VIPorbit IPhone Contact Manager Delivers User-Requested Enhancements
Online, September 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - VIPorbit Software International, Inc., www.VIPorbit.com, announced a new version of its iPhone contact manager, which includes improvements to its already seamless importing of contacts from the iPhone Address Book, and other user-requested enhancements. VIPorbit® provides iPhone users with the best way to manage their contacts and calendar, so they can deal with more people, more effectively, building relationship value.
VIPorbit® seamlessly integrates contacts with the calendar, so communication, including social media, and scheduling are quick and easy. Activities are automatically logged, creating a chronological virtual memory of calls, meetings, and to-do's. Users can also record unlimited dated notes. The app is built on the concept of Orbits, which allows users to organize contacts into spheres of influence that can be managed and leveraged to build relationships. VIPorbit® can be easily customized, making it adaptable to any type of business user for their personal needs. It's ideal for contact-centered businesspeople such as salespeople, business owners, realtors, consultants and other service professionals, including financial, legal, medical, etc.
Product Enhancements
Version 1.3 includes the following user-requested enhancements:
• Contact Detail and Simple List reports can be run for selected contact groups by Orbit.
• Custom date ranges, when selected, now display in the navigation bar for quick reference.
• Customizable User Field Picklists can be easily reordered using drag and drop.
• Existing groups from the iPhone Address Book are now imported as Orbits in VIPorbit®.
• iPhone Address Book Notes field imports as a VIPorbit® contact record log entry.
• VIPlinks, associations between contacts, now appear alphabetically on the contact record.
• The Job Title field from the iPhone Address Book now imports into the VIPorbit® Title field.
VIPorbit® is led by Founder and CEO Mike Muhney, who was the co-inventor of ACT!, the best-selling contact manager from Contact Software International, a company he co-founded. With ACT!, the company created the contact management software category, a precursor to the flourishing CRM (customer relationship management) industry. Muhney is internationally regarded as expert on building business relationships and relationship management software.
"We are dedicated to providing the most robust contact management experience available on the iPhone-not just another useful app but full-featured contact management software that empowers users to build relationships and grow their businesses," said Muhney.
Customer Acclaim
"If you live on an iPhone day in and day out, this is the tool you will leave open all day. It connects all of your modes of communication with your contacts and your calendar and allows you to create and track relationships between your contacts and activities," wrote Randy Haben, Director of Software Engineering at Oracle Corporation.
Pricing and Availability
VIPorbit® is available for US$9.99. VIPorbit® Lite, a version limited to 100 contacts, is free. Both products can be downloaded from the App Store. The product will be available on other platforms in the future.