Just like the fields of CRM and SFA, we cannot afford to rest upon our accomplishments. Cobault are constantly looking for ways to improve our products; whether that be in terms of new features, improved usability or additional services.

The current release version is 2004.04. Our intermediate releases generally contain minor upgrades, bug fixes or enhancements. These are often requested or reported by our customer base through the support forums. We encourage all our users to do the same.

Version 2004.04

Release Date November 2004  
Database Compatibility v3: 2004.01  
New Features Documents (of any type) can now be attached to Projects as well as Contacts All
Right-click menu on Contacts now allows browsing of MS Word Docs and also Attached Docs All
Project Activities tab added to Pending module All
Search engine now permits searching on Opportunities and Projects in addition to existing modules All
ToDo and Project Activity tabs on Account History module enhanced for searching and status display All
Bugs fixed Attached MS Word Docs not displaying off right click menu under some circumstances All
Administration tool not saving Custom Tab info correctly on Win2KPro server TS, P2P
Parts List not resetting between modules when selecting Opportunities then Projects All
 

Version 2004.03

Release Date September 2004  
Database Compatibility v3: 2004.01  
New Features Diary Alerts can now be of any length (prior limit of 59 minutes) All
ToDo Pending popup now includes the Job Title field for the benefit of Telesales staff All
Full remote hosting features added to Team Server edition including license countdown warnings and user import facilities TS
Email import facility. You can now import a record of mails received in your Outlook inbox and review a transaction log of these mails in the Account History module. This allows you to have a full view of email communications with your customers All
New state in user configurations allows a pick list to be frozen, ie users cannot add or delete entries, only select from those already existing. This is especially useful in conjunction with the Region field in Accounts. TS, P2P
Subsidiary Companies - Stronger and more flexible business logic allows you to define Parent-Child company relationships and search, sort and view by company groups All
Quotations by Project - Cross-link your quotations to your projects. See all your relevant project documentation in one place All
Clear dormant logins. If a connection is lost, the server will maintain a users thread until reaching a preset timeout. The server now has an optional facility to automatically disconnect dormant sessions if the user attempts another logon. This also helps when a user has 2 machines and forgets to log off one before transferring to another. TS, P2P
Bugs fixed Email sending: cc field not cleared after sending mail All
Popup list of Account names now readonly when selecting an account for a new quotation All
Rounding error in Projects currency fields fixed. All
 

Version 2004.01

Release Date January 2004  
Database Compatibility v3: 2004.01  
New Features New licensing scheme allows multiple products on one machine, eg Personal + Team Server Client. All
Custom Fields. You can add 2 extra tabs to the Accounts module containing up to 16 new fields. The naming and usage of these fields is entirely up to the user. For TS and P2P, these fields will be common to all users. All
Custom Definitions. The forecast module will allow you to standardize your company language. Now when you say 40% confidence, everybody knows exactly what you mean. All
Install Base - Maintain a sales history in your accounts and improve repeat business rates All
Sales Meeting Module - Help streamline your sales meetings - spend your time on the high priority / high value accounts All
Opportunities Module - From first contact to final contract, the opportunities module will improve initial engagement and get prospects into your sales funnel efficiently. All
Bugs fixed Fixed failure to save records when you navigate away from unsaved edits. All
 

Version 2003.11

Release Date September 2003  
Database Compatibility v2: 2003.11  
This version was a maintainence release to roll up several bug fixes into a complete release. This version also represents the final version on our v2 database structure. All releases after this point are on v3. Please see the upgrading pages for details. All

The history of versions prior to 2003.11 is not available online.


Recommended Minimum System Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows® 98/Me/NT/2000/XP operating system.
  • 40 MB of free hard disk space.
  • CD-ROM drive.
  • 133 MHz processor.
  • 64 MB of memory.
  • VGA monitor resolution.
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.5/6.0.
  • Windows-compatible modem / internal network (except Personal Edition)
  • Note: If you decide to host your own central server you will require at least Windows® 98 Second Edition.

    Account Manager is fully scaleable. All the modules come together to build a complete sales methodology that is centred on identifying the compelling event within the sales cycle, and what needs to happen by when.

    Modules
       
    ACCOUNT HISTORY E-NEWS PROJECTS
    ACTIONS FORECASTING QUOTATIONS
    CONTACT DATABASE MAIL MERGE REPORT WRITER
    DIARY OPPORTUNITIES SALES HISTORY
    DOCUMENTS PRICE LIST SALES MEETING
    SALES PLAN SMALL PROJECTS VISIT REPORTS