search, related tasks, big “easy” buttons, and the new Welcome page.
- (Know) Take advantage of leading-edge social media technology that automatically integrates profiles and data from LinkedIn®, Facebook, Plaxo, and more with ACT! for instant knowledge about your customers.
- (Market) Generate actionable demand with end-to-end e-marketing* that intelligently and automatically reaches out to your ACT! contacts and delivers results right to the ACT! Contact Record, saving you money by helping you focus on the right customers.
*Requires additional subscription
- (Sell) Tailor opportunities to fit your selling model with redesigned sales tracking functionality that allows you to maximize the way you manage leads. Sales opportunities now behave and appear like contacts, groups, and companies, making them more flexible than ever.
- (Sell) Unlock insight into your biggest opportunities for quick wins using new dashboards and reports viewable in a streamlined layout, or create custom reports with the new connector for third-party report writers. Get more from everything you keep in ACT!.
