Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Mon Sep 17 15:03:35 CDT 2012
My client uses BCM extensively; it's their main customer contact management tool (they are a fairly large wholesale plant nursery). I linked their inventory control Access db to views in the BCM database for customer validation, so they only have to do editing in BCM. I just talked to the manager there; he isn't very happy with BCM. He says it crashes a lot. They use it for contact info only - they tried using the email handling functions but the database ballooned quickly and slowed everything down. They use an addon called 'CompanionLink' which syncs the BCM contacts to iPhones. BCM is free, so I guess as usual you get what you pay for. Doug On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: > Hi Doug > > Now you mention it - MS Business Contact Manager add-on - how are you > satisfied with this? > > I remember a client installing it, and after a while we had to uninstall > as it brought the Exchange server to a crawl. That is several years ago > though, a SBS2003 if I recall, so the situation may have changed. Perhaps > you just need horse power. > > We have the install CD on the shelf but I have been reluctant to check it > out. > > /gustav > > > >>> dbdoug at gmail.com 17-09-12 19:23 >>> > >I've done this very thing with an SBS 2003 server. Left the embedded > >stuff alone and installed SQL Server 2005 Express. Have no issues and > >been running for 3-4 years. > > Same here - no problems for several years. Installed SQL Server 2005 > Express then upgraded to 2008 Express to run the MS Business Contact > Manager add-on for Outlook. And I also use the SQL Server Express for > Access related dbs. > > Doug > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >