Heareth the Prophet

Now here’s a brand name that’ll get your attention: Prophet.

It’s Prophet 4.0, to be exact, and was launched today by Avidian Technologies. Version 4.0 is the latest in Avidian’s Microsoft Outlook-based Contact Management and Sales CRM solution. More advanced contact management features are touted in the release, as is extension of the platform to Windows mobile devices and terminal servers.

New capabilities played up in Prophet 4.0 include sales CRM automation, expanded search capabilities, expanded platform support, improved report creation, adoption of Microsoft SQL 2005 Express database for improved speed and .NET 2.0 technology to allow deeper integration with Outlook and better overall performance.

Prophet is built into Outlook and is based on the .NET 2.0 platform. The Prophet 4.0 product suite can be purchased as Prophet Personal, Prophet Personal Pro, Prophet Professional Server, Prophet Enterprise Client and Prophet Enterprise Sever. Extensions of Prophet 4.0 include Prophet for Palm, Prophet for Windows Mobile and Prophet for Pocket PC.

Prices for Prophet Personal Edition start at $149 per user and $299 per user for the Prophet Professional Edition.

Avidian Technologies is a software company specializing in creating software solutions for users of Outlook and Exchange. Prophet, developed by Avidian Technologies on the .NET platform, is reportedly the leading contact management sales CRM software built inside Microsoft Outlook. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wa.