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Just a Personal Point of View
On the Road to Customer Tracking Software
16-Jan-2006      by Susan Pichotta

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Part 4
The Search continued
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, IT'S WHO YOU KNOW

I have 1 piece of software to evaluate from Download.com, RegKeeper. But there are 3 more on my list, because I know (or kinda knew) the authors. It is good to hang out where other software authors hang out (may I recommend AISIP?).

Greg Berthume, a fellow Clarion programmer, has been working on and selling CPTracker for a couple of years now. When I looked at it years ago, it wasn't my version of perfect, so I went no farther with it. Now, done is more important than perfect, so I'll give it another look. Greg offers a discount to AISIP members - that is a plus.

Shane Meredith is a fellow AISIP member, and is actively working on a CRM named Radix. I understand that Radix is server-based, but I think I can load it on my own server (maybe on my own machine?), so I'll give it a look. Shane is a nice guy, and offers a nice discount to AISIP members.

Last is a piece of software that has been around a long time, Shareware Assistant. I've heard it mentioned by other people now and then (not often), and I've read a few posts from a person I assumed was the author. The last time I looked into it (years ago), the website was dismal and it appeared to be dying. Things have changed: the website is very nice and the software was updated a week ago.