Written by Ken Quigley

August 02 2021

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...

Written by Ken Quigley

July 23 2021

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...

Written by Ken Quigley

July 21 2021

This morning we uploaded a new HHC Classic console to www.handheldcontact.com. While more updates are planned in the coming weeks, the changes included with this version are as follows: Fixed parsing html strings for Notes, Histories, and activity details New branding colours and images The new console (v4.3.2.0) is available...

Written by Ken Quigley

June 15 2021

The world is opening for business again, and people from all trades & professions are becoming more mobile. With this in mind, Keystroke is pleased to announce that we’ve added features to Handheld Contact that will give you more data at your fingertips than ever before. Handheld Contact now includes one-button accounting integration for both...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 29 2021

Back when Handheld Contact first start developing its mobile software solutions for Act! users, we chose Firebird as a databases structure. Firebird is a fast open-source SQL relational database management system that runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and several Unix platforms, as well. Recently when we were reviewing areas that was could...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 27 2021

We’re changing our support plans to fit everyone’s budget Handheld Contact has always supported our customers through the trial periods for free, as well as offering free digital support in the form of email or knowledge base articles. However, for those requiring ongoing hands-on support that includes remote desktop sharing, we've historically...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 08 2021

HANDHELD CONTACT HAS SOME BIG NEWS! Last week Handheld Contact completed several months of development and submitted to beta new updates for both Android and IOS versions of Handheld Contact API. We're extremely excited about these releases as they include numerous features our customers have requested for years. IOS and Android versions...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 06 2021

To celebrate the launch of our new Act! ProSync Hosting service, Keystroke is offering a 1-Year subscription of Handheld Contact Classic ($79.95 value) for Free to all those signing up for ProSync Hosting this month (February 2021). Act! hosting has traditionally been a perk reserved for Premium customers, leaving Pro customers to set up their...

Written by Ken Quigley

December 23 2020

In late March of this year we released the first version of Handheld Contact API for IOS, and then later in October we did the same for Android. These first releases were a huge leap forward in terms of supporting more data on more devices with more frequent updates from Act!. Both versions of Handheld Contact API synched directly with the master...

Written by Ken Quigley

December 23 2020

In 2016 Keystroke acquired Handheld Contact and immediately set out to improve its’ feature set. Opportunities were added to the basic contacts & calendars and then followed by mobile mapping, searches, quoting, favorites, contact pictures, and so much more.  This year we took it a step further and introduced a new technology called...