Bachmann Software Enables ACT Contact Management Users to Interface Data With Their Handhelds

SPARTA, N.J. - October 24, 2000 - - Bachmann Software & Services announced that Interact Commerce Corporation released its newest version of their popular ACT® Contact Management application. The ACT Link 2.0™, developed by Bachmann Software, provides a variety of important links to the Palm OS® platform.

ACT Link 2.0 allows users to synchronize data from their desktop version of ACT 2000™ with data from applications on their handheld computer. The ACT Link 2.0 version incorporates a number of enhancements, including the ability to map to custom fields, synchronization of history and notes and selection of synchronization of contact groups from within ACT 2000.

"The ACT Contact Management program is a very efficient method of managing sales contact information. Our success of enabling ACT users to manage the information on their handheld devices significantly adds to the programs utility," stated Glenn Bachmann, president and CEO of Bachmann Software. "This is a good example of how we use our extensive expertise with the Palm OS to improve the utility of our partners' software applications."

"Our Palm handheld users will appreciate the ability to access not only their ACT contacts on their handheld, but their critical notes and history," said Christy Wyatt, Director of Strategic Alliances and Market Development for Palm, Inc. "This is an incredibly comprehensive link between ACT and the Palm handheld."

About Bachmann Software & Services

Bachmann Software & Services is a leading provider of software products and development services for handheld computing and wireless applications. Based in Sparta, N.J., the company primarily develops applications for the Palm OS platform. Its premier products include Print ManagerÒ, which "snaps" into the Palm handheld and provides a standard text and graphics printing engine that can be used by virtually any application, and PrintBoyÒ, a suite of applets that allows users to print highly readable output of most information stored on the Palm handheld. Bachmann Software & Services is continuing to develop and introduce innovative solutions for the high-growth handheld computing market.

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