In January of this year we released "Handheld Contact Basic" as part of our API series of products. As much as we've been committed to adding features to the leading mobile solution for Act!, we thought a simpler, lighter and cheaper solution that contained user's contacts and calendars would be welcome by some. This new version wasn't so much a new product as it was a "feature-gated" version of the existing premium Handheld Contact API.  Needless to say, the feedback was positive because...

The makers of the leading mobile client for Act! since 2002, Handheld Contact, have now completed an extensive beta testing process of Handheld Contact Mac after a year of development, and are now scheduling the release for this new product for Monday, September 27th. Yes, finally Mac users will no longer be second class Act! citizens on your team. As the name implies, Handheld Contact for Mac will install locally onto Mac computers via the App Store, and sync data directly with the user's...

It’s been a busy summer here at Handheld Contact. Fresh off our “Have you driven HHC lately” campaign, where we introduced a list of new features like mail-merging, accounting integration, barcode & QR code scanning, undelete contacts, and a modern new user interface, we’re doing it again with four new big features in a major release scheduled for early September. In our flagship "Classic" product, customers can look forward to the following new mobile...

Handheld Contact has been the leading mobile solution for Act! Users since 2003, and for all this time its defining feature has always been the fact the data is actually on user’s devices. This setup has delivered many advantages over the years, not the least of which is faster data access from anywhere (offline or on), activity alerts, full opportunity management, and interaction with the mobile devices address book and calendar. Well, Handheld Contact is about to add one more unique...

After 16-months of isolation, the world of business is opening up, and we’re beginning to venture out of our homes and offices again. With this newfound mobility, though, comes some familiar challenges – and chief amongst them for road warrors is being able to communicate with customers while on the road. The use case is simple. Imagine being on the road and getting word a shipment is delayed, a product price has increased, or a promotion is ending early. You need to notify a group of people...